In plain English
It means the score is no longer just recorded privately and has been formally made visible. This status can refer to a grade for an assignment, an examination, or an entire course.
In context
Here, "grade posted" reports that the student's officially released score is now visible to the student.
- Situation
- Submitting assignments, reading rubrics, grades, feedback, and resubmission rules
- What it communicates
- reports that the score is visible to the student
Meaning limits
By itself, this status does not say whether the grade is final, correct, or still subject to change.
Examples
“The score had been entered for days, but Lena could not see it until her grade was posted.”
“By midnight, every student in the seminar had their presentation grade posted.”