What were your most frequent grades? What did it depend on?
Grades are often calculated differently, not only in different countries, but also in the same country. Generally, in the United States, teachers consider the following areas when computing grades:
Tests: formal examination
Quizzes: short tests, sometimes given to students without telling them in advance
Homework: work the students are expected to do individually at home
Class participation: active involvement in the class, shown by asking and answering
questions
Research paper: a written report that requires finding information in the library
Attendance: going to class every time it meets
Promptness:coming to class at exactly the time the class is scheduled to begin and handing
in work when it is due
Attitude: showing interest in the class and respect for the teacher, the subject, and the other
students; also, waiting your turn to speak, not interrupting, raising your hand to ask a question
Are these areas also important in your country? Which ones are not important?