It’s that time of the semester: when a professor’s fancy turns to grading. You can see exactly how much It’s that time of the semester: when a professor’s fancy turns to grading. You can see exactly ...

In their course syllabi, many psychology professors grade students on one other thing besides their performance on quizzes, examinations, papers, and similar assessment instruments—that thing is class ...

Next week marks the beginning of parent-teacher conferences. I can count on a few issues to come up: how I calculate grades, the degree to which I am willing to chase students for late work, and ...

While students talking and giving opinions in class sounds good in theory, such participation is more complicated in Thai courses. Social and cultural norms mean that students do not see vocalisation ...

During the idyllic summer before my trek through Columbia started, my expectations for the year were concrete: late nights walking in Manhattan, rides on the intricate subway system, and picnics at ...

Grading participation is notoriously tricky. Students often perceive participation grades as arbitrary, and teachers like Derek Bruff and Ladysquires argue that grading participation damages the ...

At the end of every semester, I ask students to reflect on their participation in the course -- and I also ask them to help me determine the grade they should receive in it. This is a structured way ...

About five years ago, after a friend told me about a flyer he had seen taped to a tree near my block, I got involved in a “neighbors committee” in the gentrifying Washington, DC neighborhood I was ...

Participation in this year’s senior class gift was 65.6 percent, a 7 percent drop from last year and the lowest rate of participation on record, according to data available online. Established in 1997 ...