Grades and Grading Systems

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201 Upchurch--grading causes barrier for student, prof
Northern Iowan 64:31, p.5 		Talks with faculty about effects of grades on the student-faculty relationship.
202 Untitled
Northern Iowan 64:29, p.2 		Professors need armed guards when grades come out.
203 Grade worship causes cheating
Northern Iowan 64:20, p.2 		Believes that making up tests is not best use of professors' time.
204 Why not pass-fail?; from Student Senate
Northern Iowan 64:9, p.2 		Believes pass/fail may be worth trying; EPC will address the issue.
205 Behrens' answer to education: tune in, turn on, drop out
College Eye 64:6, p.2 		Reactions to recent EPC meeting.
206 Students discuss policies at EPC open hearing
College Eye 64:6, p.4 		Topics include grading system, general education, quality of instruction, and comprehensive exams.
207 Student-Faculty Senates discuss, grades, evaluation
College Eye 63:56, p.5
208 Probation, not suspension may be in effect in fall
College Eye 63:47, p.1 		Outline of changes relating to students with poor grades.
209 Educational commission studies plus, minus system
College Eye 63:32, p.4 		May suggest use on experimental basis.
210 The nightmare becomes reality
College Eye 63:29, p.2 		Shows the impending doom of semester grades.
211 ISC announces top averages for semester
College Eye 60:53, p.5 		Theta Gamma Nu comes out on top.
212 Council gives fraternity grade points
College Eye 60:45, p.5 		IFC releases fraternity grade point averages.
213 Classroom spirit should replace 'care less' attitude
College Eye 60:30, p.2 		Claims that an "A" should be just as important as scoring the winning basket at a basketball game.
214 Pressure relieved, teaching improved by early finals
College Eye 60:28, p.2 		Insists that proper evaluations of final examinations is not possible since a strict deadline is placed on instructors to turn in grades.
215 Graduate agrees with Dean Nelson's grading system
College Eye 60:7, p.2 		Agrees with Dean Nelson in that the five point grading scale is unfair.
216 Obiter Scripta: Former dean gives suggestions for better education
College Eye 60:4, p.2 		Suggests that more attention should be given to grading, course objectives, and examinations.
217 Theta Gammas lead sororities in scholarship
College Eye 59:36, p.4 		Wins Intersorority Council trophy.
218 ROC proposes 12-point grading system
College Eye 59:27, p.2 		Calls for pluses and minuses to be figured into grade point.
219 Withholding of grades may soon be in past
College Eye 59:25, p.2 		Attorney General ruled that schools have no right to withhold property which a student has earned, such as report cards or diplomas.
220 System of grades should differentiate
College Eye 59:18, p.2 		Grading system poses two problems: inflation of A's and B's, and a great disparity between college and universities on the distribution of these grades.
221 Mark finals carefully on IBM sheets
College Eye 59:16, p.1 		Advice on marking answer sheets.
222 IBM machines purchased to correct final exams
College Eye 59:15, p.1 		Procedures for using new score sheets.
223 Eiklor asks for end of American system of grading
College Eye 59:14, p.2 		Too much emphasis is placed on letter grades instead of work, knowledge (reprinted from June 26, 1964).
224 AWS sponsors scholastic award for girls dorm
College Eye 59:6, p.4 		Will be awarded to dorm with highest GPA.
225 Eiklor asks end to grading system
College Eye 58:32, p.2 		Professor Eiklor points out drawbacks of current grading system.
226 Hurst praises tabulating room
College Eye 58:17, p.2 		Thanks those who were involved in distributing fall grades so quickly.
227 Perspective: grade determiner offered for sale
College Eye 58:14, p.2 		Just in time for finals, this device will help teachers grade fairly.
228 Delts, Pi Taus top sororities in grade points
College Eye 58:7, p.5 		Delta Delta Phi and Pi Tau Phi win scholarship awards.
229 Grade determiner smacks of fly-by-night operation
College Eye 57:35, p.2 		Disagreement with the grade determiner.
230 Breithaupt places automatic grade determiner on sale
College Eye 57:34, p.2 		Dr. J. F. Breithaupt offers a grade determiner.
231 Study shows girls get better grades
Alumnus 48:2, p.13 		Consistently outperform boys in high school.
232 Are there any serious thinking students on campus?
College Eye 57:12, p.2 		It seems that there are no intellectual students who think about more than grades and dates.
