Thursday, August 19, 2004

Grading

An interesting find:
Grading Exams: 100, 99, ..., 1, or A, B, C?

PRADEEP K. DUBEY
State University of New York, Stony Brook
JOHN GEANAKOPLOS
Yale University - Cowles Foundation

July 2004

Cowles Foundation Discussion Paper No. 1467

Abstract:
We show that if students care primarily about their status (relative rank) in class, they are best motivated to work not by revealing their exact numerical exam scores (100, 99, ..., 1), but instead by clumping them in broad categories (A, B, C). * * *

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