Grading system reform questionnaire

QUESTIONAIRE: THE GRADING SYSTEM An SGA committee is working on a proposal for possible reform of the grading system universally used at Towson State. Althought formal changes would come through a committee of the College Senate, it was felt that a student-initiated preliminary report would be nevessary to stimulate interest and to give a sense of direction to this aspect of the educational reform movement at Towson. We felt too that such a report would not be complete without consideration of the opinions of all the members of the College Community. Please fill out the questionaire provided and send it to Tom Walkiewicz, Box 1981, Towson State College or give it to the secretary in the SGA office as soon as possible. 1. The present grading system is in need of a change. a) No b) Needs some minor modification c) Needs major overhaul 2. Corcle any of the following alternatives which you would like to see instituted to some degree. a) Pass-Fail for all non-major courses b) Pass-Fail for some non-major courses c) Pass-Fail for all courses d) ABC-no credit for all courses e) ABC-no credit for all non-major courses f) ABC-no credit for some non-major courses (ABC-no credit allows a student to drop a D or F grade from his record.) g) Other - please specify 3. Grading system alternatives such as Pass-Fail or ABC-no credit should be instituted a) at the discretion of each individual teacher b) at the discretion of department chairment with respect to specific courses c) at the administrative level without regard to teacher or department preference Comments: Name (not necessary) Faculty [] Department Administrator [] Thank you