In summer 2019, the CCEA introduced a new nine-category grade scale - A* to G, including a C*. Students may also get results ...

The British undergraduate degree classification system offers a fine alternative to our current system. The grading system ranks students from first to third class and “ordinary.” Studies have shown ...

The letter grading system continues to be used today—though it comes in many forms and variations, including curved grades and cohort grading, depending on the school system.This story ...

Some schools trade letter grades and traditional report cards for descriptive feedback that shows how well students understand core concepts.

Pro: Letter grades hold students accountable. Advocates for the conventional grading system say it helps students easily identify "their improvements, mistakes, and areas they can work on," per ...

I am writing this viewpoint to express my disagreement with Sara Crowell's assessment of the teaching system here at Tufts in her viewpoint entitled, "A School without Grades" (Oct. 22nd). From my ...

The letter grading system is believed to have originated at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts. In 1897, the school adopted an A-to-E system: The A was equivalent to 95% to 100% ...

Unlike the current letter grading system, however, the Mount Holyoke scale was an A–E system, with no letter F grade in place. There are other differences in this letter grade scale, too.