ANONYMOUS(

FEBRUARY (13,

2015

Elizabeth*N.

The(purpose(of(grading(is(to(give(a

student(a(score(that(will(give(feedback(to(the

teacher(about(the(student's(growth(in(knowledge(and

how(the(teacher(is(teaching(his/her(students.

Grading(is(a(negative(influence(on(learning(because(it

only (prov ides(a(student(with(a(score(to(compare

him/herself(with(others.(The(number(means(very

little(in(terms(of(hav ing(the(student(know(on(what

they (need(to(learn(or(improve.(Sometimes,(the(score

may (help(the(student(focus(on(which(areas(he/she

needs(to(study ,(but(the(student(won't(know(how(to

improve.(Grading(is(more(often(helpful(if(there(is

feedback(because(then,(the(student(will(learn(what

he/she(needs(to(do(in(order(to(improve,(learn,(and

grow.

ANONYMOUS(

FEBRUARY (13,Michael*Z

Grading:*Purpose?*Should*it

Change?

BRIANNA(•(FEBRUARY(13,(2015

2015 The(purpose(of(grading(is(to(rank

individuals(on(work(and

achievements.(Grading(can(be

positive(by(rewarding(good(work

and(alerting(to(work(that(needs(to

be(improved.(Grading(can(be

negative(by(creating(inauthentic

atmospheres(only(to(please(grades.

BRIANNA(

FEBRUARY (13,

2015

Questions*to*Answer!!!!

What’s(the(purpose(of(grading?(Is

it(a(positive(or(negative(influence

on(learning?(What(should(change?

ANONYMOUS(

FEBRUARY (13,

2015

Ben*S

I(think(that(grading(has(a(negative

influence(on(learning(because

students(think(about(the(grade

rather(then(what(they(have(learned

ANONYMOUS(

FEBRUARY (13,

2015

Erin*Dear

#2

I(believe(greeting(people(in

learning(is(negative(outlook(on

education.(Most(of(the(time

grading(involves(tests(and(quizzes.

Tests(and(quizzes(have(a(number(of

problems(including(memorization

instead(of(learning.(Some(students

also(develop(test(anxiety.(A(student

can(learn(and(still(not(succeed(on(a

test.(Learning(is(different(for

certain(types(of(people.(Learning

can(be(classified(in(by(three

different(types:(hands(on,(visual,

and(auditory.(grading(on

participation(and(written

participation(is(a(good(form(of

grading.((

ANONYMOUS(

FEBRUARY (13,

2015

Amod*Mathur

The(purpose(of(grading(is(a

positive(influence(on(learning.(It

gives(feedback(in(a(form(that

reflects(on(how(you(did.(It(should

change(by(giving(a(guide(on(how(to

improve(and(get(better(for(future

assignments.(Grading(could(be

negative,however,(if(someone(is

having(trouble(with(their(work(and

they(need(help(on(how(to(improve.

A(lower(grade(would(have(a

negative(impact(on(how(they(feel

about(their(work.

ANONYMOUS(

FEBRUARY (13,

2015

Meghan*Fickes

grading(puts(a(negative(influence

on(learning(becuase(the(100(point

system(forces(students(to(be(seen

as(GPAs(and(numbers(instead(of

induviduals(who(can(grow.(If(a

student(receives(a(bad(grade(at(the

beginning(of(the(year,(that(grade

keeps(pulling(them(down(no(matter

how(much(improvement(they

make.

ANONYMOUS(

FEBRUARY (13,

2015

Daniel*Sheehan

Grading(gives(me(the(drive(to(learn

that(I(don't(think(I(would(not(have

if(my(classwork(was(not(graded.

When(I(know(that(there(is(a(graded(assignment,(I

want(to(learn(the(material(so(I(do(well(on(the

assignment.(It(is(has(a(positive(influence(on(my

learning.

ANONYMOUS(

FEBRUARY (13,

2015

Lexie

Grading(can(have(both(a(negative

and(positive(influence(on(students

and(their(learning.(I(believe(that

grading(gives(you(a(motivation(to

do(your(work(to(the(best(of(your

ability,(but(at(the(same(I(think(that

sometimes(a(grade(doesnt(reflect

the(students(learning/

understanding(of(the(topic.

