How assignment grading works

Updated 15 May 2023

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

Watch a video: Understanding grading

• 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)