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.

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

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

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