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Students complain about grades.

Students perceive themselves as “A” students, regardless of performance.

Students in this generation tend to consider anything, including grades, as negotiable, and they perceive little or no cost in challenging a grade or requesting a re-grade.

Students’ perspective on what  grades are for and how they are determined  may mismatch your perspective on these issues.

The performance criteria that are used to distinguish among different grades are not clear.

Students don’t realize that they failed to fully address the task or that they misunderstood the task.

Students often have difficulty accurately evaluating their own work against a standard.

Students don’t understand the rationale behind our assessment strategies.

Students believe the blame for their poor performance lies with the instructor rather than themselves.

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