Toward Excellence in Teaching [electronic resource] : Grading Practices / J. Ronald Gentile.

A comparison is drawn between norm-referenced (or competitive) and criterion-referenced testing procedures as used for the purpose of assessing and grading knowledge gained from teaching. It is argued that competitive or norm-referenced grading practices are sadistic, unethical, statistically unsoun...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Gentile, J. Ronald
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1971.
Subjects:	Accountability. Behavioral Objectives. Course Objectives. Criterion Referenced Tests. Feedback. Grades (Scholastic) Grading. Measurement Techniques. Norm Referenced Tests. Student Evaluation. Student Motivation. Teacher Effectiveness. Teaching Styles. Test Reliability. Test Validity.