[Book Review] Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to do Instead), edited by Susan D. Blum

Corinne A. Green; Conor West; Janine Delahunty

doi:10.20343/teachlearninqu.10.22

Authors

Corinne A. Green University of South Australia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9274-8275
Conor West University of Wollongong
Janine Delahunty University of Wollongong https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5620-1352

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20343/teachlearninqu.10.22

Abstract

Book review of Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to do Instead), edited by Susan D. Blum.

Author Biographies

Corinne A. Green, University of South Australia

Dr Corinne A. Green is an early career researcher and educator, currently working as an Academic Developer in the Teaching Innovation Unit at the University of South Australia. She has relished opportunities to collaborate with local and international colleagues on projects in the field of teacher education and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.

Conor West, University of Wollongong

Dr Conor West is a Lecturer in Academic Development within the Learning, Teaching & Curriculum centre at the University of Wollongong. West is a member of the Council of Australasian University Leaders in Learning and Teaching (CAULLT). She is a researcher in educational psychology and an advocate for the recognition and support of all teaching academics.

Janine Delahunty, University of Wollongong

Dr Janine Delahunty is an Honorary Fellow and was Senior Lecturer in Academic Development & Recognition at the University of Wollongong for a number of years. She is an Adjunct Fellow of the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). Her longstanding interest in educational equity to improve the teaching-learning experience has been fostered through collaborations in a range of equity-focused projects and publications across higher education, linguistic and academic development journals.

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