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  1. Oct 2024
    1. Extrinsic motivation, which includes a desire to get better grades, is not only different from, but often undermines, intrinsic motivation, a desire to learn for its own sake (Kohn 1999a).

      I found this to be the main reason against grading. I understand that grading makes students study hard in order to get the grade but I often wonder if does effect the desire to learn in a lot of students.