Having taught on the Block/Semester scale for the last eight years, I discerned a significant difference in grading more classes and more students on the "Regular" or year-long schedule: significant numbers of grades and entries of grades.
I have commented to the class that assessments will become more frequent and less-involved to the point where quality of feedback outweighs amount of feedback. Interested stakeholders will notice more frequent grades of smaller assessments rather than fewer grades of more broad-reaching topics.
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