ISRAELI TEACHERS OPINIONS ABOUT THE IDEAL SHAPE OF GRADE DISTRIBUTION

Authors
Citation
M. Moore, ISRAELI TEACHERS OPINIONS ABOUT THE IDEAL SHAPE OF GRADE DISTRIBUTION, Psychological reports, 74(2), 1994, pp. 594-594
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology
Journal title
ISSN journal
00332941
Volume
74
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
594 - 594
Database
ISI
SICI code
0033-2941(1994)74:2<594:ITOATI>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Out of 227 Israeli teachers only about 2% thought that ideally every s tudent should receive a high grade on a teacher-made test. 45% thought that the ideal grade distribution is symmetrical. Motivational conseq uences of various grading policies are discussed.