Name: Grading Conversations: Insights from the Grading Process Task Force
Start: 2024-09-20T10:00:00-0400
End: 2024-09-20T10:50:00-0400

George Mason University faculty and staff to present their teaching-focused research at the 16th annual ITL Conference

Friday September 20, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am EDT

Johnson Center - Go to Registration Desk

Grading Conversations: Insights from the Grading Process Task Force

Beginning in the Fall of 2023, the Grading Process Task Force (GPTF) began the two-year undertaking of assessing the advantages and disadvantages of the A+ to F grading scheme at Mason. The task force has analyzed quantitative data on Mason grades from 2017-2023, revealing some interesting variations in grade distributions and averages among colleges, including a temporary increase in grades during the COVID-19 pandemic. The task force recognized the need to contextualize the quantitative data with qualitative insights from faculty regarding how faculty utilize the current grading scales, their perspectives on the COVID-19 alternative grading policies, and their views on potential alternatives for our grading scheme. These efforts will shed light on student experiences with grading, the impact of grades on academic and professional pursuits, and potential disparities in grading across demographic groups. Instructional faculty at all levels and appointment type, administrative and professional faculty, as well as academic advisors will find this session useful and have their voices welcomed.

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