Uses of mark and grade

The terms mark and grade are often used interchangeably, but note the following differences between them.

Mark
Grade
UK English
US English
Numerical
Alphabetical
Individual assessment task
Overall assessment of a subject


Because of the third difference above, use “grading system” for the sistema de qualificació section of a course guide.

Universitat de Barcelona. Serveis Lingüístics
Darrera actualització: 18-7-2022
Recommended citation:
«Uses of mark and grade» [en línia]. A: Llibre d’estil de la Universitat de Barcelona. Barcelona: Universitat de Barcelona. Serveis Lingüístics. <https://www.ub.edu/llibre-estil/criteri.php?id=3521> [consulta: 23 novembre 2024].