ICPS
2023 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2023
Framing Syllabi: Larger Point Values Increase Impressions of Grade Impact and Concerns
- Gwendolyn Seidman
Albright College - Justin Couchman
Albright College - Julia Heberle
Albright College - Keith Feigenson
Albright College
Abstract
Framing course grades out of a larger rather than a smaller number of points (despite identical percentages) led to increased grade concern and perceptions of greater grade impact for high-value items. We tested two possible mechanisms for this effect.
Judgment and Decision Making
