Teaching in Higher Ed

The Problem with Grades

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Josh Eyler discusses the problem with grades on episode 401 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

The more we focus on grades, the less we focus on learning.

-Josh Eyler

The grades are not the end of the story. They are not even the bulk of your story. They are a chapter of your story.

-Josh Eyler

Resources
  • Episode 65 with Josh Eyler: Teaching Lessons from Pixar
  • Episode 231 with Josh Eyler: How Humans Learn
  • How Humans Learn, by Josh Eyler
  • The New Education, by Cathy Davidson
  • David Buck on Twitter
  • Ungrading, an Introduction, by Jesse Stommel
  • Evergreen State College Evaluation

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