Activity For Grading and Reporting of Grades
Activity For Grading and Reporting of Grades
Activity For Grading and Reporting of Grades
5. If you get high grades or high scores does it follows that you learned
a lot? Explain your answer.
Yes, A good grade is a reflection of both hard work and comprehension of
the material. In the short term, it shows colleges that you’re a good student
who can succeed in a highly rigorous academic environment, which is what
they offer. In the long term, working towards good grades teaches you
important skills in studying, preparation, discipline, and self-advocacy. These
are lifelong skills that will serve you even when you’re no longer taking math
tests and writing book reports. Whether you’re trying to raise your current
grades or are just looking toward future success, following this step-by-step
guide will ensure that you’re in the best possible position to thrive in your
academic courses, now and in the future.
B. Research on:
1. The averaging and cumulative grading systems. How are grades
computed in each grading system? What are the advantages and
disadvantages of each grading system?
A cumulative grading system is based on taking the number of points
that a student earns and dividing it by the total amount of points. This system
is widely used in a traditional grading setting. One thing to note is that grades
are not generally weighted in this system.
An averaging grading system is based on the average of what a student
receives over a set number of items. This is more widely used in a standards-
based environment that is proficiency-based, which I learned in my second
year of teaching. For example, a student has to accomplish an "x" number of
standards. The student achieves so many points throughout those "x" number
of standards. Then, the grade comes from dividing the number of points by the
"x" number of standards, which results in an average grade. The average grade
would be converted to a letter grade depending upon the district's policies,
which somewhat resembles scoring like a GPA.
When it comes to calculating GPAs, averaging grading is "the practice of
calculating semester, end-of-term, or end-of-year course grades by taking the
sum of all numerical grades awarded in a course and then dividing that sum
by the total number of grades awarded." (Source: http://edglossary.org/grade-
averaging/). However, this takes into account those teachers who choose to use
a weighted system. This is how high schools and colleges generally figure GPAs,
and the result would thusly call it a cumulative GPA.