What is the difference between a grading policy and a grading scale?
Answer
Your grading policy should explain to the student the way that assignments contribute to their final grade. For example, a grading policy would say, "Your final paper makes up 35% of your final grade; 20% of your final grade comes from your four discussion board assignments."
A grading scale, in contrast, is a table showing the student what points equate to a particular letter grade.