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Beyond the Grade: Dr. Susan Blum’s Alternative Assessment Ideas
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Dr. Susan Blum's ungrading framework offers four alternative assessment approaches: specifications-based grading using pass/fail thresholds, labor-based grading rewarding effort over innate ability, contract grading giving students agency over outcomes, and portfolio-based learning capturing cumulative progress. The article also outlines practical implementation steps, including low-stakes knowledge checks, self-reflection activities, and using education technology like Top Hat to reduce instructor workload while supporting these methods.