Grading International Students

In this paper I will be discussing the problem, resolutions and my personal opinion on the ethical implications of grading international students. International students are an important part of the US university system. The international students bring a new perspective into each of the course discussions as well as help us understand different cultures around the world. There are several problems that can arise when grading and giving feedback to international students. Whether it's grading writing or speaking there are many ethical problems that could occur. Throughout my college experience I have seen an increase in international students in my upper college courses. I have had the opportunity to work in several different group projects

Everyone has biases whether they are implicit or explicit. We have also discussed culture and many of the differences between the culture in the US and other cultures around the world. With that being said a student may write about a specific topic or the way that they feel about a topic in their culture, but because of our previous biases and difference you may not grade them very well because you don't agree with or understand where they are coming from. As a teacher I think it is important to learn about each culture and understand the difference between each

Several faculty members were concerned with students coming into their courses unprepared language wise to do the coursework required of them. This is when Rick Barbour, the chair of the theater department, went to the upper administration to discuss the actions and steps that needed to be done. The best answer at the time that he was given was "as a professor the best thing that you can do is grade them accordingly." Basically, this meant either be very lenient with them and make accommodations specifically to meet their needs, or outright fail them. In time, the university made some changes to their admissions policies. Initially, they experimented with a video interviewing process to determine if the student was at the point that they needed to be, but this eventually determined to not be a good predictor of the students' success. The University of Denver decided to introduce a Test of English as a Foreign Language requirement. This test requires that the students must reach a minimum score of over 80, but also a minimum of 20 on the writing, reading, speaking and listening sections. In addition, to this test Denver now requires students that are already admitted, who are not native English speakers to take the university's English language proficiency test. Although these students already achieved the standardized scores necessary to enroll, if they score poorly on the