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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can I be a contrarian? I grew up in a very traditional school system where your final mark was based on formal assessments like essays or presentations, mid semester exams, and a more heavily  weighted end of semester exam. There were no marks for homework, attendance or class participation. Clearly if you didn’t do these, that would be reflected in your final performance. Why should anyone just get marks for handing in their homework???[/quote]

I agree except for one point: many systems moving to this type of grading also allow for test retakes and paper resubmissions. I used to teach in a county that did test retakes. I grew tired of hearing students say they “forgot” to study, so they would use my initial test as a practice and then retake it later for “real.” Since retakes required the student to stay for additional tutoring first, it also meant I had to stay past duty hours and teach lessons again. Yes, I felt abused by students simply gaming the system as I was forced to work more so they could avoid studying. Honestly, it’s one of the reasons I left that district. There was no incentive to try and do well the first time, so I would argue this grading system definitely encourages laziness. Sure, the student can eventually demonstrate mastery and some will argue that’s all that matters. I disagree, especially because it discourages the same traits we would want to see in the students as they grow into adults (self-discipline, for example). 
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The incentive is you get to move on. My kid has done a test retake twice. It's not easy! And class keeps moving so now the kid must do the remediation and prepare for the retake and retain the information for the next unit. No one really wants to do that.[/quote]

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