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Direct linkPulfrey, Caroline; Darnon, Celine; Butera, Fabrizio – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2013
The use of grades to motivate constitutes an unresolved theoretical controversy. In 2 experiments carried out with different age groups and academic tracks, a standard-grade condition was compared with a condition in which differential scoring engendered higher grades and with a no-grade condition. The relative power of task performance and task…
Descriptors: Grades (Scholastic), Student Motivation, Student Attitudes, Academic Achievement
