In plain English
Some parts of a course count more than others toward the overall result. In a weighted grading scheme, each assignment or assessment category contributes according to its assigned percentage.
In context
Here, it indicates that the grade summary uses a grading scheme in which assignments or assessment categories contribute by different assigned percentages to the final grade.
- Situation
- Submitting assignments, reading rubrics, grades, feedback, and resubmission rules
- What it communicates
- labels a grade summary that applies unequal assignment or category weight
Meaning limits
By itself, the term does not state which percentages are assigned or what the final grade is.
Examples
“The course is weighted, with exams counting for 50 percent and homework for 20 percent of the final grade.”
“In the grade summary, the categories are weighted, so the project counts more than the weekly quizzes.”