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Mar. 19, 2024 | Equitable Grading Research & Practice in Physics & other STEM Courses | Cassandra Paul |
Mar. 25, 2024 | TBA | Andrew B. Croll |
Mar. 27, 2024 | <SPECIAL TIME AND LOCATION>Ph.D. Defence | Wathsala M. A. Jayawardana |
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Apr. 22, 2024 | TBA | Andrew B. Croll |
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May. 6, 2024 | <Exam Week> |
Equitable Grading Research & Practice in Physics & other STEM Courses
Dr. Cassandra Paul
Associate Professor,
Physics & Astronomy/Science Education Program
San José State University
Tuesday, March 19th, 2:00-3:00pm, 116 South Engineering
In higher education, the role of grades is paramount. The grade thatstudents receive in each course communicates to the institution the degreeto which the student was successful. Passing grades indicate that studentsare able to continue on to more advanced courses in the same topical area. Enough poorgrades can cause a student to fail a course and, as a function of the individual university,this can in turn affect the student’s time-to-degree, their retention in a major, or even intheir retention in college itself. However, despite its importance, many faculty receive littleto no instruction on how to assign grades. I will discuss four different grading strategiesthat have been shown to decrease equity gaps in physics and other STEM courses:revise/retake options; minimum grading/4.0 scale; ungrading; and course componentweighting. I will review some research behind these options, their effect on differentstudents, and some practical ideas for how to implement them in your classroom.
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