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| Abstract Title: | Exploring Undergraduate Students’ Experiences with Standards-Based Grading. |
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| Abstract Type: | Contributed Poster Presentation |
| Abstract: | Over the academic year of 2022-2023, a faculty learning community of seven faculty across multiple campuses of Penn State and across multiple science/math disciplines have implemented Standards-Based Grading (SBG) in classes ranging from small (<25 students) to large (~500 students). In most implementations, students' letter grade was determined by their proficiency on learning target quizzes evaluated on pass/fail with multiple retakes possible. To date, our retrospective qualitative study includes a survey (N=186), 13 individual interviews and 3 focus groups. In our interviews, we purposefully oversample negative viewpoints and we have one non-traditional (adult) learner and one student from a smaller campus. We find that students perceive the control and flexibility of SBG has increasing motivation and reducing stress but some report procrastination and test-reset behaviors such as studying for the quiz. Attending to students' self-regulated learning skills will be crucial for the success of these grading approaches. |
| Session Time: | Poster Session 1 |
| Poster Number: | A16 |
Author/Organizer Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
Louis Leblond Pennsylvania State University State College, PA 16802 Phone: 8144048522 |
| Co-Author(s) and Co-Presenter(s) |
Russ deForest, Pennsylvania State University Debbie Gaydos, Pennsylvania State University Neil Hatfield, Pennsylvania State University Eric Hudson, Pennsylvania State University Joe Houck, Pennsylvania State University Michael Steward, Pennsylvania State University |
