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grading

grading

17 2.7
Giving a mark to show how well someone did
  • noun
  • /ˈɡreɪdɪŋ/
translation icon : calificación
  • In our school, the grading policy is based on a scale from A to F.
  • grading policy
  • grading criteria
  • grading rubric

He says to the students, I don't care a lot about grading.

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Examples

  • I was up late grading papers.

  • And yeah, well, I'm not comfortable with the grading system that we have, period.

  • Like, here was the grading system when we were coming through school--

  • On a previous occasion, in a free vote, the girls agreed to the new grading structure.

  • Some of the students originally claimed to understand the grading plan perfectly but did not.

    Academic text (1991)
  • I'm stuck at home grading papers tonight, but thanks anyway.

  • What's going to happen in terms of their evaluation and grading systems?

  • They changed the grading system.

  • Per my cooperating teacher's grading policy, I gave them a zero for participation for the day.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The team approach to grading is viewed favorably by faculty and students.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

assessment
vsgrading
474 2.8

A decision about how good someone's work or skills are

is narrower, used mainly to give evaluative marks in schools
evaluation
vsgrading
329 3.7

A careful decision about how good or valuable something is

is limited to assigning evaluative results within academic settings
scoring
vsgrading
34 3.0

A way of giving a grade or number to work

is used in academic settings and covers nonnumeric judgments too
marking
vsgrading
1 2.8

Giving marks or grades to students' work to show how good it is

is focused on academic situations rather than any judging context

How Quantitative

rating
460 2.6
scoring
34 3.0
grading
17 2.7
evaluation
329 3.7

Surface Forms

grading singular
gradings plural

Morphology

grading = grade (transparent) = grade + ing

A direct gerund/nominalization of the verb 'grade' meaning to assign scores; learners knowing the verb will infer the noun.

Etymology

Grading comes from the Latin root grad- (from gradus) meaning 'step' or 'degree', as in graduate. To grade a test is to give it a level or step of quality, which is why grading shows how well a student did.