The Power Relations Between Education and Students

Students have absolutely no idea from where their grades come Especially when it comes to things like writing. They simply don't know how grades emerge And let's problematize this even more Many educators confess that they cannot really articulate All of the distinctions between the grades they award to students especially with respect to writing or presentations. Grading artifacts such as assignments and rubrics are only half of the technology of grading The other half being the network of cultural, institutional, and personal values Rules and decisions that make up the technical code of grading embody power relations between the institution and its students.