report card

Student's grade summary

A report card is a periodic document from a school showing a student's grades and often comments on behavior or effort: My parents weren't happy when they saw my report card.

Figuratively, any evaluation of performance: The administration's report card on climate policy has been mixed.

grades

A+

Highest academic grade

  • CThird alphabet letter
  • DFourth alphabetic symbol, capitalized
  • FLetter after E

pass · fail · GPA · percentage · marks · score · honors · satisfactory · unsatisfactory · incomplete

subjects

math

Study of numbers

reading · writing · spelling · art · music · physical education · social studies · geography · biology · chemistry

assessment

evaluation

Determining worth or quality

standards · criteria · measurement · benchmark · competency · mastery · meets expectations · exceeds expectations · needs improvement · above grade level

progress

improvement

Positive change in quality

milestones · achievement · trajectory · setback · decline · steady · consistent · potential · effort · study skills

feedback

comments

Spoken or written reactions

suggestions · encouragement · guidance · strengths · weaknesses · teacher notes · recommendations · conference · progress notes · rubric

format

transcript

Verbatim written account

midterm · final · cumulative · electronic · online portal · printed · mailed · distribution · signature required · grading period

Categories
Opposites
evaluation formality and finality

report carddiploma

Academic completion document

degree · graduation certificate · terminal degree · credential · transcript

assessment vs. absence of assessment

report cardblank slate

Unmarked starting point

clean record · incomplete

evaluation direction

report cardteacher evaluation

Formal assessment of instructors

Family

card, report, reporter, reporting, reports, reported, reportedly, reportable

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G