The traditional grading system, in recent years, has experienced backlash from institutions because of problematic inflation and unneeded stresses. Grades create a facade of coherence, which has caused many institutions and professors to question its integrity.

The integrity of the "A"-"F" grading scale

The information routinely given in schools through grades may encourage an emphasis on quantitative aspects of learning, depress creativity, foster fear of failure, and undermine interest. 

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College students have stress involving class scheduling, course loads, grades, exams, and their futures post-college. This is the primary area of stress that this population reports experiencing.

Academic Stress for College Students

Butler R, Nisan M. Effects of no feedback, task-related comments, and grades on intrinsic motivation and performance. J Educ Psychol. 1986;78:210.

Effects of no feedback, task-related comments, and grades on intrinsic motivation and performance.

Grades as a motivator and depressor

Read the following scenario and analyze the distinct, yet interconnected, sources of academic stress the student is facing. Explain how these different stressors influence one another.

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