I do a lot of ungrading when I'm collapsing a two variable formal Laurent series into a single variable formal Laurent series, and even more when I'm evaluating it at 1.
November 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I do a lot of ungrading when I'm collapsing a two variable formal Laurent series into a single variable formal Laurent series, and even more when I'm evaluating it at 1.
Ungrading is when you forget a 𝔾ₘ-action.
November 12, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Ungrading is when you forget a 𝔾ₘ-action.
I see this shift among advocates for 'ungrading' a lot. The argument that grades should not be punitive and set the course of a student's entire life (which they typically don't really) eventually becomes "there should be no diagnostic testing at all because it might make the student feel bad."
November 12, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I see this shift among advocates for 'ungrading' a lot. The argument that grades should not be punitive and set the course of a student's entire life (which they typically don't really) eventually becomes "there should be no diagnostic testing at all because it might make the student feel bad."
hey all -- two presentations from the Northeastern Political Science Association meeting which stayed with me are 1) on democratic erosion and 2) on ungrading. Think you might appreciate these brief remarks about them: encouragement.ghost.io/democratic-e... #npsaphilly2025
Democratic Erosion and Ungrading at the 2025 Northeastern Political Science Association Meeting
Education is a responsibility to your community.
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November 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
hey all -- two presentations from the Northeastern Political Science Association meeting which stayed with me are 1) on democratic erosion and 2) on ungrading. Think you might appreciate these brief remarks about them: encouragement.ghost.io/democratic-e... #npsaphilly2025
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November 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Join us for a chat with Dr. Gina Riley about Unschooling, Ungrading, Unlearning and the Unschooling Movement . Thursday, November 13, 2025. 8 pm Eastern Time. Message us for the registration link
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--Still tracing ungrading/collaborative grading. When I was researching *Failing Our Future* I found a similar practice that dates to the 1960s, but I'm still following the bread crumbs there.
Having fun with this! 7/end
Having fun with this! 7/end
November 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
--Still tracing ungrading/collaborative grading. When I was researching *Failing Our Future* I found a similar practice that dates to the 1960s, but I'm still following the bread crumbs there.
Having fun with this! 7/end
Having fun with this! 7/end
My experience went way better than I'd expected. When we set out to study the ungrading method in our courses, my colleagues @alexkempler.bsky.social, Sam Mitchell, and I wanted to know if students felt like their outcomes were as good as they seemed to us.
October 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
My experience went way better than I'd expected. When we set out to study the ungrading method in our courses, my colleagues @alexkempler.bsky.social, Sam Mitchell, and I wanted to know if students felt like their outcomes were as good as they seemed to us.
Agreed, and have done all of those things this semester. I take the fact that only one student visibly turned to ChatGPT as a sign that the message mostly got through.
Next step for me is probably ungrading, at least in smaller classes, since grade anxiety is one of the big underlying factors.
Next step for me is probably ungrading, at least in smaller classes, since grade anxiety is one of the big underlying factors.
October 18, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Agreed, and have done all of those things this semester. I take the fact that only one student visibly turned to ChatGPT as a sign that the message mostly got through.
Next step for me is probably ungrading, at least in smaller classes, since grade anxiety is one of the big underlying factors.
Next step for me is probably ungrading, at least in smaller classes, since grade anxiety is one of the big underlying factors.
Is your instrument really accurate to 0.01 or even 0.25? What exactly are you assessing? Does that student's learning improve with gettting 13.25/14 instead of 2275%? #ungrading for the win :)
I was very confused today while grading, because I had a student with a 2,275% on their test. How could that be? There must be a problem with Canvas!
Except I forgot a decimal and accidentally assigned a student a 1325 out of 14 on a short answer question where it should have been 13.25/14...
Except I forgot a decimal and accidentally assigned a student a 1325 out of 14 on a short answer question where it should have been 13.25/14...
