Search Results - "Pass Fail Grading"

Inclusive Design as a Predictor of Pass/Fail Rates in Online Courses

Authors: Amanda Blakewood Pascale Suzanne Ehrlich Amanda Lovins

Source: Online Learning. 2026 30(1):1-13.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 13

Descriptors: Online Courses, Curriculum Design, Higher Education, Inclusion, Predictor Variables, Pass Fail Grading, Academic Achievement, Undergraduate Students, Curriculum Implementation, Electronic Learning, Grade Point Average, Grades (Scholastic), Faculty Development, Enrollment

A Practical Comparison of Decision Consistency Estimates

Authors: Amanda A. Wolkowitz Russell Smith

Source: Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation. 2024 29.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 23

Descriptors: Testing, Test Reliability, Replication (Evaluation), Decision Making, Comparative Testing, Pass Fail Grading, Classification, Predictive Validity

Undergraduate Research Course Assessment Practices in a College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

Authors: Wendy J. Dahl Amanda L. Ford Allen F. Wysocki

Source: NACTA Journal. 2024 68:9-15.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 7

Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Faculty, Agricultural Colleges, Agricultural Education, Biological Sciences, Student Research, Research Training, College Credits, Pass Fail Grading, Noncredit Courses, Evaluation Methods, Course Evaluation, Course Descriptions

Geographic Terms: Florida

Medical Student Perspectives Following the Change to a Pass/Fail USMLE Step 1 Exam

Authors: Abigail E. Reid Swapnil Shah Kristy Carlson

Source: Educational Research: Theory and Practice. 2024 35(4):49-59.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 11

Descriptors: Medical Students, Student Attitudes, Educational Change, Pass Fail Grading, Student Evaluation, Testing, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Stress Variables, Well Being, Graduate Medical Education, Study Habits, Time, Anxiety

Geographic Terms: Nebraska

Is It Time to Ditch the Notion of 'Core Subjects'?

Authors: Marjorie Thomas (ORCID 0009-0007-8695-5121)

Source: British Journal of Special Education. 2025 52(2):265-271.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 7

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, National Curriculum, Core Curriculum, Intellectual Disciplines, Resource Allocation, Accountability, Bias, Industry, Student Needs, Qualifications, Literacy, Numeracy, Pass Fail Grading

Geographic Terms: United Kingdom (Wales)

Inconsistencies in rater-based assessments mainly affect borderline candidates: but using simple heuristics might improve pass-fail decisions.

Authors: Schauber, Stefan K. Olsen, Anne O. Werner, Erik L. et al.

Source: Advances in Health Sciences Education. Nov2024, Vol. 29 Issue 5, p1749-1767. 19p.

Subject Terms: *Pass-fail grading system, *Decision making, *Medical education, *Educational evaluation, Heuristic

The Case Against GRADES.

Authors: Kohn, Alfie

Source: Educational Leadership. Nov2011, Vol. 69 Issue 3, p28-33. 6p.

Subject Terms: *Grading of students, *Pass-fail grading system, *Rating of students, *Academic achievement evaluation, *Academic motivation, *Learning

Comparing Two-Tiered and Multi-Tiered Grading Approaches: Students' Perspectives

Authors: Carl Parsons Nga T. Nguyen Caroline Joyce

Source: Journal of Further and Higher Education. 2025 49(3):333-345.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 13

Descriptors: Medical Students, Grading, Grades (Scholastic), Pass Fail Grading, Feedback (Response), Student Evaluation, Student Attitudes, Nongraded Student Evaluation, Student Motivation, Foreign Countries, Preferences

Geographic Terms: Australia

How to Close the Learning Circle? Students' Perspectives on How Programmatic Assessment Influences Self-Regulated Learning in a Global Online Programme

Authors: Xian Liu Diana Dolmans Maryam Asoodar et al.

Source: Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education. 2025 50(8):1207-1222.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 16

Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Graduate Students, Student Evaluation, Learning Strategies, Independent Study, Foreign Countries, Allied Health Occupations Education, Feedback (Response), Coaching (Performance), Portfolios (Background Materials), Personal Autonomy, Pass Fail Grading

Geographic Terms: Netherlands

Longitudinal Associations with Positivity, Quarantining and Pass/Fail Policy Use on Student GPAs during the First Three Semesters of the Pandemic

Authors: Samantha Nazione Lauren R. Heller Anna Vredeveld et al.

