Grades and Grading Systems

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#	Title	Date	Summary
101	Student grade point averages on the rise Northern Iowan 78:14, p.1	10/23/1981	Grade point averages of men and women undergraduates have risen in the last few years; chart shows averages over last ten years..
102	Suspensions 'not a punishment' Northern Iowan 77:32, p.1	02/10/1981	Phil Patton talks at length on the procedures and objectives of academic suspension.
103	Getting your grades Northern Iowan 77:25, p.1	12/09/1980	Will be available January 12.
104	What's up Northern Iowan 76:62, p.3	07/25/1980	Meetings and activities.
105	Final grade reports Northern Iowan 76:61, p.3	07/18/1980	Grade reports will be available August 11 and 12.
106	There's a place for academic grievances; students must initiate the action Northern Iowan 76:19, p.5	11/13/1979	The Student Academic Appeals Board receives grievances from students dissatisfied with a grade.
107	Publicize student grades? Northern Iowan 76:18, p.2	11/09/1979	Feels student grades should also be published along with the evaluation of administrators.
108	Final grades to be due sooner Northern Iowan 76:14, p.3	10/26/1979	Several issues were discussed at the Faculty Senate meeting.
109	Grades may be due sooner Northern Iowan 76:12, p.7	10/12/1979	Items on the Faculty Senate meeting agenda included consideration of when final grades are due, representation on committees for the School of Business and an ad hoc committee to study composition of the Faculty Senate.
110	Grievance procedure outlined; students do have recourse Northern Iowan 75:35, p.1	02/13/1979	Step by step procedures for student grievances.
111	Plus-minus grading begun in grad work Northern Iowan 75:6, p.9	09/19/1978	Faculty members may use plusses and minuses at their own discretion.
112	Grade inflation levels off at UNI; average spring semester grade point 2.74 Northern Iowan 75:3, p.8	09/08/1978	Ten year trends in grades.
113	Plus-minus grading for grads Oked Northern Iowan 74:54, p.3	04/28/1978	Graduate Council approves change to begin in fall 1978.
114	Wasted Union Blues Northern Iowan 74:46, p.3	03/31/1978	Student opens roommate's mid-semester D-slips.
115	Students grades higher Alumnus 62:4, p.13	12/01/1977	Course load lighter, but grades higher than in 1966.
116	Unfair grade? Here's how to appeal it Northern Iowan 74:24, p.6	11/22/1977	Steps on how to remedy a possibly unfair grade.
117	UNI grades up--credit hours down since 1966 Northern Iowan 74:4, p.4	09/13/1977	Extensive excerpts from Registrar's report.
118	Callahan announces plans for '77-'78 UNISA Northern Iowan 74:3, p.1	09/09/1977	Janet Callahan, UNISA president, calls for productive year and states plans for the year; photo.
119	UNI grade index Northern Iowan 73:49, p.8	04/05/1977	Report on GPAs for last twelve years.
120	Faculty response Northern Iowan 73:39, p.2	02/18/1977	Congratulates faculty for moving up the due date for grades so that they get to students faster.
121	Credit's given Northern Iowan 73:33, p.2	01/28/1977	Faculty seem to be getting their grades in on time.
122	The tardiness of teachers Northern Iowan 73:27, p.2	12/10/1976	The problem of faculty members who turn in their grades late.
123	Freshman voice concern; grades of major importance Northern Iowan 73:19, p.3	11/05/1976	Janice Abel explains survey results that express the importance of grades to freshmen in college.
124	Registrar report released Northern Iowan 72:61, p.3	07/14/1976	Report shows GPAs and course loads over ten year period.
125	C/NC still out Northern Iowan 72:19, p.1	11/04/1975	Faculty reaffirm decision to limit pass/fail; photo.
126	Comments on pass/no credit Northern Iowan 72:19, p.2	11/04/1975	James Hearst urges students to consider the point of view of employers in the pass/no credit issue.