ANONYMOUS(

FEBRUARY (13,

2015

Cameron*Brown

Grading(has(both(a(positive(and

negative(influence(on(learning.(It

motivates(students(to(perform(well,

but(it(warps(our(education(to(be

test-oriented.(Students(don't(care

about(if(they(understand(the

material,(they(only(care(about(the

letter.(

I(believe(that(we(should(change(the

grading(system(and(avoid(grading

solely(based(off(of(test

performance.(We(should(grade

more(on(participation(amongst

other(things.

ANONYMOUS(

FEBRUARY (13,

2015

Kathy*Li

I(feel(like(grading(has(a(negative

effect.(It(labels(people(by(how(their

doing(in(a(number.(Students(don't

care(about(whether(we(understand

the(material(or(not.(As(long(as(we

have(a(good(grade(is(all(that

matters.(It's(more(about(how(much

information(do(we(remember,(not

how(well(we(understand(it(in(some

subjects.(Grades(make(students

more(competitive(about(the(grade

rather(than(the(actual(knowledge.

In(most(instances,(students(forget

the(knowledge(right(after(they(get(a

good(grade(on(something.(Students

will(take(classes(that(help(raise

their(GPA(because(they(can(get

good(grades(rather(than(take

classes(that(will(be(useful(to(them.

I(feel(like(grades(unnecessarily(are

in(a(way,(destroying(the(point(of

education(by(making(it(a(goal(or

competition(rather(than(about(the

actual(things(we(learn.(I(feel

instead(of(grades,(we(should(get

feedback.(I(know(people(will(say(it

will(not(motivates(students,(but(at

the(end(of(the(year,(teachers(can

view(how(well(we(improved(or

something.(If(teachers(give

feedback,(it(will(show(how(students

respond(to(criticism(and(see(how

motivated(they(are(for(the(subject

is(they(take(the(feedback(and(use(it

to(their(advantage.(We(should(just

have(one(big(exam(at(the(ebd(to(see

how(well(we(retained(that(feedback

and(put(it(to(use,(and(know(how(to

use(it.(Colleges(can(view(teacher

comments(about(the(student(as(to

how(well(they(are(motivated(and

hardworking.(I(just(feel(like(we

label(students(as(competitors,(like

horses(in(a(race(or(something.(It

should(be(more(about(the(content

rather(than(the(grade.(As(long(as

we(have(a(good(grade(it's(ok,(it

doesn't(matter(if(we(retain(or

understand(it,(and(I(feel(like(that

mindset(it(wrong.(I(know(I(have(a

few(times(been(jealous(because(my

friend(got(a(better(grade,(and(I(feel

like(we(should(do(something(to

eliminate(that(aspect(of(school

ANONYMOUS(

FEBRUARY (16,

2015

Molly*Reeves

In(my(opinion,(the(grading(system

we(have(now(should(stay(the(same.

Although(the(way(grade(in(the(U.S.

creates(stress(on(kids,(it(also

pushed(them(to(do(well(in(the

future.(Without(grades,(kids

wouldn't(try(as(hard(as(they(do

today.(Also,(if(we(didn't(have

grades(there(wouldn't(be(a(way(for

colleges(to(know(whether(or(not(to

except(you(because(the(school(the

child(went(to(may(have(had(a

different(way(of(grading.

ANONYMOUS(

FEBRUARY (13,

2015

Ash

Grades(have(both(positive(and

negative(influence(on(learning.(For

some(students(they(need(the

presser(to(put(effort(into(the(work.

For(others(the(stress(is(too(mush

and(they(shut(down.(Teachers(have

to(be(carful(about(both(situation.

ANONYMOUS( Sophia*Crum-Ewing

FEBRUARY (13,

2015 Grading(in(my(opinion(is(a(good

influence(because(it(shows(what

you(either(achieve(very(well,(or

need(more(work(on.(It(can(help(you

get(a(better(understanding(on(what

you(need(to(work(on,(or(it(can(be

motivation(to(help(you(keep(trying

your(best(on(all(of(your(work.

ANONYMOUS(

FEBRUARY (13,

2015

Bobby*Foley

The(purpose(of(grading(can(be

argued(to(be(a(few(different(things.

The(purpose(of(grading(always

depends(on(the(person(that's(being

graded.(Students(with(a(fixed(mind

set(use(the(grading(system(as(an

opportunity(to(achieve(perfection

on(one(test.(Students(with(a(fixed

mind(set(use(grades(to(either(prove

accomplishment(or(failure.

