Introduction
A grade scheme (aka grading calculation) is defined by an instructor, department, or institution. Schemes are composed of different levels of achievement based on learners’ performances. A common example is scheme levels containing value ranges with an assigned letter grade.
For example
Symbol |
Assigned Value % |
F | 0 |
D | 63 |
D+ | 67 |
C- | 70 |
Resources
- Email steinhardt.technology@nyu.edu for assistance.
Strategies
- We recommend finding out if your department or institution has a uniform scheme.
- Add the scheme into your syllabus to…
- Support transparent grading expectations.
- Guide the students’ and instructors’ understanding of the class progress.
- Your scheme can be used in Brightspace’s Gradebook to save you time grading and importing final grades into Albert
- Feel free to request a consultation with an Instructional Designer via Steinhardt.technology@nyu.edu