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  2. Holistic grading - Wikipedia

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    Holistic grading or holistic scoring, in standards-based education, is an approach to scoring essays using a simple grading structure that bases a grade on a paper's overall quality. [ 1] This type of grading, which is also described as nonreductionist grading, [ 2] contrasts with analytic grading, [ 3] which takes more factors into account ...

  3. Rubric (academic) - Wikipedia

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    Rubric (academic) In the realm of US education, a rubric is a "scoring guide used to evaluate the quality of students' constructed responses" according to James Popham. [ 1] In simpler terms, it serves as a set of criteria for grading assignments. Typically presented in table format, rubrics contain evaluative criteria, quality definitions for ...

  4. Rubric - Wikipedia

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    Rubric. A rubric is a word or section of text that is traditionally written or printed in red ink for emphasis. The word derives from the Latin rubrica, meaning red ochre or red chalk, [ 1] and originates in medieval illuminated manuscripts from the 13th century or earlier. In these, red letters were used to highlight initial capitals ...

  5. Grade inflation - Wikipedia

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    Grade inflation (also known as grading leniency) is the general awarding of higher grades for the same quality of work over time, which devalues grades. [1] However, higher average grades in themselves do not prove grade inflation. For this to be grade inflation, it is necessary to demonstrate that the quality of work does not deserve the high ...

  6. Should You Weigh Yourself Every Day? Weighing the Pros & Cons

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    You may also feel discouraged when weighing yourself every day given the typical weight fluctuations that happen from day to day — the average adult’s body weight fluctuates between 2.2 to 4.4 ...

  7. Academic grading in the United States - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. In the United States, academic grading commonly takes on the form of five, six or seven letter grades. Traditionally, the grades are A+, A, A−, B+, B, B−, C+, C, C−, D+, D, D− and F, with A+ being the highest and F being lowest. In some cases, grades can also be numerical. Numeric-to-letter-grade conversions generally vary from ...

  8. McGuffey Readers - Wikipedia

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    McGuffey Readers. The Eclectic Readers (commonly, but informally known as the McGuffey Readers) were a series of graded primers for grade levels 1–6. They were widely used as textbooks in American schools from the mid-19th century to the early 20th century, and are still used today in some private schools and homeschooling.

  9. Verse novel - Wikipedia

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    Literature portal. v. t. e. A verse novel is a type of narrative poetry in which a novel -length narrative is told through the medium of poetry rather than prose. Either simple or complex stanzaic verse-forms may be used, but there is usually a large cast, multiple voices, dialogue, narration, description, and action in a novelistic manner.