In assessment policy terms, how does the poor performance of peers affect an individual learner's grade?

• A. Individual grades are determined solely by the performance of peers.
• B. Poor performance of peers cannot affect individual grades.
• C. Group performance determines the final grade for all learners.
• D. Group performance has no bearing on any assessment.

Answer: (B)

The main idea is that grades are meant to reflect what a single learner can demonstrate. In assessment policy, your own mark is earned by your own work, understanding, and evidence, and it should not be influenced by how others perform. So, poor performance by peers does not change your individual grade, unless you’re in a specific group task where a shared mark is used and contributions are considered separately. This keeps grades fair and reliable, focusing on what you personally have achieved. The other statements imply that one learner’s grade depends on others’ results or on group outcomes for everyone, which isn’t how individual assessment is typically treated.