If an educator becomes distracted, only writing grades at the end of the day without evaluating end results, this is described as grading with absentia.

• A. Grading with absentia
• B. Grading on time
• C. Grading by peers
• D. Grading after a conference

Answer: (A)

Grading without evaluating student work describes the practice here. When an educator becomes distracted and only writes grades at the end of the day without looking at or analyzing the end results, the grades aren’t based on evidence from the students’ actual performance. That is grading with absentia— assigning marks in the absence of a proper assessment of what the student has demonstrated.

Grading on time would mean timely assessment with some form of evaluation. Grading by peers involves students assessing each other’s work. Grading after a conference would imply discussing and validating the grade with the student or another reviewer. The situation specifically fits grading with absentia because the final grades are produced without active, evidence-based evaluation of the end results.