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Session Type: Symposium
At the postsecondary level, course grade policies—such as how final grades are calculated and/or whether revision or recovery opportunities are available—are often dictated by the instructor and required to be reported on their syllabi. However, little is known about the motivational, academic, and equity-based consequences of specific course grade policies for both students and instructors. The present symposium brings together scholars using diverse methodologies who aim to understand how instructor beliefs inform their grading policies, how grading policies are perceived by students, and the effects of different grading policies on educational (in)equity, student and instructor motivation, and student achievement. Implications of the findings for teaching practice, theory development and refinement, and future research will be discussed.
Undergraduate instructors’ beliefs about students’ abilities relate to their course policies and student outcomes - Lisa B Limeri, Texas Tech University; Rosario Andrea Marroquin-Flores, James Madison University; Mozhdeh Forghaniarani, James Madison University; Katherine M. Muenks, University of Texas at Austin; Madison Pakenham, Texas Tech University; Chance Pavlock, Texas Tech University; Ivana Raj, Texas Tech University; Sarah Ronda, Texas Tech University; Amy Rudick, Texas Tech University; Amber Sena, Texas Tech University
How Grading Policies Relate to Students’ Perceptions of Teachers’ Beliefs - Shengjie Lin, University of New Mexico; Yu-Yu Hsiao, University of New Mexico; Jennifer Jordan, University of New Mexico; Yiqiu Yan, University of Texas at Austin
Panic and Hope, Pressure and Redemption: College Students’ Motivational Responses to Course Grade Policies - Julie Sievers, University of Texas at Austin; Katherine M. Muenks, University of Texas at Austin
An Autoethnographic Exploration of Ungrading and Faculty Motivation Off the Tenure Track - Allison Zengilowski, Lehigh University
The Motivational Consequences of Grading Policies: A Multilevel, Equity-Focused Interpretation - Alison C. Koenka, University of Oklahoma; Korinthia D. Nicolai, Indiana University; Destini N. Braxton, University of Virginia; Margaret K. Powers, Washington University in St. Louis; Danielle N. Berry, University of Oklahoma; Sandra Graham, University of California - Los Angeles; Kanvarbir Gill, University of Oklahoma