Administrator's Plus Report Cards Manual - Rediker Software, Inc.

Chapter 5
Calculate Averages
Introduction
Introduction
The Calculate Averages program calculates semester, midyear, and final averages based
on quarter and semester grades. It is also used to erase all grades or entries in any report
card column, including ATTENDANCE or COMMENT columns. Report Cards Plus
follows certain guidelines in calculating averages. It is recommended that you read and
understand all of the information that follows BEFORE proceeding to use the program
to calculate averages so that you are certain that the program will do what you expect it
to. As an extra check, calculate a random sampling of averages manually and compare
them to the program’s calculations.
For example, assume that a school has defined their report card columns so that their
report card heading line reads as follows:
Subject 1st 2nd SEM1 3rd 4th SEM2 FINEX FINAL CRDTS TEACHER
This school could calculate a semester 1 average based on the grades in the 1st and 2nd
marking period columns for semester courses. The final average could be calculated
based on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th marking periods and the Final Exam grade for All
Year courses.
The rest of this chapter explains in detail how to use this program to 1) calculate
averages and 2) blank report card columns. There is also an explanation of how averages
are calculated beginning under “How Are Averages Calculated” on page 5-8 and
examples of average calculations under “Examples of Midyear Average Calculations”
on page 5-11.
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