Dating back to 2,500 years ago in Ancient Greece, grades were never once used. Yet, it still spawned the greatest thinkers and writers of all time. Instead of applying grades, they used formative ...

In an attempt at easing the high school-to-college transition, some U.S. universities have begun implementing unorthodox student assessment methods, reigniting a debate over whether the traditional ...

Assignments and the associated grades represent one of the most powerful tools in our teaching repertoire. It takes great care and precision to design assessments, and how we measure and translate ...

A University of Mississippi researcher gives the American grading system an 'F' in his new book – and said it is harmful to students. OXFORD, Miss. – America’s obsession with grades is failing ...

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) outlined the grading and placement system for the Kenya Junior Secondary Education Assessment (KJSEA) 2025. This framework will guide the transition of ...

For many professors, grading student work is the least enjoyable part of their jobs. “None of us get into teaching to grade,” says Renée Link, a professor of teaching in the Chemistry Department at ...

(STACKER) – Formal education systems have been in place for thousands of years—from the earliest examples of China’s Xia dynasty schooling that began in 2070 B.C., to the robust, philosophically based ...

When people think of school, one thing they think of is grades. Grades are seen as a way to communicate progress, a way to show students’ understanding of the content and a motivator to show students ...

Louisiana is set to adopt a tougher rating system for K-12 schools in an effort to raise standards and spur improvements that could leave many schools with lower grades. State Superintendent of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Graded report sticking out of backpack. JulNichols/Getty Images. In an attempt at easing the high school-to-college transition, ...