233 Hail! The mighty grade point!
College Eye 56:38, p.2 		Notes that the excellent student does not always make the excellent teacher.
234 'Correctness in writing' ploy is futile
College Eye 56:32, p.2 		Professor Fox expresses weariness from arguing with students over grades.
235 Fail more? Enjoy it less? New policy for transfers
College Eye 56:25, p.6 		Transfer students will now have all grades included in grade calculations.
236 Grading system discussed
College Eye 56:18, p.2 		SCI is far from uniform in its grading system.
237 Transfers to get same treatment on hours of F
College Eye 56:15, p.3 		Failing grades from other institutions will be included in grade averages.
238 Maurer: grades don't mean a thing
College Eye 56:5, p.2 		Stresses that a single grade is not very important; it is more important to be knowledgeable.
239 Courses dropped after six weeks--failures in '60-'61
College Eye 51:21, p.1 		Professor Fox announces committee decision to record courses dropped after six weeks as failures.
240 Obiter Scripta
College Eye 51:11, p.8 		Professor Fox claims that D and F letters are unnecessary.
241 Mirror on the Mob
College Eye 51:10, p.8 		Comments on getting D slips, the Phi Mu pledge concert, photos of Homecoming Queen Shirley Petersen, and the mysterious outbreak of the flu.
242 Of the people, by the people
College Eye 49:18, p.2 		Suggests the creation of a student jury to decide whether those with less than a 2.0 GPA can still student teach.
243 Excelsior!
College Eye 49:17, p.2 		A 'C' average in college cannot truly be considered an average among students.
244 Untitled
College Eye 48:8, p.2 		A student waits at his mailbox, expecting a letter, but fears opening it, for midterms are out.
245 Summer grades will be mailed
College Eye 47:39, p.1
246 Cut the quirks!
College Eye 47:25, p.2 		Discusses the inconsistencies in the cut system.
247 And so they flop
College Eye 47:12, p.2 		Claims that grades only slightly tell us a person's real ability.
248 Registrar will forward summer grades home
College Eye 46:39, p.1
249 Grades released late due to registration
College Eye 45:11, p.1
250 D letter is signal to work, not reason to worry
College Eye 45:10, p.2 		Encourages students to work harder when they receive a "D" grade, instead of giving up.
251 Untitled
College Eye 43:8, p.3 		People who gloat about their grades.
252 Nine TC Students achieve 4.0 averages during Summer
College Eye 43:7, p.1 		List of students who received high grades.
253 Classes will not be held Friday, April 27, for elementary pupils in the Campus school
Public Relations News Release 1950:332, p.1 		Thomas Horn, elementary principal, announced that the 12-week teacher-parent conferences, rather than regular classes, will be scheduled that day. Arrangements will be made for parents who can't come between the appointed hours.
254 "D" letter drop noted at stadium
College Eye 42:9, p.7 		Attributed to increased emphasis on scholarship.
255 Disclose deadlines for this quarter
College Eye 41:34, p.2 		Schedules for grade reports.
256 Grades will be mailed at the end of the term
College Eye 40:40, p.4
257 Better luck next time!
College Eye 40:32, p.2 		Encourages students to see bad grades as an incentive to work harder.
258 Heartless profs put exam papers in electronic wizard; grades come out
College Eye 40:27, p.4 		Machine scores tests.
259 Dean Nelson presents eight ways to 'flunk out' of college easily
College Eye 40:19, p.6 		Humorous advice.
260 As I see it
College Eye 40:11, p.2 		Professor Pendergraft gives his pet peeves about students.
261 Brave students steal grade books attempting to learn grades received
College Eye 39:33, p.3 		Around 1920, students broke into the Registrar's Office and stole the grade books so that they could see their grades; books were recovered; vault built as a result.
262 Intersorority dinner to be held Thursday
College Eye 39:28, p.8 		Will honor sororities with highest grades.
263 Campus School devises new grading system; many parents give approval
College Eye 39:24, p.8 		Description of the progress sheet that has replaced the report card.
264 No grades to students who have unpaid bills
College Eye 39:21, p.4 		Must pay all campus bills.
265 Inquiring Reporter
College Eye 38:28, p.8 		Responses to the question, "Do you think married students make better grades than unmarried students and why?"
266 New plan for issuance of spring term grades
College Eye 38:28, p.1 		May arrange for the grades to be sent home.
