Narrative evaluation

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In education, narrative evaluation is a form of performance measurement and feedback which can be used as an alternative or supplement to grading. Narrative evaluations generally consist of several paragraphs of written text about a student's individual performance and course work. The style and form of narrative evaluations vary significantly among the educational institutions using them, and they are sometimes combined with other performance metrics, including letter and number grades and pass/fail designations.

[edit] Colleges and universities that use narrative evaluations

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New College of Florida (Letter/number grades are never used)
Hampshire College (Letter/number grades are never used)
The Evergreen State College (Letter/number grades are never used)
Bennington College (Letter grades are available in addition to narrative evaluations upon request on a per course basis)
Sarah Lawrence College (Letter grades are revealed to student upon request)
Antioch College (Letter grades are revealed to student upon request)
University of California, Santa Cruz (Narrative evaluations are given in addition to letter grades)
Northeastern University School of Law (School of Law only, letter/number grades are never used)
Oxford University (Short evaluations in addition to letter grades)
St. John's College (Oral evaluations in addition to de-emphasized letter grades)
Fairhaven College
University of Washington's Community, Environment, and Planning (CEP major only, Narrative transcripts complete the Pass/Fail on the UW transcript)
Prescott College (Letter grades are available in addition to narrative evaluations upon request on a per course basis)