GRADING

SYSTEM
GRADING
GRADING is one of the many activities of a
classroom teacher to professionally judge the
achievements of students. This involves the collection
and evaluation of proofs regarding the performance
or achievement of the learners within a specified
period of time. Through this process, different types
of descriptive information and ways of measuring the
performance of the students that summarize their
accomplishments are converted to grades or marks.
GRADING
It is the process of judging the quality of the
performance of a student.
Reasons why teachers find grading demanding:
1) They have insufficient, formal instruction in grading
2) They have to make judgment based on incomplete
evidence
3) They have conflicting classroom roles
4) There is no single universally accepted grading
system
 GRADE is a symbol
used to represent the
achievement or
progress of a student
Purposes of Grading
and Reporting System
1) Instructional Uses
2) Reports to Parents/Guardians
3) Administrative and Guidance Uses
4) Recognition Uses
 Types of Grading
System
NORM-REFERENCED GRADING SYSTEM – a student
performance is evaluated relative to the performance of
other students within the group. This is also known as
“grading on the curve”.

CRITERION-REFERENCED GRADING SYSTEM – the

student’s performance is evaluated against a certain
criteria or standard. The student must get a grade higher
than or equal to a given standard to pass a certain test.
TYPES OF REPORTING SYSTEM

1) Percentages - 96, 85, 83, 75 , etc.

2) Numbers – 1.0, 1.25, 1.5, 1.75, 2.0, 2.25,
etc.
3) Letters – A+, A , A-, B+ etc.
4) Description – Outstanding, Excellent,
Very Good, Good, Fair, Passed, Failed
GUIDELINES FOR EFFECTIVE AND FAIR
GRAIDING

 Describe the grading procedures to the students at

the beginning of instruction.
 Make clear to the students that the course grade will
be based on achievement only.
 Explain how other elements will be reported such as
efforts, work habits, and personal-social
characteristics
 Obtain valid evidence as bases for reporting grades
(e.g. tests, assessments, reports, or ratings.
GUIDELINES FOR EFFECTIVE AND FAIR
GRAIDING
 Take precautions to prevent cheating on tests.
 Return and review all tests results as soon as
possible.
 Properly weigh the various types of achievement
included in the grade.
 Do not lower an achievement grade for tardiness,
weak effort, or misbehavior.
 Be fair. Avoid bias, and when in doubt, review the
pieces of evidence such as scores in the boarder line.
If still in doubt, assign the higher grade.