{"id":3281,"date":"2021-09-20T11:10:56","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T15:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/faculty-hub\/?p=3281"},"modified":"2021-09-20T12:05:54","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T16:05:54","slug":"5-ways-to-help-students-focus-on-learning-rather-than-grades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/faculty-hub\/active-learning\/5-ways-to-help-students-focus-on-learning-rather-than-grades\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to Help Students Focus on Learning Rather Than Grades"},"content":{"rendered":"

When teachers give retakes and shift the way they talk about grades, students concentrate on the skills they\u2019re gaining\u2014not their scores.<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Crystal Frommert
\nJune 30, 2021 in\u00a0Edutopia<\/p>\n

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The reality is they check their grades online constantly. They ask questions like:<\/p>\n

How many points off if I forgot units?
\nHow much will you take off for spelling?
\nWhat can I do to get my average up to an A?<\/p>\n

After decades of this reality in my math classes, I began to reflect on how my behavior contributed to the grades-obsessed culture. I am embarrassed to admit that I used to praise students based on their grades rather than their effort and improvement. Conferences with parents generally focused on number grades rather than student learning.<\/p>\n

As part of my reflection, I found a community of teachers at my school who also were fed up with the grades obsession. We shared strategies and resources that helped us de-emphasize grades in our classes, even though we still had to give them.<\/p>\n\n\t\t