October 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Is your instrument really accurate to 0.01 or even 0.25? What exactly are you assessing? Does that student's learning improve with gettting 13.25/14 instead of 2275%? #ungrading for the win :)
Reviewed two new BREB ethics applications today — one on student attendance in Vancouver’s inner-city schools (led by a paediatric resident doing meaningful community work) and another exploring ungrading practices in high school classrooms
#AcademicSky
#AcademicSky
October 17, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Reviewed two new BREB ethics applications today — one on student attendance in Vancouver’s inner-city schools (led by a paediatric resident doing meaningful community work) and another exploring ungrading practices in high school classrooms
#AcademicSky
#AcademicSky
Embracing Ungrading: A Scientific Path to Liberation
The academic world is in the throes of a transformative conversation surrounding grading systems in education. An article authored by Dr. Kathleen De Welde, titled "The Revolution Will Not Be Graded: Deepening Our Commitments to the Liberatory…
The academic world is in the throes of a transformative conversation surrounding grading systems in education. An article authored by Dr. Kathleen De Welde, titled "The Revolution Will Not Be Graded: Deepening Our Commitments to the Liberatory…
Embracing Ungrading: A Scientific Path to Liberation
The academic world is in the throes of a transformative conversation surrounding grading systems in education. An article authored by Dr. Kathleen De Welde, titled "The Revolution Will Not Be Graded: Deepening Our Commitments to the Liberatory Potential of Ungrading," symbolizes a pivotal moment in this discourse. Published in the journal High Educ in 2025, De Welde’s arguments stimulate a critical examination of conventional grading practices, suggesting that the traditional systems may hinder rather than help students in their academic journeys.
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October 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Embracing Ungrading: A Scientific Path to Liberation
The academic world is in the throes of a transformative conversation surrounding grading systems in education. An article authored by Dr. Kathleen De Welde, titled "The Revolution Will Not Be Graded: Deepening Our Commitments to the Liberatory…
The academic world is in the throes of a transformative conversation surrounding grading systems in education. An article authored by Dr. Kathleen De Welde, titled "The Revolution Will Not Be Graded: Deepening Our Commitments to the Liberatory…
I worry that "ungrading" sometimes becomes a generic descriptor, rather than the mindful adoption of alternative approaches to assessment, done well and done with (not just for) students. It takes transparency and extensive dialogue for these alternative approaches to be effective and not do harm
October 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I worry that "ungrading" sometimes becomes a generic descriptor, rather than the mindful adoption of alternative approaches to assessment, done well and done with (not just for) students. It takes transparency and extensive dialogue for these alternative approaches to be effective and not do harm
I am very much on board for #Ungrading but I retain some concerns about how we *know* that it is reducing harm. It works for me, but there are a number of confounding variables that could explain the harm reduction. How can we know if the grading policy is better? #AcademicSky
October 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I am very much on board for #Ungrading but I retain some concerns about how we *know* that it is reducing harm. It works for me, but there are a number of confounding variables that could explain the harm reduction. How can we know if the grading policy is better? #AcademicSky
I’ve been shifting from quarterly grade pitches to holistic weekly grade assignments based off of a course rubric (similar to contract-based grading). It’s an ever-evolving process to help students reflect and get a gauge on their progress. #ungrading #assessment
October 9, 2025 at 10:53 AM
I’ve been shifting from quarterly grade pitches to holistic weekly grade assignments based off of a course rubric (similar to contract-based grading). It’s an ever-evolving process to help students reflect and get a gauge on their progress. #ungrading #assessment
Absolument.
Deles encourager à poser els questions, de leur donner le gouvernail pour évaluer où iels en sont de leur apprentissage, etc.
Bref, team #Ungrading.
Deles encourager à poser els questions, de leur donner le gouvernail pour évaluer où iels en sont de leur apprentissage, etc.
Bref, team #Ungrading.
October 8, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Absolument.
Deles encourager à poser els questions, de leur donner le gouvernail pour évaluer où iels en sont de leur apprentissage, etc.
Bref, team #Ungrading.
Deles encourager à poser els questions, de leur donner le gouvernail pour évaluer où iels en sont de leur apprentissage, etc.
Bref, team #Ungrading.
Absolutely, I think academia is in a bad way on a lot of fronts that limit but don't prevent progress. I do still see a ton of support for grading despite the ungrading research, which likely arises from a mix of systemic inertia and people genuinely struggling to see alternatives.
October 7, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Absolutely, I think academia is in a bad way on a lot of fronts that limit but don't prevent progress. I do still see a ton of support for grading despite the ungrading research, which likely arises from a mix of systemic inertia and people genuinely struggling to see alternatives.
yes, more are going full on abuse the students more not gracefully learn ungrading
October 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
yes, more are going full on abuse the students more not gracefully learn ungrading
I gave a talk on ungrading and AI where a Librarian yelled at me for wanting to destroy education and literally said “we’ll see how you feel when you need a surgeon”. Fully agree on the funding and class sizes.
