TY - GEN
T1 - Mastery grading of engineering homework assignments
AU - Moore, Jacob
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 IEEE.
PY - 2016/11/28
Y1 - 2016/11/28
N2 - In engineering courses, homework assignments are often intended to be formative assessments where students develop and refine their understanding of the subject material. In reality, however, homework assignments are often evaluated in a way that more closely matches a summative assessment, where the students have little incentive to reflect upon and refine their work. In this paper I discuss a mastery grading system designed to shift the focus of homework assignments from numerical grades to a focus on written feedback and reflection on that feedback. The paper presents the theoretical basis behind the methodology, outlines the mastery grading methodology itself, discusses the results of prior research with the mastery grading system, and presents new results from a two year study examining its effect on student learning, instructor time commitments required for implementation, and student opinions of the method.
AB - In engineering courses, homework assignments are often intended to be formative assessments where students develop and refine their understanding of the subject material. In reality, however, homework assignments are often evaluated in a way that more closely matches a summative assessment, where the students have little incentive to reflect upon and refine their work. In this paper I discuss a mastery grading system designed to shift the focus of homework assignments from numerical grades to a focus on written feedback and reflection on that feedback. The paper presents the theoretical basis behind the methodology, outlines the mastery grading methodology itself, discusses the results of prior research with the mastery grading system, and presents new results from a two year study examining its effect on student learning, instructor time commitments required for implementation, and student opinions of the method.
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U2 - 10.1109/FIE.2016.7757584
DO - 10.1109/FIE.2016.7757584
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85006817820
T3 - Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE
BT - FIE 2016 - Frontiers in Education 2016
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 46th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE 2016
Y2 - 12 October 2016 through 15 October 2016
ER -