And I’m only putting this in the high school file because I don’t know where else to put it. Are there any experiences where grades are not factored into evaluating student performance in the United States?
Why wouldn’t they be?
That’s exactly what a grade is.
Are you saying having no grades in HS?
Grades serve a purpose:
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To evaluate if you have learned material. This can be used to place you into further courses, to let colleges know what material you have mastered, and for future employers to know if you have mastered subjects
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Motivation - if there are no grades, then who knows if you learn anything…and then why bother if you dont’ care for the material?
I think that some schools do more narrative based evaluations…but they are still evaluations.