Grades are a coercive mechanism that are often mistaken for intrinsic motivation

#🖿 Studies show some students benefit from contract grading in terms of motivation and learning, but results were mixed

For example, McGarrell promotes a classroom ecology that avoids instructor evaluation in the form of grades, but does not preclude extensive feedback

There are some concerns that students who are habitually motivated by grades do not do well in labor-based grading systems including hybrid grading contracts

Working-class students have a better experience in learning when it is framed as work or labor

🏷 Motivation Critical Pedagogy Labor-based grading contracts Grading Contracts Grading systems