The Sticking Place: Another Look at Grades and Grading.

Blynt, Ruth Ann

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ERIC Number: EJ451328

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1992

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The Sticking Place: Another Look at Grades and Grading.

Blynt, Ruth Ann

English Journal, v81 n6 p66-71 Oct 1992

Maintains that putting a number or letter grade on student writing is fundamentally wrong. Argues that trashing the traditional grading system is the best thing that could be done to ensure better reading and writing among students. (SR)

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Grades (Scholastic), Grading, Student Improvement, Writing Evaluation, Writing Improvement

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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