127	Credit/No credit--issues Northern Iowan 72:18, p.1	10/31/1975	Background and faculty and student opinions on the matter.
128	Reconsideration shows interest Northern Iowan 72:18, p.2	10/31/1975	The Northern Iowan staff hopes faculty will reconsider the earlier decision to eliminate credit/no credit.
129	Reconsiders credit/no credit; faculty meeting Monday Northern Iowan 72:18, p.1	10/31/1975	After receiving a petition to reconsider, signed by the required number of faculty, Professor Crawford has called a meeting.
130	Classes near normal; speakout successful; over thousand gather in Union Northern Iowan 72:16, p.1	10/24/1975	Class attendance about normal; students and a few faculty speak and listen at speakout; consider pass/fail option, Dome, and residence hall problems; photo.
131	Iowan criticized Northern Iowan 72:16, p.2	10/24/1975	O. J. King blames the Northern Iowan for their lack of coverage and student input for the faculty's decision to eliminate the pass/fail option for general education; NI responds.
132	Carol stands corrected Northern Iowan 72:15, p.3	10/21/1975	Believes the C- grade option should have been tried before scrapping the pass/fail option for general education classes.
133	Moratorium schedule Northern Iowan 72:15, p.1	10/21/1975	Class moratorium in protest of recent pass/fail policy decision; students will do service projects instead of attending class.
134	Viewpoint; Moratorium is visually symbolic . . . However . . . Northern Iowan 72:15, p.2	10/21/1975	Does not believe that the class moratorium is organized or focussed well; students should go to class.
135	Joe Uni says. . . Northern Iowan 72:14, p.3	10/17/1975	Upset with recent change in pass/fail policy; believe vote was invalid.
136	UNI not "diploma factory" Northern Iowan 72:13, p.2	10/14/1975	Believes faculty may have acted too hastily in the recent changes in the pass/fail policy.
137	Wishes for more "adult" responsibility Northern Iowan 72:13, p.3	10/14/1975	Unhappy with recent change in pass/fail policy.
138	"Compromise" turns her stomach Northern Iowan 72:12, p.2	10/10/1975	Believes students deserve some freedom of choice.
139	Campus ire Northern Iowan 72:12, p.3	10/10/1975	Professor Dreier believes students should have been consulted, evidence should have been produced to support action, and students deserve some options in their education.
140	Credit/no credit abolished Northern Iowan 72:12, p.1	10/10/1975	Faculty Senate votes to eliminate the Pass/Fail option for general education courses.
141	Credit/No Credit abolished; decision stirs campus ire Northern Iowan 72:12, p.2	10/10/1975	Believes students have right to learn as much or as little as they wish; faculty have responsibility for making the experience worthwhile.
142	Is this jr. high? Northern Iowan 72:12, p.2	10/10/1975	Believes faculty treated students like children.
143	Viewpoint; Eliminating Credit/NC grading not solution Northern Iowan 72:12, p.2	10/10/1975	Believes faculty should be responsible for seeing that students do not slip through general education classes with a minimum of effort under the pass/fail option.
144	Why C- system not given chance/ Northern Iowan 72:12, p.3	10/10/1975	Very disappointed with elimination of pass/fail option for general education courses.
145	"Mature" student's opinion on grading Northern Iowan 71:54, p.2	05/02/1975	Believes recent change in pass/fail option runs counter to good practice.
146	Grading overrides student priorities Northern Iowan 71:52, p.2	04/25/1975	Questions faculty motives for changing pass/fail procedure.
147	Pass/fail may have future effects Northern Iowan 71:52, p.3	04/25/1975
148	Who should make educational policies? Northern Iowan 71:51, p.2	04/22/1975	Unhappy that EPC and Faculty Senate made decision regarding pass/fail option.
149	Faculty Senate raises pass/no credit to C- Northern Iowan 71:50, p.1	04/18/1975	Previous level had been D-.
150	P/NC change--not a good move Northern Iowan 71:50, p.2	04/18/1975	Does not believe faculty made a strong enough case to change the passing grade level.