267 Roger's Rambling Remarks
College Eye 38:23, p.2 		Campus news and suggestions for improvement.
268 Nelson clarifies veteran probation
College Eye 38:18, p.1 		Veterans will be placed on probation when their grade point average falls below 1.65.
269 Campus Commentary
College Eye 38:10, p.3 		Discuses the frustration of registering for classes, Sunset Village, and grades; photo.
270 Rumors concerning vets made clear
College Eye 38:8, p.2 		Rumor is that veterans will be dropped if they fail a course; Registrar Beard says that this is not true; same rules apply to veterans as apply to other students.
271 False rumor spread; Dean Nelson denies any grading changes
College Eye 38:6, p.4 		Standards for dismissal due to low grades will not be altered due to overcrowded conditions.
272 Veterans' grade average compares well with average of other students
College Eye 36:44, p.1 		Veterans adjusting to college life is reflected in grade average.
273 Grades for veterans
Public Relations News Release 1945:204, p.1 		Veterans have adjusted well to college life as reflected in their grades. Grades compared favorably with other students for the spring semester.
274 Students' grades are high as last year
College Eye 36:33, p.1
275 Rosy job outlook bad for scholars Prof. Denny opines
Public Relations News Release 35:35, p.1 		Professor Denny believes that good job prospects may influence students to do less than their best work.
276 Here are easy ways to win A's from professors
College Eye 34:37, p.1 		Cynical advice on getting good grades.
277 How to get a 'D' letter the scientific way
College Eye 34:35, p.1 		Advice on doing badly in school.
278 Men's grade points rise this spring dean's office says
College Eye 34:27, p.3 		Dean Reed speculates that the men are more dedicated to their studies now.
279 Trophies presented at inter-sorority dinner
College Eye 34:27, p.1 		For highest grade point averages.
280 Winter term grades
College Eye 34:20, p.1 		Ready soon.
281 Grade points rise since the 'duration'
College Eye 33:32, p.1
282 'Home loving' students score lower grades
College Eye 33:31, p.1 		Students who go home frequently have lower grades, according to a survey.
283 New device on scorer is help to instructors
College Eye 32:39, p.4 		Electric scorer will now report which questions were missed and what incorrect answers were given.
284 Today in Hyde Park; practice teaching grades unfair says summer student
College Eye 32:38, p.2 		Student's opinion that the evaluation of a student teacher should not be based of the opinion of a single person.
285 Scholarship honor earned by Chis
College Eye 32:25, p.3 		Grade averages for Greek organizations.
286 Speed deserves compliment
College Eye 32:23, p.2 		Praise for registrar for improving registration and for speeding up delivery of grades.
287 A X E captures grade honors
College Eye 32:14, p.1 		Averages for all fraternities posted.
288 "Wrong attitude may mean low grades," says Dr. Paul
College Eye 31:40, p.1 		Professor Paul explains placement tests; believes that high scores are more meaningful than low scores.
289 Phi Tau Phi sorority wins scholar trophy
College Eye 31:31, p.3 		Ceremony honors sororities with highest scholastic achievement.
290 Intersorority trophies to be awarded next Thursday; scholarship will be recognized at tea for pan-Hellenic groups
College Eye 31:30, p.3 		Description of the tea.
291 You said it!
College Eye 31:28, p.2 		Criticizes the importance of grades in a college education.
292 Freshman corridor awarded plaque
College Eye 31:27, p.3 		For best scholarship.
293 Alpha Chi's lead in fraternity scholarship
College Eye 31:26, p.1 		Lead fraternities with 2.42 GPA.
294 'Die-hards' here
College Eye 31:23, p.1 		Looks at history of optional attendance policy; still unhappy with recent revision.
295 Untitled
College Eye 31:23, p.2 		Criticizes a recent Faculty Senate decision concerning class attendance.
296 A Social 'I'
College Eye 31:22, p.3 		Discusses the hectic feeling of finals week and the recent controversy over optional class attendance.
297 In explanation
College Eye 31:22, p.1 		Students are unhappy with the change in the optional attendance policy.
298 NOTICE
College Eye 31:22, p.1 		Announces new regulations for optional attendance.
299 Optional attendance revised; criticize faculty action
College Eye 31:22, p.1 		Students must have a B average in order to use the optional attendance plan.
300 Senate institutes changes
College Eye 31:22, p.1 		Dean Nelson explains changes in the optional attendance policy.