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Download full textWalker, Karen – Education Partnerships, Inc., 2004
What are the advantages and disadvantages of weighted grading? The primary purpose of weighted grading has been to encourage high school students to take more rigorous courses. This effort is then acknowledged by more weight being given to the grade for a specified class. There are numerous systems of weighted grading cited in the literature from…
Descriptors: Grading, Weighted Scores, Evaluation Methods, Best Practices