151	Pass/no credit modified? Students must decide now Northern Iowan 71:21, p.3	11/12/1974	Presents brief history of grading option; believes the option may be modified in unfortunate ways.
152	Routh comments on ACT study Northern Iowan 71:21, p.7	11/12/1974	Study found no link between high grades and later success in work.
153	Pass/no credit issue lingers . . . Northern Iowan 71:8, p.2	09/27/1974	Supports action of Faculty Senate in sending issue to EPC for recommendations.
154	Pass/no credit discussed Northern Iowan 71:7, p.1	09/24/1974	Student Senate committee will report to EPC that the passing grade should not be changed from D- to C-.
155	"Wide and very deep chasm" Northern Iowan 69:32, p.2	02/13/1973	Believes it may be difficult for students to participate in a pass/fail system once they are conditioned to receiving grades.
156	A no to pass-no credit Northern Iowan 69:30, p.2	02/06/1973	Professor Krogmann believes that the grade system change has not produced good results.
157	A yes to pass-no credit Northern Iowan 69:30, p.2	02/06/1973	Professor Crownfield outlines benefits of grading system; asks for consistency.
158	Artists Series budget approved Northern Iowan 69:28, p.1	01/12/1973	Also approve measure relating to grading system.
159	Grading Committee tackles modified grade system plan Northern Iowan 69:25, p.1	12/15/1972	Professor Eakin talks about the committee's recommendations.
160	Senate faces new grading plan, University lobby Northern Iowan 69:25, p.1	12/15/1972	Consider grading plan which would eliminate Fs; also consider contributing to fund to hire student lobbyist.
161	No purpose in eliminating D's & F's Northern Iowan 69:24, p.2	12/12/1972	Believes Ds are certainly bad grades, but still sees no reason to eliminate them.
162	Student Senate discusses new grading proposal Northern Iowan 69:23, p.1	12/08/1972	Proposal would eliminate Ds and Fs; also consider student representative to Regents.
163	New grading policy Northern Iowan 69:8, p.3	10/10/1972	New policy relates to sending of grade reports to parents.
164	Present grading policy upheld by faculty Northern Iowan 68:50, p.1	04/28/1972	Pass/fail grading will not be expanded.
165	Grade system has flaws Northern Iowan 68:28, p.3	01/14/1972	Professor Fox explains his difficulty with graduate grade standards and the way that they are calculated.
166	Grading bill passed by Student Senate; 24 hour visitation also gets okay Northern Iowan 68:25, p.3	12/17/1971	Would modify pass/fail provisions.
167	Draft and letter on grade proposal Northern Iowan 68:21, p.4	12/03/1971	Text of proposal with explanatory letter; proposes A, B. C, and no credit.
168	Faculty expected to recommend new grading system Northern Iowan 68:21, p.1	12/03/1971	May recommend elimination of D and F; grades will be A, B, C, and no credit.
169	Student Senate passes pre-Christmas semester Northern Iowan 68:21, p.1	12/03/1971	Also considers proposals from Committee on Grading.
170	Grading system proposal to go to Student Senate Northern Iowan 68:20, p.3	11/23/1971	Results of questionnaire on grading.
171	Committee on Grading will propose significant changes Northern Iowan 68:19, p.3	11/19/1971	Professor Crownfield compiles grading options for consideration.
172	The 'real' story behind grades; origin unknown Northern Iowan 68:16, p.3	11/09/1971
173	Chabert says grades should be returned to former meaning Northern Iowan 67:55, p.3	05/21/1971
174	Retention policy makes no sense Northern Iowan 67:36, p.4	03/05/1971	Professor Fox believes that decisions to dismiss a student on the basis of a faulty grading system make no sense.
175	Teachers need grading system Northern Iowan 67:33, p.3	02/23/1971	Professor Fox outlines shortcomings of grading system.
