What impact does your grading and assessment have on student success and retention? Research has shown that traditional grading can have a negative impact on student learning by placing students who come to the classroom with less knowledge or experience with class content at a disadvantage. This session will introduce the practice of ungrading, an umbrella term that encompasses a wide range of equitable grading strategies and practices like specifications and contract grading. Together, attendees will question how library and LIS educators can rethink their grading on a spectrum that ranges from redesigning a single assignment to overhauling an entire course to better support student learning.
Participants will be able to
- differentiate between traditional grading scales and ungrading, understanding the benefits and challenges of integrating ungrading into their classrooms.
- describe different ungrading models and assess which models might align most closely with the needs of their information literacy classrooms.
