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Grades and Grading Systems

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101 No tears until Jan. 8
Northern Iowan 78:25, p.5
12/8/1981 Grades available January 8.
102 Student grade point averages on the rise
Hahn--Marcia
Northern Iowan 78:14, p.1
10/23/1981 Grade point averages of men and women undergraduates have risen in the last few years; chart shows averages over last ten years..
103 Suspensions 'not a punishment'
Kirchhoff--Linda
Northern Iowan 77:32, p.1
2/10/1981 Phil Patton talks at length on the procedures and objectives of academic suspension.
104 Getting your grades
Northern Iowan 77:25, p.1
12/9/1980 Will be available January 12.
105 What's up
Northern Iowan 76:62, p.3
7/25/1980 Meetings and activities.
106 Final grade reports
Northern Iowan 76:61, p.3
7/18/1980 Grade reports will be available August 11 and 12.
107 There's a place for academic grievances; students must initiate the action
Knickrehm--Kevin
Northern Iowan 76:19, p.5
11/13/1979 The Student Academic Appeals Board receives grievances from students dissatisfied with a grade.
108 Publicize student grades?
Haman--Albert Charles (Biology Faculty)
Northern Iowan 76:18, p.2
11/9/1979 Feels student grades should also be published along with the evaluation of administrators.
109 Final grades to be due sooner
Staebell--DeEtte
Northern Iowan 76:14, p.3
10/26/1979 Several issues were discussed at the Faculty Senate meeting.
110 Grades may be due sooner
Bush--Barb
Northern Iowan 76:12, p.7
10/12/1979 Items on the Faculty Senate meeting agenda included consideration of when final grades are due, representation on committees for the School of Business and an ad hoc committee to study composition of the Faculty Senate.
111 Grievance procedure outlined; students do have recourse
Alter--Joel
Northern Iowan 75:35, p.1
2/13/1979 Step by step procedures for student grievances.
112 Plus-minus grading begun in grad work
Scobee--Randy (Student--1977-1978)
Northern Iowan 75:6, p.9
9/19/1978 Faculty members may use plusses and minuses at their own discretion.
113 Grade inflation levels off at UNI; average spring semester grade point 2.74
Warnke--Sandra
Northern Iowan 75:3, p.8
9/8/1978 Ten year trends in grades.
114 Plus-minus grading for grads Oked
Northern Iowan 74:54, p.3
4/28/1978 Graduate Council approves change to begin in fall 1978.
115 Wasted Union Blues
Mattern--Mark
Northern Iowan 74:46, p.3
3/31/1978 Student opens roommate's mid-semester D-slips.
116 Students grades higher
Alumnus 62:4, p.13
12/1/1977 Course load lighter, but grades higher than in 1966.
117 Unfair grade? Here's how to appeal it
Schmidt--Janell
Northern Iowan 74:24, p.6
11/22/1977 Steps on how to remedy a possibly unfair grade.
118 UNI grades up--credit hours down since 1966
Northern Iowan 74:4, p.4
9/13/1977 Extensive excerpts from Registrar's report.
119 Callahan announces plans for '77-'78 UNISA
Otterman--Peggy
Northern Iowan 74:3, p.1
9/9/1977 Janet Callahan, UNISA president, calls for productive year and states plans for the year; photo.
120 UNI grade index
Young--RaMae
Northern Iowan 73:49, p.8
4/5/1977 Report on GPAs for last twelve years.
121 Faculty response
Northern Iowan 73:39, p.2
2/18/1977 Congratulates faculty for moving up the due date for grades so that they get to students faster.
122 Credit's given
Northern Iowan 73:33, p.2
1/28/1977 Faculty seem to be getting their grades in on time.
123 The tardiness of teachers
Northern Iowan 73:27, p.2
12/10/1976 The problem of faculty members who turn in their grades late.
124 Freshman voice concern; grades of major importance
Northern Iowan 73:19, p.3
11/5/1976 Janice Abel explains survey results that express the importance of grades to freshmen in college.
125 Registrar report released
Northern Iowan 72:61, p.3
7/14/1976 Report shows GPAs and course loads over ten year period.
126 C/NC still out
Moravec--Jeff (Class of 1977)
Northern Iowan 72:19, p.1
11/4/1975 Faculty reaffirm decision to limit pass/fail; photo.
127 Comments on pass/no credit
Hearst--James Schell (Student--1918; English Faculty)
Northern Iowan 72:19, p.2
11/4/1975 James Hearst urges students to consider the point of view of employers in the pass/no credit issue.
