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The Grade Contract and the Language Class
Author(s) -
Bornscheuer Joan H.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
foreign language annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.258
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1944-9720
pISSN - 0015-718X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1944-9720.1973.tb02617.x
Subject(s) - popularity , class (philosophy) , realization (probability) , emphasis (telecommunications) , mathematics education , process (computing) , division (mathematics) , computer science , work (physics) , linguistics , pedagogy , sociology , psychology , programming language , artificial intelligence , arithmetic , engineering , mathematics , philosophy , social psychology , telecommunications , mechanical engineering , statistics
ABSTRACT The contract system is gaining popularity in educational circles. Under this system, a student contracts with his professor for a particular grade based on the amount of work he believes he can accomplish. This article describes how the basic theories of contracting were applied to an upper division French literature class. It further analyzes the results achieved in terms of the realization of the goals of individualized instruction, fair evaluation, and emphasis on the learning process rather than on the grade.