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1. Elchin Jafarov
Latvia
Te a c h m e e t B E T T 2 0 2 4
Are grades still relevant?
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2. founder of
ARE GRADES STILL
RELEVANT?
ELCHIN JAFAROV
elchin@datorium.eu
school teacher, university lecturer
experience from Latvia

3. sole goal for many students
measure of "success"
benchmarking and standardization
GRADES

4. GRADES
ENGAGEMENT
VS.

5. Peer assessment
Teacher
interaction
Achievements
Active
participation
Real-time
feedback
Grades
Engagement
Collaboration

6. Peer
assessment
Teacher
interaction
Achievements
Active
participation
Real-time
feedback
Collaboration
Grades

7. Peer
assessment
Teacher
interaction
Achievements
Active
participation
Real-time
feedback
Collaboration
TOKENS
Grades

8. VS.
formal
fear of bad grades
demotivation
unhealthy competition
uniformity
GRADES
gamified
engagement
motivation
collaboration
diversity
TOKENS
Why tokens?

9. BOT
S
AND
streamers
moderators
engagers
role-models
supporters
help to scale education
manage learning process
analyse data
assist teachers
provide immediate feedback
TEACHER
S
Our technology

12. Tokens mined from team activities

13. School tops by token mining activity

14. Online and hybrid teaching
technology for high-schools.

15. So, are grades still relevant
Yes, but as a component of a broader
measure

16. linkedin.com/in/elchinjafarov

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