gradings
Marks for performance
Gradings are instances of assigning grades or ranks—evaluations that place things on a scale.
A teacher's gradings of student essays, a company's gradings of employee performance, or official gradings of meat quality all sort items into ranked categories.
The word often implies a systematic or repeated process: The gradings took all weekend.
Formal academic tests
- papersOfficial written records
- essaysShort nonfiction prose pieces
- assignmentsAllocated duties or tasks
- testsProcedures measuring knowledge
quizzes · homework · projects · midterms · finals · coursework · portfolios · dissertations
Scoring standards for evaluation
- criteriaStandards for judgment
- scoringEarning points in competition
- marksVisible signs or grades
- feedbackReturned response data
corrections · assessors · evaluators · percentages · points · pass · fail · rankings
Accepted levels of quality
- specificationsStated requirements and parameters
- tiersHorizontal arranged levels
- classificationsAssigned groupings by type
- ratingsEvaluative scores assigned
premium · choice · select · prime · inspection · certification · sorting · categories
Angled rising surface
- gradientRate of change across space
- steepnessAngle of incline
- terrainLand's physical features
- elevationHeight above reference point
contours · roads · hills · railways · percentages · angles · accessibility · ramps
Making flat or equal
- earthworkConstructed soil structure
- excavationAct of unearthing
- bulldozersTracked earth-pushing machines
- compactionReducing volume through pressure
fill · cut · drainage · foundations · roadbed · surveying · subgrade · topsoil
exams
Formal academic tests
- papersOfficial written records
- essaysShort nonfiction prose pieces
- assignmentsAllocated duties or tasks
tests · quizzes · homework · projects · midterms · finals · coursework · portfolios · dissertations · theses
rubrics
Scoring standards for evaluation
feedback · corrections · assessors · evaluators · percentages · points · pass · fail · rankings · curves
standards
Accepted levels of quality
- specificationsStated requirements and parameters
- tiersHorizontal arranged levels
- classificationsAssigned groupings by type
ratings · premium · choice · select · prime · inspection · certification · sorting · categories · labels
incline
Angled rising surface
elevation · contours · roads · hills · railways · percentages · angles · accessibility · ramps · switchbacks
leveling
Making flat or equal
- earthworkConstructed soil structure
- excavationAct of unearthing
- bulldozersTracked earth-pushing machines
compaction · fill · cut · drainage · foundations · roadbed · surveying · subgrade · topsoil
gradingsrandomization
Introducing chance systematically
shuffling · jumbling · disorder · disorganization · chaos
- grading scalesStandards for evaluating work
- grading systemFramework for assigning marks
- grading curveStatistical score adjustment
- grading on a curveAdjusting scores relative to peers
- grading rubricCriteria for evaluation
- color gradingAltering image tones digitally