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Adventures with Grading Contracts in Operations Classes: A Preliminary Investigation

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Title: Adventures with Grading Contracts in Operations Classes: A Preliminary Investigation
Language: English
Authors: Stewart Liu (ORCID 0009-0009-4742-0524), Theresa M. Roeder (ORCID 0000-0002-0929-1479), Susan C. Cholette (ORCID 0000-0002-8801-6116)
Source: INFORMS Transactions on Education. 2025 25(3):219-231.
Availability: Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). 5521 Research Park Drive Suite 200, Catonsville, Maryland 21228. Tel: 800-446-3676; Tel: 443-757-3500; Fax: 443-757-3515; e-mail: informs@informs.org; Web site: https://pubsonline.informs.org/journal/ited
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 13
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Grading, Performance Contracts, Undergraduate Students, Student Evaluation, Business Education, Student Attitudes, Grades (Scholastic), Graduate Students
Geographic Terms: California
DOI: 10.1287/ited.2023.0049
Abstract: Statewide initiatives and the COVID-19 pandemic have caused us to re-examine how we deliver and evaluate students in our courses. In this paper, we discuss our experiences using grading contracts, which are commonly used in writing programs but virtually unknown in fields like operations research. We found strong undergraduate student support for the contract and no statistically significant differences in final course grades. We urge our fellow educators to consider alternatives to the traditional grading schemes that strongly favor in-class exams in evaluating students.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2025
Accession Number: EJ1471460
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Statewide initiatives and the COVID-19 pandemic have caused us to re-examine how we deliver and evaluate students in our courses. In this paper, we discuss our experiences using grading contracts, which are commonly used in writing programs but virtually unknown in fields like operations research. We found strong undergraduate student support for the contract and no statistically significant differences in final course grades. We urge our fellow educators to consider alternatives to the traditional grading schemes that strongly favor in-class exams in evaluating students.
DOI:10.1287/ited.2023.0049