Under common A-F grading systems, teachers factor both academic achievement and noncognitive factors, such as extra credit ...

Some schools are responding to the fact that only a few students are motivated by class rank by reworking how they order ...

Districts have been shifting grading to strictly assess student learning without add-ons such as extra credit.

Ideally, a grade should “accurately reflect a student’s current understanding of the course content, free from biases,” ...

Teachers weigh multiple factors, including subjective perceptions, when selecting grades, beyond just assignments and test ...

But the seeming simplicity of these assessment tools masks complicated questions about how to measure student progress and ...