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This is an essential strategy in order to cleanly project grades throughout the quarter/semester/trimester, so the instructor can see how well his or her students are doing based on the items that have been graded, even before all the scores are in.
Calculating Weighted Category Grade w/ Drop Lowest
When calculating a category score with the number of drop lowest items > 0, it is necessary to first calculate the re-weighted scores for all items for that student based on which items are graded and not excused, then to remove the lowest values and recalculate the weights again.
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