AbstractThe study describes the grade contract and assesses opinions of students who experienced the technique. Data were secured from seniors in an educational measurement and evaluation course. Analysis of student responses to a 14-item attitude scale showed a generally favorable opinion toward the grade contract system. A further comparison of a grade contract group with a control group showed that the former viewed the grade contract method as a fairer system of assigning grades than the conventional technique (p = .01). No statistically significant differences were found between the two groups on the validity of the course examination, the understanding of the objectives of the course, or the quality of the standards for the course.
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Hugh S. Taylor (1971) studied this question.