Students(with(a(growth(mind(set

use(the(grading(system(as(an

opportunity(to(improve(themselves

and(their(work.(Whether(it's(a

positive(or(negative(influence

completely(relies(on(the(student.(I

don't(think(anything(should(change(in(the(grading

system,(but(I(think(students(like(myself(should(be

educated(on(how(to(properly (use(the(grading

system.

BRIANNA(

FEBRUARY (13,

2015

Questions*to*Answer!!!

What’s(the(purpose(of(grading?(Is

it(a(positive(or(negative(influence

on(learning?(What(should(change?

ANONYMOUS(

FEBRUARY (13,

2015

Rachel

The(purpose(of(grading(is(for

colleges(to(see(how(intelligent(you

are.

ANONYMOUS(

FEBRUARY (13,

2015

Michael*Abruzzo

The(purpose(of(grading(is(to(judge

someone's(skills(and(effort.

Hopefully(with(the(feedback(given,

the(person(can(learn(from(their

mistakes(and(improve(for(the(next

time.(Grading(brings(both(a

positive(and(negative(influence(on

learning.(It(is(positive(because(the

feedback(provided(can(really(help

the(person(learn(from(what(they

did(wrong.(It(is(also(a(negative

influence(because(all(too(often

people(focus(on(the(grades(rather

than(the(learning.(They(try(to(do

the(bare(minimum(to(get(a(good

grade(without(the(focus(on(getting

better(and(improving(their(skills.(I

am(not(entirely(sure(if(this(system

needs(to(change(or(not.(There(are

both(positives(and(negatives(to(the

system,(leaving(me(split(with(my

decision.

ANONYMOUS(

FEBRUARY (13,

2015

Mandy*

Grading(evaluates(your(proficiency

in(a(particular(subject(or(area.(I

can(have(both(a(positive(and

negative(influence(on(students

learning.(It(can(be(a(good(thing(by

showing(students(how(well(they(are

doing(in(a(certain(class.(It(can(have

a(negative(influence(on(students(by

stressing(them(out(and(causing

tension(between(them(and(their

parents(if(their(parents(want(them

to(get(certain(grades(that(they(have

difficulty(achieving.

ANONYMOUS(

FEBRUARY (13,

2015

*Kiran

Grading(has(a(positive(and

negative(influence(on(learning.

Grading(can(give(motivation(and(it

can(also(bring(you(down.(Everyone

learns(a(different(way,(grading(how

they(do(on(tests(may(not(be(what

you(should(be(grading.

ANONYMOUS(

FEBRUARY (13,

2015

Stephen*Warden*

Is(it(a(positive(or(negative(influence

on(learning?

Grading(is(positive(for(people(that

have(an(open(mindset(because(it

shows(them(the(areas(that(they(are

good(in(or(the(areas(that(they(need

to(approve(in.(On(the(other(side(of

the(argument(people(that(have(a

closed(mindsets(it(is(negative

because(it(makes(them(fell(that(they

cant(do(better(and(they (are(always(going(to(be(bad(in

this(area.(

ANONYMOUS(

FEBRUARY (13,

2015

Kayla*Christensen

In(my(opinion(the(purpose(of

grading,(is(to(put(students(into(a

"ranking(system"(where(it(shows

teachers(how(much(to(help(the

students,(if(the(students(have(lower

grades(than(they(know(to(help(the

students(more(that(the(students

with(a(higher(grade.(Don't(get(me

wrong(they(still(need(to(help(the

students(with(the(higher(grades,

but(they(don't(need(as(much(help.

I(see(it(as(a(negative(influence,

because(it(puts(a(lot(of(pressure(of

the(students(not(only(from(their

teachers,(but(their(parents(as(well.

For(some(students(they(cant

handle(that(pressure(and(it(makes

them(almost(break.(

Grades(should(be(changed,

because(when(students(see(that

they(get(a(bad(grade(for(long

enough(they(just(start(to(give(up,

instead(of(needing(help,(and(for

some(teachers(they(do(not(even

bother(to(try(and(help(their

students,(they(just(let(them(fail.

Where(as(other(teachers(try(so

hard(to(help(their(students(pass.

ANONYMOUS(

FEBRUARY (13,

2015

Alexis*G

The(purpose(of(grading(is(to(show

the(student(and(teacher(how(much

the(student(has(learned.(Grading

can(have(positive(and(negative

effects.(Grades(can(give(stress(to

students,(putting(a(lot(of(pressure

on(them.(Grades(could(be(positive

in(the(sense(that(it's(a(good

indicator(to(the(student(how(well

they(understand(the(concepts(that

they(are(learning.

