What is the purpose and value of grades? by Spencer Benson https://padlet.com/sab511/hce2wd9aqw5bpbws What is the purpose and value of grades? + circle (bottom left) and post en-us 2023-03-25 18:23:18 UTC 2025-10-02 10:26:01 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/1060577562/d36d6d14fff7770779edd6b38848c3ae/learning_tree_colour_high_res.jpg https://padlet.com/sab511/hce2wd9aqw5bpbws/wish/2536104995 Currently it seems to establish student’s reputation.]]> 2023-03-29 04:36:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sab511/hce2wd9aqw5bpbws/wish/2536104995 It’s how we get paid… https://padlet.com/sab511/hce2wd9aqw5bpbws/wish/2536105211 2023-03-29 04:36:33 UTC https://padlet.com/sab511/hce2wd9aqw5bpbws/wish/2536105211 For standardisation https://padlet.com/sab511/hce2wd9aqw5bpbws/wish/2536105289 2023-03-29 04:36:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sab511/hce2wd9aqw5bpbws/wish/2536105289 https://padlet.com/sab511/hce2wd9aqw5bpbws/wish/2536105411 To know the difference among students ]]> 2023-03-29 04:36:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sab511/hce2wd9aqw5bpbws/wish/2536105411 https://padlet.com/sab511/hce2wd9aqw5bpbws/wish/2536105480 To offer student a standard]]> 2023-03-29 04:36:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sab511/hce2wd9aqw5bpbws/wish/2536105480 Students need grades to enter a higher level school. https://padlet.com/sab511/hce2wd9aqw5bpbws/wish/2536105565 2023-03-29 04:36:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sab511/hce2wd9aqw5bpbws/wish/2536105565 https://padlet.com/sab511/hce2wd9aqw5bpbws/wish/2536105611 To reward students who have successfully acquired the knowledge/skill]]> 2023-03-29 04:36:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sab511/hce2wd9aqw5bpbws/wish/2536105611 https://padlet.com/sab511/hce2wd9aqw5bpbws/wish/2536105733 Filter, feedback, self actualization]]> 2023-03-29 04:37:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sab511/hce2wd9aqw5bpbws/wish/2536105733 Students need for pursuing advanced degrees https://padlet.com/sab511/hce2wd9aqw5bpbws/wish/2536105747 2023-03-29 04:37:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sab511/hce2wd9aqw5bpbws/wish/2536105747 Help admission panels, scholarship committees etc. https://padlet.com/sab511/hce2wd9aqw5bpbws/wish/2536105820 2023-03-29 04:37:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sab511/hce2wd9aqw5bpbws/wish/2536105820 Provide an evidence of a piece of learning https://padlet.com/sab511/hce2wd9aqw5bpbws/wish/2536105906 2023-03-29 04:37:14 UTC https://padlet.com/sab511/hce2wd9aqw5bpbws/wish/2536105906 https://padlet.com/sab511/hce2wd9aqw5bpbws/wish/2536105925 Let the student to know how well they perform]]> 2023-03-29 04:37:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sab511/hce2wd9aqw5bpbws/wish/2536105925 To motivate good students and to frustrate poor students https://padlet.com/sab511/hce2wd9aqw5bpbws/wish/2536106011 2023-03-29 04:37:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sab511/hce2wd9aqw5bpbws/wish/2536106011 https://padlet.com/sab511/hce2wd9aqw5bpbws/wish/2536106444 Get students to know where they stand in terms of learning, know how they stand in comparison with others, tool for future applications ]]> 2023-03-29 04:37:41 UTC https://padlet.com/sab511/hce2wd9aqw5bpbws/wish/2536106444 https://padlet.com/sab511/hce2wd9aqw5bpbws/wish/2536106525 To have a “tangible” item of the students learning process.
It has an institutional value, that’s why students focus so much on the grade.]]> 2023-03-29 04:37:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sab511/hce2wd9aqw5bpbws/wish/2536106525 https://padlet.com/sab511/hce2wd9aqw5bpbws/wish/2536106593 To allow students to make sense of a grade she or he earned when comparing those grades earned across various courses]]> 2023-03-29 04:37:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sab511/hce2wd9aqw5bpbws/wish/2536106593 https://padlet.com/sab511/hce2wd9aqw5bpbws/wish/2536106686 Reference for both students and teachers. Means of motivation for most students.]]> 2023-03-29 04:37:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sab511/hce2wd9aqw5bpbws/wish/2536106686 To apply a measure to learning, ranking, scholarships, and post-graduate studies. https://padlet.com/sab511/hce2wd9aqw5bpbws/wish/2536106706 2023-03-29 04:37:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sab511/hce2wd9aqw5bpbws/wish/2536106706 it is a way to standardize assessment of students over years and to let students and educators know where they stand in class. https://padlet.com/sab511/hce2wd9aqw5bpbws/wish/2536106784 2023-03-29 04:38:02 UTC https://padlet.com/sab511/hce2wd9aqw5bpbws/wish/2536106784 https://padlet.com/sab511/hce2wd9aqw5bpbws/wish/2536106799 It’s required ]]> 2023-03-29 04:38:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sab511/hce2wd9aqw5bpbws/wish/2536106799 Social networks, Google, ChatGPT https://padlet.com/sab511/hce2wd9aqw5bpbws/wish/2536117388 2023-03-29 04:49:33 UTC https://padlet.com/sab511/hce2wd9aqw5bpbws/wish/2536117388