Explore 7 English words about grading and results with pronunciation, definitions and example sentences.
a letter or number given by a teacher to show how a student is performing in class, school, etc.
"She received a high grade on the test."
"Achieving a passing grade requires diligent effort and consistent attendance."
the percentage of individuals who successfully meet the requirements or achieve a passing score in an assessment or examination
"The pass rate for the exam is 85 percent."
"The pass rate for the exam is eighty five percent and most students who take it earn a passing score."
a number indicating how well a student is doing in the US education system
"Her grade point average is excellent."
"Grade point average is a numerical calculation representing a student's overall academic performance"
a system used to assess and categorize students' academic performance based on predetermined criteria
"The grading scale runs from A to F."
"The grading scale runs from A to F and plus and minus modifiers indicate performance within each letter grade."
the process of assigning relative importance or value to different factors or components in a calculation, assessment, or decision-making process
"The final exam has a 40 percent weighting."
"The final exam has a forty percent weighting and the midterm and quizzes make up the remaining sixty percent."
a method of evaluating performance on a scale from one to nine, with nine representing the highest level of achievement
"The nines system grades from one to nine."
"The nines system grades from one to nine with nine being the highest and one being the lowest achievement level."
indicating a grading system where the outcome is either a pass or a fail, without intermediate grades or scores
"The exam is pass-fail."
"The pass fail grading system allows students to take risks without worrying about their grade point average."
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