Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead) (Teaching and Learning in Higher Education)

by Alfie Kohn

In lieu of scoring, why not say to a student “You aren’t there yet” or “Try another way” to encourage them to keep going? When we say “try another way,” we want to make sure we are filling students’ toolboxes with strategies, so they learn to use what they have in a variety of ways.