GRADING AND

REPORTING SYTEM
GRADING
• Process of judging the
quality of the
performance of a student.
• Collection and evaluation
of proofs.
• Symbol used to represent
the achievement or
progress of a student.
Grading
and
reporting
PURPOSE OF
GRADING
AND
REPORTING
SYSTEMS
Grading and reporting
systems serves many
purposes, but no single
method serves all the
purpose well.
• Communicate the achievement of the students;
• provides students information to improve their
self-evaluation;
• provide incentives for students to learn;
• select or group students for a certain
educational path or progress;
• evaluate the effectiveness of the program ;
• inform the teacher about what students have
and have not learned; and
• motivate and encourage good work by
students.
Linn (2009)

1.Instructional Uses
2.Reports to
Parents/Guardians
3.Administrative and
Guidance Uses
TYPES OF
GRADING
SYSTEM
• Norm-referenced
Grading System

• Criterion-referenced
Grading System
Norm-referenced Grading
System
Evaluated relative to the
performance of other students
within the group.
Performance of a student will
depend on to the performance of
other students in the class.
Also known as “grading on the
curve”.
ADVANTAGES

1. It is very easy to use

2. It works well for the courses with retention policies
and it limits only few students to advance to the next
level of the course.
3. It Is useful if the focus is the individual achievement
of the students.
4. It is appropriate to a large group of students, that is,
more than 40.
5. It does not encourage cooperation among the
students.
6. The teacher easily identifies learning criteria-the
percentage of students who received highest grade
or lowest grade.
DISADVANTAGES

1. The performance of a student is not only

determined by his achievement, but also the
achievement of the other students.
2. It promotes competition among the students
rather than cooperation.
3. It cannot be used when the class size is
smaller than 40.
4. Not all students can pass the given subject
or course.