Grading - The Cengage Blog

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Diet & Wellness Plus: Fueling Nutrition Analysis With ESHA/Trustwell

This post was updated 5/30/2025 We know it can be challenging to keep up with the latest advancements in nutrition education. We also understand just how important these updates are for overall...

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The Pros and Cons of Standards-Based Grading

Standards-based grading (SBG) has been ingrained in the American education system for over a century. It has been a determining factor in students’ admissions to colleges, law schools, medical schools, and even...

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New Student Orientations Should Address Academic Integrity

Kristin McDonald is a Professor and Associate Chair of Human Services and Sociology at Post University As a Xennial (I refute being identified as a geriatric Millenial) in higher education, I...

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A Student’s Thoughts on Cheating During COVID-19

Chloe Adamowicz is a Marketing major with an Economics minor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst Back on March 15, 2020, a wave of excitement spread across the country: Two whole...

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Why Do Students Cheat? One Student’s Perspective

Sarah Gido is a Marketing and Communications major at Anglo-American University in Prague, Czech Republic Cheating has always been an issue in school. When I asked my friends if they had...

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The Pros and Cons of Grading on a Curve [eBook]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteJohn Kennedy is a writer at Cengage who wants to help make teaching and learning easier for everyone. When he isn’t writing, he’s likely strumming a guitar, revving up a motorcycle...

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Cheating and Academic Dishonesty [eBook]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteBailey Hull is a writer at Cengage. She’s passionate about equitable education, cozy soups and improv comedy. Cheating in higher education isn’t anything new. But the rapid increase of digital...

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