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  2. Academic grading in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The overall grade for the class is then typically weighted so that the final grade represents a stated proportion of different types of work. For example, daily homework may be counted as 50% of the final grade, chapter quizzes may count for 20%, the comprehensive final exam may count for 20%, [1] and a major project may count for the remaining ...

  3. Grading systems by country - Wikipedia

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    Any passing grade at or above the .50 mark is prefixed with the term of the next higher grade. The lowest grade is 2.00; grades below 3.00 are failing grades, and the highest is 6.00. Grades like "Very good" (5-) and "Average" (3+) are also given, but plusses and minuses are generally ignored in calculations.

  4. Grading in education - Wikipedia

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    Grading in education is the application of standardized measurements to evaluate different levels of student achievement in a course. Grades can be expressed as letters (usually A to F), as a range (for example, 1 to 6), percentages, or as numbers out of a possible total (often out of 100).

  5. Grade retention - Wikipedia

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    Grade retention or grade repetition is the process of a student repeating a grade after failing the previous year. In the United States of America , grade retention can be used in kindergarten through to third grade; however, students in high school are usually only retained in the specific failed subject.

  6. College student faces backlash over ‘entitled’ reaction to ...

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    This 24-year-old college student got called out for not taking responsibility for her own bad grades.

  7. Academic grading in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Level 1, well below government standards (D; 50–59 percent) The grading standards for A− letter grades changed in September 2010 to coincide with a new academic year. The new changes require a higher percentage grade by two or five points to obtain an A or A+ respectively.

  8. A Silicon Valley billionaire chastised NFL legend Julian ...

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    Long before he was an NFL star and a three-time Super Bowl champion, Julian Edelman was a middle-schooler who got in trouble with his dad for bringing home a bad report card. When Edelman was ...

  9. Grade skipping - Wikipedia

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    Grade skipping is a form of academic acceleration, [1] often used for academically talented students, that enables the student to skip entirely the curriculum of one or more years of school. Grade skipping allows students to learn at an appropriate level for their cognitive abilities, and is normally seen in schools that group students ...