The capacity to automatically exclude a student’s least favorable score from grade calculations within a Learning Management System (LMS) provides instructors with a mechanism to mitigate the impact of isolated poor performance on a student’s overall grade. For instance, if a student performs well on the majority of quizzes but scores significantly lower on one due to unforeseen circumstances, the system can be configured to disregard that single low score.
This functionality offers multiple advantages. It can reduce student anxiety related to occasional underperformance, promote a more accurate representation of overall comprehension, and potentially improve student motivation and engagement. Historically, instructors manually adjusted grades to account for such situations; automated grade dropping simplifies this process, increasing efficiency and consistency in grading practices.
