Some people say that the grading system
cannot help students be encouraged. They also
argue that we should do not use the grading system anymore since students are getting
more stress from it. However, I believe that a the
grading system is needed for students to learn since it encourages
students to learn in several ways.
First, students can know their weak points by analyzing their grades.
Since a the grading system offers
information reports to students about their academic achievements, students can
be informed about which subject he or she should study. For example, when I was
a high school student, I was not good at English. So I studied English more
than other subjects. At the midterm test, I got C in English even if I studied for it.
Fortunately, my school grading system has had a
function which gives gave more detailed information about a subject. According to the
system, my English speaking was not worse than reading and writing. After that,
I focused to study English speaking. Finally, since I found my English
weak point in English, I got a grade of A in the final term exam.
Second, Grades can be a good incentive for students to study. Grades can
be rewarding since it is they are visible in several numbers. When we work at the office for earning to earn salary, the salary it is one of the incentives
as well as grades have the same role in studying
for students. Students are studying to get higher grades. For example, when I a
university student, there was one class without grades and students could get a
grade which was "pass" or "fail". At the first,
students were not studying did not study since
they could get "pass" easily. At the class's midterm exam, the
students get got horrible scores, but
they did not care about that. the professor of the class got angry and
changed the grading policy into the normal one. After that event, students started to
study to get a good grade.
To sum up, the grading system can encourage students in several
ways. It can give beneficial information to students and it can be rewards for
students. For these reasons, I believe that grades encourage students to learn.