176	University is confronted with time of crisis Northern Iowan 66:57, p.2	05/15/1970	Professor Ward claims that students and faculty must concentrate on the troubled times; will give all of his students an A grade.
177	Senate requests pass-fail P. E. Northern Iowan 66:4, p.1	09/19/1969	Will also consider support of Viet Nam moratorium and revision of General Education.
178	Tee off pass-fail general ed P. E.; fore! Northern Iowan 66:4, p.2	09/19/1969	Believes that taking general education physical education classes is good idea.
179	What became of the editors? Alumnus 54:3, p.6	09/01/1969	Survey of yearbook and newspaper editors reveals interesting results; photo.
180	Previews Northern Iowan 65:66, p.8	07/25/1969	Activities and meetings.
181	Pass-Fail Northern Iowan 65:59, p.5	05/16/1969	Both pass/fail and plus/minus systems will go into effect this semester.
182	Ombudsman Northern Iowan 65:46, p.2	03/21/1969	Questions about plusses and minuses on grades, campus lighting, and skip days.
183	Ombudsman Northern Iowan 65:45, p.2	03/18/1969	Questions about Greek grades and service in the Commons.
184	EPC studies program for minority students Northern Iowan 65:39, p.12	02/25/1969	Consider program under which students would receive no formal grades for first two years.
185	Previews Northern Iowan 65:17, p.8	11/05/1968	Activities and meetings.
186	EPC urges SS to begin student policy committee Northern Iowan 65:14, p.6	10/25/1968	James Albrecht urged the Student Senate to establish a student educational policies committee; pass-fail and plus-minus grading were discussed; list of students who attended.
187	Problem for others? Northern Iowan 65:10, p.2	10/11/1968	Letter expresses concern over how to grade students who are on the border between two letter grades in the new plus-minus grading system.
188	Maucker: doesn't expect guns for campus police Northern Iowan 65:9, p.1	10/08/1968	President Maucker stated that he didn't think campus security officers would carry guns; he also answered questions on a number of other topics; photo.
189	Defends plus-minus Northern Iowan 65:4, p.2	09/20/1968	Reprint of reply letter by David R. Crownfield to Des Moines Register editorial on plus-minus and pass/fail grading; states that these reforms should reduce grade pressures, not increase them.
190	More grades at UNI Northern Iowan 65:3, p.2	09/17/1968	Reprint of editorial from Des Moines Register, September 13, 1968, suggests that UNI's new plus/minus grading system will promote greater grade-consciousness.
191	Stand still Northern Iowan 65:3, p.2	09/17/1968	Editorial supports pass/fail grading but feels plus/minus grading will promote excessive grade-consciousness.
192	Adoption of plus-minus pass-fail promising Northern Iowan 65:2, p.1	09/13/1968	Planned changes for the grading system in the 1968-69 spring semester are outlined.
193	Previews Northern Iowan 64:63, p.4	07/26/1968	Activities and meetings.
194	UNI grading system is undergoing revision Northern Iowan 64:61, p.1	07/12/1968	Detailed comments on addition of plus and minus grades and pass/fail option.
195	Plus-minus grades approved by faculty Northern Iowan 64:58, p.4	06/14/1968	Also approve new student grievance procedure.
196	EPC recommends profs adopt grading revisions Northern Iowan 64:51, p.4	04/26/1968	Recommends adoption of plus and minus grades and limited ungraded credit.
197	EPC to vote Thursday on new grading systems Northern Iowan 64:44, p.4	04/01/1968	Will consider pass/fail and plusses and minuses.
198	The Sword of Damocles Northern Iowan 64:34, p.2	02/20/1968	Student receives an "F"; Army beckons.
199	Probation, suspension rate lower for fall semester Northern Iowan 64:33, p.1	02/16/1968	Registrar Beard discusses recent trends in student grades.
200	M. B. Smith guest at 'Dinner with Prof' Northern Iowan 64:31, p.8	02/09/1968	Professor Smith offers views on grading.