How assignment grading works

Updated 08 Jan 2026

Mastering's grading scheme is complex, but is also designed to give you the maximum possible credit for the work you put in.

• Assignment grading policy
• How scores are calculated
  (includes info on Parts, Hints with questions and multiple-choice, true/false)
• Items for credit, extra credit, or practice

Hints

• Should I open hints?
• Wrong answers on hints can affect your score
  

Other grading details

• Late penalties
  
• Why not to guess on multiple-choice answers
• Essay or free-form text answers are graded by instructor (not automatic)
• Required answer order in some assignments
• Grading tolerance and significant figures (for math answers)