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The Banyan Tree [Volume 6, Number 1], Center For Teaching, Learning & Scholarship
The Banyan Tree [Volume 6, Number 1], Center For Teaching, Learning & Scholarship
Banyan Tree (2006-2013)
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Grading Participation In College Courses : Instructor Attitudes And Practices, Susan L. Rogers
Grading Participation In College Courses : Instructor Attitudes And Practices, Susan L. Rogers
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
An exploratory study was launched to redress a gap in the literature that is expressed as an assumption that "most" college instructors grade participation in undergraduate courses. A sample of 521 instructors at a large, northeastern public university was surveyed to assess their attitudes and practices in grading participation in undergraduate courses of 50 students or less. A survey instrument was developed for the purpose of this study and subjected to principal components analysis, and this instrument yielded 7 subscales of acceptable reliability (Cronbach's alpha ≥ .70). Results suggest that the majority of instructors across disciplines incorporate a "participation" factor …