128 Credit/No credit--issues
Sanders--Vapordeal
Northern Iowan 72:18, p.1
10/31/1975 Background and faculty and student opinions on the matter.
129 Reconsideration shows interest
Northern Iowan 72:18, p.2
10/31/1975 The Northern Iowan staff hopes faculty will reconsider the earlier decision to eliminate credit/no credit.
130 Reconsiders credit/no credit; faculty meeting Monday
Le Beau--Carol
Northern Iowan 72:18, p.1
10/31/1975 After receiving a petition to reconsider, signed by the required number of faculty, Professor Crawford has called a meeting.
131 Classes near normal; speakout successful; over thousand gather in Union
Moravec--Jeff (Class of 1977)
Northern Iowan 72:16, p.1
10/24/1975 Class attendance about normal; students and a few faculty speak and listen at speakout; consider pass/fail option, Dome, and residence hall problems; photo.
132 Iowan criticized
King--Otis J. (Classes of 1979 and 1983)
Northern Iowan 72:16, p.2
10/24/1975 O. J. King blames the Northern Iowan for their lack of coverage and student input for the faculty's decision to eliminate the pass/fail option for general education; NI responds.
133 Carol stands corrected
Brindza--Carol
Northern Iowan 72:15, p.3
10/21/1975 Believes the C- grade option should have been tried before scrapping the pass/fail option for general education classes.
134 Moratorium schedule
Northern Iowan 72:15, p.1
10/21/1975 Class moratorium in protest of recent pass/fail policy decision; students will do service projects instead of attending class.
135 Viewpoint; Moratorium is visually symbolic . . . However . . .
Northern Iowan 72:15, p.2
10/21/1975 Does not believe that the class moratorium is organized or focussed well; students should go to class.
136 Joe Uni says. . .
Jones--Mohamedu F. (Class of 1975)
Northern Iowan 72:14, p.3
10/17/1975 Upset with recent change in pass/fail policy; believe vote was invalid.
137 UNI not "diploma factory"
Cramer--William L.
Northern Iowan 72:13, p.2
10/14/1975 Believes faculty may have acted too hastily in the recent changes in the pass/fail policy.
138 Wishes for more "adult" responsibility
Colton--Phillip
Northern Iowan 72:13, p.3
10/14/1975 Unhappy with recent change in pass/fail policy.
139 "Compromise" turns her stomach
Brindza--Carol
Northern Iowan 72:12, p.2
10/10/1975 Believes students deserve some freedom of choice.
140 Campus ire
Dreier--William H. (Education Faculty)
Northern Iowan 72:12, p.3
10/10/1975 Professor Dreier believes students should have been consulted, evidence should have been produced to support action, and students deserve some options in their education.
141 Credit/no credit abolished
Moravec--Jeff (Class of 1977)
Northern Iowan 72:12, p.1
10/10/1975 Faculty Senate votes to eliminate the Pass/Fail option for general education courses.
142 Credit/No Credit abolished; decision stirs campus ire
Bowen--Robert (Class of 1982)
Northern Iowan 72:12, p.2
10/10/1975 Believes students have right to learn as much or as little as they wish; faculty have responsibility for making the experience worthwhile.
143 Is this jr. high?
Lawler--Darlene K. (Class of 1977)
Northern Iowan 72:12, p.2
10/10/1975 Believes faculty treated students like children.
144 Viewpoint; Eliminating Credit/NC grading not solution
Northern Iowan 72:12, p.2
10/10/1975 Believes faculty should be responsible for seeing that students do not slip through general education classes with a minimum of effort under the pass/fail option.
145 Why C- system not given chance/
Brenden--Ann E. (Class of 1978)
Northern Iowan 72:12, p.3
10/10/1975 Very disappointed with elimination of pass/fail option for general education courses.
146 "Mature" student's opinion on grading
Stock--Donna
Northern Iowan 71:54, p.2
5/2/1975 Believes recent change in pass/fail option runs counter to good practice.
147 Grading overrides student priorities
Blake--Debra S. (Class of 1978)
Northern Iowan 71:52, p.2
4/25/1975 Questions faculty motives for changing pass/fail procedure.
148 Pass/fail may have future effects
Foster--David
Northern Iowan 71:52, p.3
4/25/1975
149 Who should make educational policies?
Vogel--Jerome
Northern Iowan 71:51, p.2
4/22/1975 Unhappy that EPC and Faculty Senate made decision regarding pass/fail option.
150 Faculty Senate raises pass/no credit to C-
Guhin--Dan
Northern Iowan 71:50, p.1
4/18/1975 Previous level had been D-.

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