ProgressBook v12.0 System Manager Guide - Swoca

Report Cards and Interims
4. In the Select the Calculation Method list, select one of the following calculation methods:
• Use Letter Grades (from Report Card) – Uses the saved grades on the report card
for all reporting periods included in the system calculation. If grades have been saved
in letter grade format, then it uses the point value of the letter grades, and if grades
have been saved in numeric average format, it uses the numeric average. Grade
formats should be consistent to ensure accurate calculation of the grades. With this
option, the system calculation will not reflect any changes made to assignment marks
in the teachers’ grade books since report card grades were entered for previous
reporting periods.
• Use Averages (from Gradebook) – Uses the calculated average in the teacher’s
grade book at the time the calculation is done for reporting periods that are set up as
a grade book range (Q1, Q2, T1, MP1, etc.). For reporting period grades that are
entered manually on the Report Card Entry screen, the calculation will use the report
card grade; however, this grade must be entered in numeric average format. With this
option, the system calculation will reflect any changes made to assignment marks in
the teachers’ grade books since report card grades were entered for previous
reporting periods.
Note: You can select different calculation methods for each option being
calculated.
Note: If you select Use Averages and an exam is set up to use a letter grade mark
type, the system will not accept the letter grade and instead will require a numeric
value.
Note: System calculations can be used in defining other system calculations. For
example, the final grade for a full year class could be defined to use the Semester
1 final grade and Semester 2 final grade system calculations. If this configuration
is used, the final grade calculation must use the grades from report cards
calculation method option; otherwise, it will not calculate. (Even if all grades are
being entered on the report card as numeric averages, this calculation will not
work with the use averages from grade book method because the semester
grades are only saved on the report card.)
5. In the Select the Grading Scale list, select one of the following grading scale selection
methods:
• Use the Report Card Grading Scale – Uses the grading scale selected for the
assessment on the Assessment tab.
• Use the Grade Book Grading Scale – Uses the grading scale selected by the
teacher on the Grading Scale Setup screen.
Note: The default option is blank. If the blank option is used, GradeBook uses the
grading scale specified by the teacher on the Grading Setup screen, if one is
specified. If a grading scale is not specified, then GradeBook uses the grading
scale specified on the Assessment tab.
6. Click Save.
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