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“A’s for All (as time and interest allow)” is an initiative we are evangelizing – part of the larger “Grading for Equity” movement [1] – whose mantra is “fixed learning variable time”. It encourages educators to refactor their courses to allow students as much time as they need to demonstrate proficiency, whether it be multiple-chance exams, or extended deadlines to complete their programming projects. We piloted this in the Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 offerings of CS10, UC Berkeley’s Beauty and Joy of Computing curriculum through several new auto-graded Snap! projects and exam problems (with infinite resubmissions and no hidden tests) and a “no lateness penalties” policy. In this panel, we will share our experience report – what we did and how it all went (qualitatively and quantitatively) in terms of student perception, assignment completion rates, staff workload, and grades. We will also share early results from our analysis of the differential effect this initiative had on underrepresented student groups.

References: https://doi.org/10.1145/3545945.3569847