Gradebook Setup – Weighted Categories, Grades ... - Oncourse

Interpreting the Gradebook Items Summary
The following Student Summary shows a Gradebook with 2 categories: Essays (worth 70% of the Course Grade) and
Labs (worth 30%). The Essays category uses unequal weighting – the Items have varying Point Values (50, 30, and 20
points). Category Labs uses equal weighting – all Items have the same Point Value (30 points each).
The tables below show how the course grade is calculated:
Category Essays (70% weight)
Title Grade (%) Item Value “Weight” in Category
Essay 1 90 50 0.50
Essay 2 60 30 0.30
Weighted Grade (%)
45 (90*.50)
Essay 3 75 20 0.20 15 (75*.20)
18 (60*.30)
TOTAL (Essays) 78% (45+18+15)
Category Labs (30% weight)
Title Grade (%) Item Value “Weight” in Category
Lab 1 80 30
0.33
Lab 2 70 30 0.33
Weighted Grade (%)
26.67 (80*.33)
displayed as 26% in student view
23.33 (70*.33)
displayed as 23% in student view
Lab 3 65 30
0.33 21.67 (65*.33)
displayed as 22% in student view
TOTAL (Labs) 71.67% (26.67+23.33+21.67)
displayed as 71% in student view
Overall Course Grade (Essays and Labs): (78% of 70%) + (71.67% of 30%)
Essays Labs
= 54.6% + 21.5% = 76.1%
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