This post is reserved for discussion of the profiles, skills, and traits that are used to direct and to assess your learning. Whether through the opening-day orientation for all courses, your individual course syllabus, or more recent explanations of grade abatement, you’ve seen these GAP staples a dozen times. They are the most important facet of this learning environment. When we assess your body of work for a GAP score, the protocol depends entirely on your fluency in what each profile argues and how each pair of skills and traits connect.
Grade Abatement Profiles, Skills, and Traits
Read the following handout carefully, whether for the first time or the hundredth time. Unpack every word, phrase, and sentence. Then enter the comment section below to ask questions about anything and everything related to these profiles, skills, and traits. Load a copy of the PDF through Google Drive here.
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One thing that has been common for me for the two previous grade abatement profiles is that I have gotten the same grade; not that this is a bad thing but I have come to question my ability to answer the grade abatement grades in different ways. When it comes to responding to a grade abatement, is there any way where you can answer the grades differently without using a similar setup?
Good question, and yes, there is. The profile language will always be the same, but the application will change. What you did will change — the evidence will change — so you should be able to focus on that. You can also focus on the differences between the profile you fit and the surrounding profiles. If there is room for improvement, what would that look like? This applies, actually, even to the 9. The opportunity for growth is built into every level.