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- Gradebook 2 can accommodate this syllabus with a percentage format. Also include points to associate with percent attribute.
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- "no categories" format, items' points assigned so points correspond to the %course grade as defined above. could grade in either points, letter grades or % (gb2 setup format), whichever is easier for the IOR. see comments below. nw
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- Use a points-based gradebook. You can use one category and as many item as needed. Each item should have points as indicated above.
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- doesn't have to be a points based gradebook. you could use "no categories" setup, with the items above with the defined point values (to weight them appropriately) and then set the gradebook to % grading and grade all above on a 0-100% scale, or letter grades. nw
Gradebook 2 format recommendations for syllabus #3
Grading: Grading will be based upon: 10 "clicker" quizzes worth 20 % of the total grade, a Midterm examination worth 30 % of the total grade, and a comprehensive Final examination worth 50 % of the total grade. A Personal Response System ("clicker") is mandatory and needs to be purchased by the student (e.g., at UCD bookstore).
Recommendations:
- Use a weighted catories gradebook format. This could be a minimum of 3 categories (Clicker Quizzes, Midterm Examinations, and Comprehensive Final Examination. Items for each category could include Quiz 1, Quiz 2, etc. Midterm 1. And Final Exam 1.
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- Categories with no weighting. Weight the items per what's in the syllabus. Add points to the items so that they add up the same as the percentages. That is, points and percentages will have the same number.
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- you could also use weighted categories, which would give more flexibility is assigning items' points while still maintaining the desired % course grade for all items, or breaking each item into "sub-items" if desired. you could grade as points, % or letters. nw
Gradebook 2 format recommendations for syllabus #5
The TAs and I will provide more information about the paper and the critical commentaries in lecture. Attendance in section is mandatory, and will constitute a portion of your grade. Below is our working template for calculating course grades (this is subject to minor revision; you'll be informed of any changes):
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- Weighted categories, weighted items. There should be equal weighting within categories to allow drop the lowest. For those assignments not turned in, the instructor will need to enter a zero since some students may turn in only 5.
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- you only need ONE category with equally weighted items, as there's only 1 area above that uses the "drop lowest" feature. see my example below for detailed setup. I'd use the assignments tool (instead of gb2 items) for the drop lowest items. it will allow the IOR to globally replace not turned in grades (nulls) with 0s, instead of having to enter 0s one-by-one in gradebook. nw
Examples:
- on smartsite-test server, site SOC 25 123 winter 2009. nw
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