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Chapter 5
Calculate Averages
Examples of Final Average Calculations
EXPLANATION: The 2nd marking period grade is not counted because it is blank.
Since the 1st marking period grade is weighted 40% and the exam grade is weighted
20%, the 1st marking period grade counts twice as much in calculating the midyear
average. This results in an average of 93, which was calculated as follows:
1st marking period grade 90 times 40% = 3600
2nd marking period grade
Midyear Exam grade 100 times 20% = 2000
TOTALS 60% 5600
Dividing 5600 by 60 produces an average of 93.33, which rounds off to 93.
If this is not a quarter course, it is important not to leave the grade for the 2nd marking
period blank. If there is no grade, enter an “I” for incomplete or a “W” for withdrawn
etc. (Note that withdrawing the student through the View/Change/Add/Drop program
will automatically enter a “W” as the Final Grade, which will cause the midyear average
NOT to be calculated.)
With the 40, 40, 20 weighting system, you only intend the exam to count for 20% or
1/5th of the midyear grade. However, for a quarter course, it will in effect be counting
33.33% or 1/3 of the midyear grade. This is because the 1st marking period with a
weight of 40% will count twice that of the exam grade with a weight of 20%. If you have
a quarter course with an exam, you should either enter the midyear grade by hand or
define a different set of weights for these courses and calculate their midyear averages
by using the Individual Sections option BEFORE doing the rest of your courses. Of
course, for a quarter course without an exam grade, it does not matter, since the marking
period grade will become the midyear average.
Examples of Final Average Calculations
The following examples are for a school calculating their final averages for the year
using the following weights:
1st marking period grade 20%
2nd marking period grade 20%
Midyear Exam grade 10%
Midyear grade 0%
3rd marking period grade 20%
4th marking period grade 20%
Final Exam grade 10%
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