In plain English
It is a record for tracking the marks each student gets in a course. A teacher uses it to keep those grades together.
In context
Here, "gradebook" indicates that the page is presenting the record where the teacher keeps the grades students receive in the course.
- Situation
- Submitting assignments, reading rubrics, grades, feedback, and resubmission rules
- What it communicates
- names the page listing assignment scores and statuses
Meaning limits
The term itself does not establish what else, if anything, is included alongside the recorded grades.
Examples
“After marking the final exam, the teacher entered each student's score in the gradebook.”
“On this page, the gradebook lists each student's marks for the course.”