Source: Journal of American College Health. 2025 73(4):1454-1462.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 9

Descriptors: College Students, Grade Point Average, COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Pass Fail Grading, Health Behavior, Stress Variables, Student Satisfaction, Grade Inflation, Low Income Students, Grades (Scholastic)

Chicken or Egg? On the Relation between Course Performance and First-Year Students' Well-Being and Self-Efficacy

Authors: Lize Vanderstraeten Evelien Opdecam Patricia Everaert

Source: Accounting Education. 2025 34(4):435-469.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 35

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, Accounting, Business Education, Self Efficacy, Well Being, Pass Fail Grading

Student Motivation, Anxiety and Pass/Fail Grading: A SoTL Project

Authors: Walden, Patrick R.

Source: Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences & Disorders. 2022 6(1).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 15

Descriptors: Scholarship, Educational Research, Postsecondary Education as a Field of Study, Student Motivation, Student Attitudes, Anxiety, Pass Fail Grading, Student Evaluation, Grading, Time Perspective, College Students, Learning Motivation, Measures (Individuals), Predictor Variables

Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Academic Motivation Scale

An Analysis of the COVID-19-Induced Flexible Grading Policy at a Public University

Authors: Sayed A. Mostafa Robert Ferguson Guoqing Tang et al.

Source: Higher Education Policy. 2024 37(3):460-493.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 34

Sponsoring Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Descriptors: Pass Fail Grading, COVID-19, Pandemics, Educational Policy, Public Colleges, Undergraduate Students, Course Content, Demography, Social Influences

A Novel Methodology Using RNN + LSTM + ML for Predicting Student's Academic Performance

Authors: Ashima Kukkar Rajni Mohana Aman Sharma et al.

Source: Education and Information Technologies. 2024 29(11):14365-14401.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 37

Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement, Pass Fail Grading, Long Term Memory, Short Term Memory, Data Use, Influences, Evaluation Methods, Individual Characteristics, Neurology, Models, Correlation

The Relationship between Learning Mode and Student Performance in an Undergraduate Elementary Statistics Course in the United States

Authors: Griffith, John C. Faulconer, Emily K. McMasters, Bobby L.

Source: International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning. Feb 2021 22(1):166-179.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 14

Descriptors: Performance Factors, Correlation, Undergraduate Students, Nontraditional Students, Introductory Courses, Statistics Education, Scores, Grades (Scholastic), Pass Fail Grading, Electronic Learning, Blended Learning, Distance Education, Synchronous Communication, Classroom Environment, Video Technology

Utilizing Specification Grading in Sport Management Classes

Authors: Kimberly L. Fierke

Source: Sport Management Education Journal. 2024 18(2):151-156.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 6

Descriptors: Athletics, Administration, Management Development, Grading, Pass Fail Grading, Evaluation Methods, Undergraduate Study, Alternative Assessment

#Passfailnation: An Analysis of Master's Students' Pass/Fail Grade Use, Characteristics, and Academic Performance during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Authors: Crystal Watkins Williams

Source: ProQuest LLC. 2024Ph.D. Dissertation, Notre Dame of Maryland University.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 144

Descriptors: Pass Fail Grading, Graduate Students, Student Characteristics, Academic Achievement, COVID-19, Pandemics, Correlation, Comparative Analysis, Racial Factors, Ethnicity, Grade Point Average, African American Students, White Students, Gender Differences

Access URL: https://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqm&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:31298951

Making the (Letter) Grade: The Incentive Effects of Mandatory Pass/Fail Courses

Authors: Kristin Butcher Patrick J. McEwan Akila Weerapana

Source: Education Finance and Policy. 2024 19(3):385-408.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 34

Descriptors: Pass Fail Grading, College Freshmen, Courses, Grades (Scholastic), Academic Records, Course Selection (Students), Influences, Academic Achievement, STEM Education, Learner Engagement, Achievement Gains, Teacher Effectiveness, Incentives

Geographic Terms: Massachusetts

Students' Perception on Pedagogical Approaches and Its Relation to Exam Performance in Professional Accounting Education

Authors: Mohammed, Nor Farizal Kassim, Che Fatimah Che Ismail, Puteh Mariam

Source: Asian Journal of University Education. Jul 2020 16(2):116-130.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 15

Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Performance Factors, Accounting, Professional Education, Student Centered Learning, Correlation, College Students, Public Colleges, Pass Fail Grading, Teacher Role, Foreign Countries, Tests

Geographic Terms: Malaysia

Online Delivery and Assessment during COVID-19: Safeguarding Academic Integrity

Authors: Gamage, Kelum A. A. Silva, Erandika K. de Gunawardhana, Nanda

Source: Education Sciences. 2020 10.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 24

Descriptors: Online Courses, Student Evaluation, COVID-19, Pandemics, Integrity, Distance Education, Electronic Learning, Higher Education, Formative Evaluation, Summative Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Tests, Pass Fail Grading, Educational Policy, Comparative Education, Student Motivation