October 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I gave a talk on ungrading and AI where a Librarian yelled at me for wanting to destroy education and literally said “we’ll see how you feel when you need a surgeon”. Fully agree on the funding and class sizes.
I've been ungrading for years before it got this bad, we can do things without being forced by companies hollowing out education ALSO sometimes a grade is really all academia can do given budget cuts and class sizes: fund us more
Part of me hopes that AI makes grading so untenable it forces our system into ungrading, because all evidence suggests grading is antithetical to learning.
> I completely agree that skill loss — and in fact very deep deskilling — is what is at stake and is already happening. Moreover, I would also urge fellow academics to embrace ungrading, to leave numerical grades behind, and even to turn to ways of caring for students by involving them...
October 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I've been ungrading for years before it got this bad, we can do things without being forced by companies hollowing out education ALSO sometimes a grade is really all academia can do given budget cuts and class sizes: fund us more
Part of me hopes that AI makes grading so untenable it forces our system into ungrading, because all evidence suggests grading is antithetical to learning.
> I completely agree that skill loss — and in fact very deep deskilling — is what is at stake and is already happening. Moreover, I would also urge fellow academics to embrace ungrading, to leave numerical grades behind, and even to turn to ways of caring for students by involving them...
The latest interview in our Anti Gen AI Heroes series is out!
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Anti Gen AI Heroes: Dr. Olivia Guest’s Dire Warning to Academia
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Anti Gen AI Heroes: Dr. Olivia Guest’s Dire Warning to Academia
stopgenai.com/anti-gen-ai-...
October 7, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Part of me hopes that AI makes grading so untenable it forces our system into ungrading, because all evidence suggests grading is antithetical to learning.
Ungrading! Yes! OPIT wouldn't allow that!
October 7, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Ungrading! Yes! OPIT wouldn't allow that!
> I completely agree that skill loss — and in fact very deep deskilling — is what is at stake and is already happening. Moreover, I would also urge fellow academics to embrace ungrading, to leave numerical grades behind, and even to turn to ways of caring for students by involving them...
The latest interview in our Anti Gen AI Heroes series is out!
@olivia.science
Anti Gen AI Heroes: Dr. Olivia Guest’s Dire Warning to Academia
stopgenai.com/anti-gen-ai-...
@olivia.science
Anti Gen AI Heroes: Dr. Olivia Guest’s Dire Warning to Academia
stopgenai.com/anti-gen-ai-...
October 7, 2025 at 12:14 PM
> I completely agree that skill loss — and in fact very deep deskilling — is what is at stake and is already happening. Moreover, I would also urge fellow academics to embrace ungrading, to leave numerical grades behind, and even to turn to ways of caring for students by involving them...
The Power of Narrative Evaluation
Grades may measure achievement, but they rarely capture the story of learning…
👉 Read more: echoesoflearningandteaching.substack.com/p/narrative-...
#HigherEd #Assessment #NarrativeEvaluation #Ungrading
Grades may measure achievement, but they rarely capture the story of learning…
👉 Read more: echoesoflearningandteaching.substack.com/p/narrative-...
#HigherEd #Assessment #NarrativeEvaluation #Ungrading
Narrative Evaluation: Feedback That Helps Students Grow
Assessment and feedback in higher education have long been dominated by grades, rubrics, and numerical scores.
echoesoflearningandteaching.substack.com
October 1, 2025 at 4:17 AM
The Power of Narrative Evaluation
Grades may measure achievement, but they rarely capture the story of learning…
👉 Read more: echoesoflearningandteaching.substack.com/p/narrative-...
#HigherEd #Assessment #NarrativeEvaluation #Ungrading
Grades may measure achievement, but they rarely capture the story of learning…
👉 Read more: echoesoflearningandteaching.substack.com/p/narrative-...
#HigherEd #Assessment #NarrativeEvaluation #Ungrading
That’s true. I’d even be curious to see if there has been a growth of scholarship in Ungrading/ alt grading as it appears that this topic has gotten more attention since 2020
September 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
That’s true. I’d even be curious to see if there has been a growth of scholarship in Ungrading/ alt grading as it appears that this topic has gotten more attention since 2020
Others may disagree, but I don’t think we’re ready for a meta-analysis on ungrading or alt grading. The implementation is widely variable and publications are few.
September 30, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Others may disagree, but I don’t think we’re ready for a meta-analysis on ungrading or alt grading. The implementation is widely variable and publications are few.