An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of High School Students’ Experiences with Competency-Based Learning Grading Reform Efforts

• Main Author: Costa, Matthew J
• Format: Dissertation
• Language: English
• Published: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses 01.01.2020
• Subjects: Academic Achievement; Education; Education Policy; Educational leadership; Grade Inflation; Grading; High School Students; Learning Processes; Learning Theories; Literature Reviews; Outcomes of Education; Student Attitudes; Student Needs; Teaching Methods

Traditional grading practices represent an antiquated and inequitable system in education. The reliance of external rewards and punishments embedded into a traditional system of grading runs counter to current research about learning, motivation and feedback (O’Connor, 2009). Additionally, tradition...