Grades are a teacher's evaluation of a student's performance. They are often letters (e.g. A, B, C, D, F,) or numbers (e.g. 1-10.), although in some countries they do not use either of these systems.
Letter grades are most commonly used in the United States and some others.[1] The grades D or C are usually enough to pass.
Grades can also be on a number scale. Typically a midpoint score is a pass. Sometimes the numbers can go in descending order to indicate better performance.
A Grade Point Average, or GPA, takes the grade(s) of a student and assigns point values to them. These points are added up and divided to calculate the GPA.
Simple grades can be found with this formula:
The grade is the answer to that formula turned into a percent.
This is the type of grading the United States commonly uses.:[2]
| Percent |
Grade
|
| 97%-100% |
A+
|
| 93%-96% |
A
|
| 90%-92% |
A-
|
| 87%-89% |
B+
|
| 83%-86% |
B
|
| 80%-82% |
B-
|
| 77%-79% |
C+
|
| 73%-76% |
C
|
| 70%-72% |
C-
|
| 67%-69% |
D+
|
| 63%-66% |
D
|
| 60%-62% |
D-
|
| 0%-59% |
F
|
References
- ↑ Educational Grading. 2009, Art of Academics.
- ↑ "Grade Chart". msu.edu. Retrieved February 18, 2018.