In plain English
It means one score in a student's set of scores will not count toward the combined result. The score left out is the lowest one, and only one score is excluded.
In context
Here, "drop lowest" names the grading policy under which the single lowest score in a group is not included in the grade calculation.
- Situation
- Submitting assignments, reading rubrics, grades, feedback, and resubmission rules
- What it communicates
- names the policy for excluding the lowest score in a score group
Meaning limits
The term by itself does not say which group of scores the policy applies to or any other grading rules used with it.
Examples
“For the quiz grade, she drops the lowest of the six quiz scores.”
“The course policy is to drop the lowest homework grade.”