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Science Sampler: Using grading systems to promote analytical thinking skills, responsibility, and reflection

Science Scope—September 2008

As educators, we know that math must be integrated into our subject to best communicate the essence of scientific investigation. Unfortunately, this is easier said than done when students learn subjects in isolated classrooms on a daily basis. As young scientists, students must learn to recognize trends in scientific data. In order to develop these skills, students must first practice precise techniques for recording data, and the best way to develop in students an eye for mathematic systems is to study one that they can most relate to—their own grades.
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