Lettermarking
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Lettermarking is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of lettermark.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of lettermark.
More Meanings
- (dated) A system of grading student's work using letters (e.g. A, B, C, D, F), as opposed to another system such as "pass/fail" or numerical grades.
Example Sentences
In the case of high schools which use a lettermarking system, the letters were transmuted into numbers by means of keys showing equivalent marks .
In reality this kind of lettermarking system is closely related to its predecessors in having a value range which imitates an employer's wage scale for his workers.
In some schools, teachers will go through the negative evolution of lettermarking from the satisfactory-unsatisfactory marking without seeming to be aware of the confusion existing in mixing the philosophies underlying the two systems.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include marksheet, e-marking, grading, rubric, graduation, matricula.
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