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From Degrading to De-Grading: Alfie Kohn

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Researchers have found three consistent effects of using – and especially, emphasizing the importance of – letter or number grades:

1.  Grades tend to reduce students’ interest in the learning itself. 

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2.  Grades tend to reduce students’ preference for challenging tasks.

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3.  Grades tend to reduce the quality of students’ thinking.

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