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- points-based calculations : in which the ratio of an item's max points versus the total points possible for all items scored is used to establish the item's 'weight' within the gradebook
- weight-based calculations : in which the product of two assigned weights at the category and item levels is used to establish the item's 'weight' within the gradebook
In combination with these modes, there are a couple of additional parameters that influence how grades are calculated:
- #Project Extra Credit toggles whether extra credit calculations will be 'projected' or scaled against the overall gradebook or if they will be relative to only the items that have been already graded
- #Weight By Points allows an instructor to use points-based calculations to determine the relative weight of items within a weighted category, rather than requiring additional 'weights' to be set
Points Based Calculations
There are two cases for points based calculations, but the distinctions between the two are very slight. Whenever the 'organization' of the gradebook is set to "No Categories" or "Categories", points-based calculations will be used, independent of whether the "grade type" is set to "poe intspoints" or "percentages". In setting up the gradebook, an instructor must provide a maximum number of points per item, or if one is not entered, a default value of 100 will be used.
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