January 15, 1969 (vol. 79, iss. 88) • Page Image 1
… with mixed reaction. the literary colle One expert, Charles Pascal of tion, analyzingi the Center for Research on Learn- how it has affec ing and Teaching, believes "some of students andi adjustments are…
…, Pascal suggests for the same old that pass-fail grading be extended grubbing";. to all courses outside the student's -Although stud major subject. what was hoped, Specialization or a ss-Fail Grading…
… would not have tried, the courses have not been appropriately re-structured. failing to provide the students with "more meaningful experi- ences in these courses." The way pass-fail is now organ- ized…
…, Pascal notes, students are actually encouraged to try and get C's. Currently, the only dif- ference between taking a course for a grade or on pass-fail is what appears on the transcript. A, B and C grade…
… become passes. D and F grades become fails. Thus, most students sought C's, though largely without too much success. There was a rough linear correlation between s t u d e n t s' grade point averages and…
… writes. They couldn't give up studying for the grade, he says. Pascal cites Miller on this effect of the pass-fail system. "It does not relieve the student of the bur- den of competition, anxiety, and the…
… motivation for pass-fail at the University, the objective of urging more students to take courses outside their area of specialization. Students responded to the pass- fail option by taking courses they…
… expectations of this audier quite different from the tw ly' math students, who se eral and parsimonious c rather than essential deta To solve this, he advoca scheduling of pass-fails liberal are far where there…
… are enough students al con- and making the instructor formal ly aware of what students are on ts who pass-fail, outside And in expanding the pass-fai nething option to all non-major courses tudents all…
… courses. "Pass-fail in introductory cour- eneral- ses would enable these students t ce' and make more intrinsically valuabl y of art choices for majors, rather tha ds and be influenced by the grades the…

















































