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Off the Mark

How Grades, Ratings, and Rankings Undermine Learning (but Don’t Have To)

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$29.95 • £26.95 • €27.95

ISBN 9780674248410

Publication Date: 08/08/2023

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296 pages

5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches

3 tables

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  • Introduction
  • I. Grading, Rating, Ranking: Undermining Learning
    • 1. How Grades Fail
    • 2. This Is a Test
    • 3. Your Permanent Record
  • II. A World of Scores: How We Got Here and Why We’re Stuck
    • 4. Tools of Necessity
    • 5. The Culture of Assessment
  • III. Sustaining Learning: False Starts and Future Prospects
    • 6. It’s a Small World after All
    • 7. Homegrown Experiments
    • 8. Sustaining Learning
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

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