Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Zero for a Summative Assessment? Mr. Nesbitt's school has a no late work policy. In fact, at the beginning of the school year, letters were sent home regarding the policy and parents were required to sign in to make sure that everyone was aware of the policy. Mr. Nesbitt assigned a math project that was a summative grade. Joey did not turn his in and received a zero which brought his average grade to failing. Mr. Nesbitt feels as though giving him a zero is quite harsh and wants to allow him an extra day to turn in his assignment with a 10 point penalty for turning it in late. What do you think he should do? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I think he should call Joey's parents and let them know that Joey did not do his project. I will let them know that it was a summative assessment and with a zero Joey will be failing. I would also tell them that Joey has the opportunity to turn in his assignment within the next two days, but points will be deducted for being late. The highest Joey can make on this assessment is an 80.