Rationale
“The most important principle in grading is this: Grading should be integrated with everything else that happens in the classroom. The grade is not an isolated artifact slapped on at the end; it is part of a system that includes shaping goals and assignments, communicating with students, helping them learn what they need, responding to them, and evaluating the quality of their work” (Walvoord & Anderson, 2010, p. 61).
