Final Grades
Using a combination of options, you can control how Final Grades are calculated in your classes. Grade Preferences apply to ALL of your classes while Grade Setup applies to a SPECIFIC class and must be set up within each class.
Grade Setup
Use final grade setup to specify how final grades will be calculated for students in EACH class.
Final Grades and Categories
When setting up categories, you can use the Include in Final Grade checkbox indicate whether assignments within a category should be included in calculating final grades.
Final Grades and Assignments
When setting up assignments, you can use the Include in Final Grade checkbox indicate whether assignments should be included in calculating final grades.
Note: The value set within an assignment overrides the value for the category the assignment belongs to.
Weighting
Final grade setup may involve weighting; however, weighting is not required. Weighting gives particular assignments, categories, or terms more value than others when determining final grades. The weight value is used to multiply the points earned and the points possible.
Define Grade Preferences
Use the Preferences window to define how you want final grades to appear in PowerTeacher gradebook for ALL classes, either rounded or truncated. You can also indicate the number of decimal places you want to appear.
1. From the gradebook menu bar, choose Tools > Preferences. The Preferences window opens.
2. To indicate how you want final grades to be calculated, select the appropriate When calculating a grade the value should be option:
1. Rounded: Rounds the number up or down to the nearest decimal point specified.
2. Truncated: Cuts off the number at the specified number of places after the decimal.
3. Choose the number of digits to appear after the decimal point from the Store calculated grades with up to pop-up menu.
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4. Select the Final Grade Display checkbox for how your grade will be displayed.
5. Click OK to save your changes.
Grade Scales
PowerTeacher gradebook uses a default grade scale that is set up and managed by your school's district administrators. The grading scale is assigned to the course and can not be changed. You can view detailed information about the default grade scale or you can view the grade scale for a specific class.
Calculating Final Grades – Setting up Reporting Terms
Total points method calculates final grades based on how many points a student has accumulated over the term divided by total points possible.
Term weight method calculates final grades based on the total points times the value (or weight) of each term.
Category weight method calculates final grades based on total points times the value (or weight) of each category or assignment.
Calculating Final Grades
1. Select a class from the Classes pane.
2. Click the Grade Setup tab. The Grade Setup window appears.
3. Click on the name of the reporting term you want to set up final grade calculations for.
Note: Calculating Final Grade Using options are based on the selected reporting term. You WILL NEED to complete this set up for EACH CLASS and EVERY REPORTING TERM.
4. Select the following for each reporting term:
a. Calculate Y1 (Year) final grade using Term Weights
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b. Calculate S1 (First Semester) and S2 (Second Semester) final grade using Term Weights.
Note: Click in the Weight column for each term and change the weight as follows: Q1 = 45, Q2 = 45, E1 = 10.
c. Calculate Q1 (First Nine Weeks), Q2 (Second Nine Weeks), Q3 (Third Nine Weeks), and Q4 (Fourth Nine Weeks) final grade using Category Weights.
Note: Click the add category plus (+) sign to add General and Homework. Also, change the Weight as follows: General = 90, Homework = 10.
Remember: You MUST set up EACH CLASS for EVERY TERM.
Using a combination of options, you can control how Final Grades are calculated in your classes. Grade Preferences apply to ALL of your classes while Grade Setup applies to a SPECIFIC class and must be set up within each class.
Grade Setup
Use final grade setup to specify how final grades will be calculated for students in EACH class.
Final Grades and Categories
When setting up categories, you can use the Include in Final Grade checkbox indicate whether assignments within a category should be included in calculating final grades.
Final Grades and Assignments
When setting up assignments, you can use the Include in Final Grade checkbox indicate whether assignments should be included in calculating final grades.
Note: The value set within an assignment overrides the value for the category the assignment belongs to.
Weighting
Final grade setup may involve weighting; however, weighting is not required. Weighting gives particular assignments, categories, or terms more value than others when determining final grades. The weight value is used to multiply the points earned and the points possible.
Define Grade Preferences
Use the Preferences window to define how you want final grades to appear in PowerTeacher gradebook for ALL classes, either rounded or truncated. You can also indicate the number of decimal places you want to appear.
1. From the gradebook menu bar, choose Tools > Preferences. The Preferences window opens.
2. To indicate how you want final grades to be calculated, select the appropriate When calculating a grade the value should be option:
1. Rounded: Rounds the number up or down to the nearest decimal point specified.
2. Truncated: Cuts off the number at the specified number of places after the decimal.
3. Choose the number of digits to appear after the decimal point from the Store calculated grades with up to pop-up menu.
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4. Select the Final Grade Display checkbox for how your grade will be displayed.
5. Click OK to save your changes.
Grade Scales
PowerTeacher gradebook uses a default grade scale that is set up and managed by your school's district administrators. The grading scale is assigned to the course and can not be changed. You can view detailed information about the default grade scale or you can view the grade scale for a specific class.
Calculating Final Grades – Setting up Reporting Terms
Total points method calculates final grades based on how many points a student has accumulated over the term divided by total points possible.
Term weight method calculates final grades based on the total points times the value (or weight) of each term.
Category weight method calculates final grades based on total points times the value (or weight) of each category or assignment.
Calculating Final Grades
1. Select a class from the Classes pane.
2. Click the Grade Setup tab. The Grade Setup window appears.
3. Click on the name of the reporting term you want to set up final grade calculations for.
Note: Calculating Final Grade Using options are based on the selected reporting term. You WILL NEED to complete this set up for EACH CLASS and EVERY REPORTING TERM.
4. Select the following for each reporting term:
a. Calculate Y1 (Year) final grade using Term Weights
PowerTeacher Gradebook 15
b. Calculate S1 (First Semester) and S2 (Second Semester) final grade using Term Weights.
Note: Click in the Weight column for each term and change the weight as follows: Q1 = 45, Q2 = 45, E1 = 10.
c. Calculate Q1 (First Nine Weeks), Q2 (Second Nine Weeks), Q3 (Third Nine Weeks), and Q4 (Fourth Nine Weeks) final grade using Category Weights.
Note: Click the add category plus (+) sign to add General and Homework. Also, change the Weight as follows: General = 90, Homework = 10.
Remember: You MUST set up EACH CLASS for EVERY TERM.