ANONYMOUS(

FEBRUARY (13,

2015

ANONYMOUS(

FEBRUARY (13,

2015

Alex*Anderson

I(think(the(purpose(of(grading(is

just(there(to(have(colleges(look(for

a(specific(grade(to(have

specifications(if(you(can(get(in.(I

feel(grades(are(a(negative(influence

on(learning(because(it(doesn't(help

students.(It(discourages

improvement(to(some(students

because(instead(of(getting(feedback

on(their(work,(they(only(get(a(grade

ANONYMOUS(

FEBRUARY (13,

2015

Lutia*Crum-Ewing

The(purpose(of(grading(is(to(see

your(achievements(and(to(see(if(you

are(understanding(what(you(are

learning.

ANONYMOUS(

FEBRUARY (13,

2015

McKenzie*McLeod

gradung(helps(show(how(much(you

have(improved,(but(more(often

than(not,(kids(have(been(focused

on(the(number(grade(and(not(what

they(actually(have(learned.

ANONYMOUS(

FEBRUARY (13,

2015

Lauryn*W.

The(purpose(of(grading(is(to(show

how(well(a(person(was(taught(and

understands(a(topic.(Grading(has(a

negative(influence(on(learning(because(it(puts

pressure(on(the(student(and(forces(them(to(know(the

topic(well.(Also(when(a(student(receives(a("bad

grade"(it(lowers(self(esteem(and(doesn't(make(them

feel(as(smart(as(others.(Lastly ,(grading(can(create

this(feeling(of(anxiety (because(a(student(has(to(find(a

way (to(raise(a(bad(grade(to(feel(accomplished.

ANONYMOUS(

FEBRUARY (13,

2015

Marly*Aziz

The(purpose(of(grading(is(to(give(a

general(system(that(everyone

agrees(with(that(ranks(a(students

effort(and(quality(of(work.

Personally,(I'm(more(motivated(to

give(my(best(work(,(if(I(know(that

that(I'm(being(judged(on(it,

however,(at(the(same(time,(I'm

more(focused(and(learn(more

about(the(topic(because(i(know(I'm

being(graded.

ANONYMOUS(

FEBRUARY (13,

2015

Mikayla*Fulton

The(purpose(of(grading(is(to(see

how(good(you(are(in(each(subject.(I

dont(think(that(the(way(people

grade(should(change(because(it

benefits(us.

ANONYMOUS(

FEBRUARY (13,

2015

Eden

I(think(grading(has(a(negative

effect.(Most(students(are(so(hooked

on(the(idea(of(having(a(good(grade,

and(it's(not(always(about(the(actual

learning.(One(positive(thing(about

grading(is(it(somewhat(shows(the

students(understanding,(but

students(can(also(cram(everything

in(the(night(before(which(doesn't

show(an(actual(understanding.

That's(why(I(think(grading(is

mostly(negative(because(it(goes

both(ways.

ANONYMOUS(

FEBRUARY (13,

2015

Gina*Tarsi

Grades(can(give(students(the

necessary(motivation

to(do(well,(or(grades(can(be

stressful(and(take(the

excitement(out(of(learning.(Just

giving(feedback(could

be(a(sufficient(substitute(because

students(will(still(want

to(correct(what(they(have(done

wrong.(The(purpose(of

grading(is(too(get(feedback(which

you(can(do(without(the

physical(grade.

ANONYMOUS(

FEBRUARY (13,

2015

2)*Is*it*a*positive*or*negative

influence*on*learning?*(Lexi

R)

I(believe(that(learning(has(positive

and(negative(.(The(positive(is(that(it

does(help(you(find(out(how(you(are

doing(in(the(class(but(it(also(is(the

most(stressful(and(annoying(part(of

a(teenagers(life.

ANONYMOUS(

FEBRUARY (13,

2015

Omar*Martinez

While(I(really(don't(know(the

purpose,(I(do(know(that(it(can(have

a(positive(and(a(negative(influence

depending(on(the(persons(mindset.

I(don't(see(why(grading(should

change,(but(do(to(students(having

diverse(mindsets,(the(way(teaching

is(done(should(be(experimented

and(tweaked(a(bit(for(everyone(to

have(a(better(time(learning.

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