How might ungrading strategies impact students’ mindset about grades and learning?

Seminar Title

How might ungrading strategies impact students’ mindset about grades and learning?

ungrading, growth mindset

12th Grade

High School

Language Arts

All Disciplines

How might ungrading strategies impact students’ mindset about grades and learning in my 12th grade AP Literature and Composition class? What comes to your mind when you think about grading? Does thinking about grading produce a satisfying experience or stress and anxiety? The reality is, for many individuals, grading has become the worst part of teaching and going to school.Grading has become deeply connected to our identities and how we see ourselves as students or educators, but when the mindset shifts away from getting good grades to learning in the classroom we can get back to focusing on what’s important. Having worked in the education system for seven years, I have come to realize that there are many flaws in the way we grade in our classrooms. In light of this, and after looking deeply at the Case against the Zero and differences between grading scales, there are some key steps that my school district laid out to start implementing. While the district plans were halted due to the global pandemic, I wanted to see if there was any value in the ideas or plans that I would have to eventually adopt as a teacher. This is your one time opportunity to be a part of a process that could possibly provide answers or directions as we move forward. I am a high school Language Arts teacher and conducted my research within my 12th grade AP Literature and Composition class. I believe my research would be relevant in most core or elective subjects. The reality is that the administration might not be ready or too keen to transition to these new and revolutionary methods of grading and reporting for students younger than 9th grade.