Category Archives: education reform

(#311) Grade Inflation: Have We Arrived In Lake Wobegon?

Posted on May 8, 2016 by stevepiscitelli

Grade inflation/distortion has consequences for self-efficacy, self-awareness, and self-competence. For most colleges and universities around the nation, graduation time has arrived. Professors have evaluated the final exams, grades have been submitted, and students anxiously await their grades. Or, more to … Continue reading →

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(#151) “You Could Take All Your Courses From Your Kitchen Table”

Posted on April 14, 2013 by stevepiscitelli

Sometimes, however, the simplest—and most effective— thing to do is to go back to the beginning. Back to the start and focus on what works. Veteran teachers know that educational “reform” many times is anything but that. Politicians and bureaucrats … Continue reading →

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