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USC professor says Schot Schools have a responsibility of certifying who is competent and who isn't and for that reason grading should remain a part of the education process, an associate professor of education at USC said. "Schools must remain aware of their dual responsibility to students and to society," Lorin W. Anderson said, writing in the current issue of "Education Report," a publication of the USC College of Education. "Students have a right to quality education. At the same time, however, society has a right to know which students are competent and which are not. Disregard of either the public or the students would be a disservice to both," he said. One of the controversies facing 0 schools in recent years has been thej^uestion^^ HEY VETERANS' BENEF Seminar Rm 315 Russell House 5:00 Tuesday, . rv A ^ .1 November vtn Co-sponsored by Carolina Veterans # * [Office of Veteran Student Affairs ! ]! 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GRADING should be based on what students have learned, not on how their performance ranks in the class, he said. Anderson said tests should not be used simply as a means of giving a student a grade, but as tools for HBr* i% we* ?j VI IIVCI 91 act j | -Opportunities for job e jfl ?Increase employment J ?Excellent community 1 I ift volunteers I ?Living allowance?spec | Interview before Nov. 12 csT) >ur attention... !| >y. Most clothing stores are <( nts Pavillion has a lot of new |> lee high boots. Single, / si, or corduroy. 100 pairs 1 it... I xnramxrm ; ?) ; ( i i < grading showing a student what he has learned and helping him learn what he hasn't. ?ui even wun improvea leacning methods, some students will likely fail, Anderson said. These students can be helped too if schools will help them admit they have failed in relation to one set of goals and then ;> * j! * The Gam <; * ;! * An Eye on Camf ty Year J' :>r I run m 1 xperience and training f prospects after graduation 5 projects for UYA full time | ial courses and credit i T? J Limited slots available ? I Studen ati Top of < I Wed., November Call 8198 for Rib Eye Steak cho London Broil musl Fisherman's Platl All Students c Meal Coupons Accepted i ? * MMMMMMaMaanflMNMMMHWBnHHM help them attain success in a new set of goals, he said. "Schools must provide various curricula. 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