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- what do you mean "percentage format" format?? if the gb gb2 is set to percentage grading in setup, it is only a means of making grading easier (so IORs don't have to remember items' allocated points). % grade format in setting up the gradebook defines how you'll enter the item grades and has nothing to do w/item weights. in this instance, you'll still have to weight the 4 items somehow to correspond to numbers above. it could be done with a SIMPLE gradebook with each item's points set to correspond to the above weights (200 points, 300 points, 200 points, 300 points or appropriate points ratios). then the IOR could define the site as % grading and grade on a 0-100% scale. or, more complicated I think, make the site categories and weighting and go from there, creating categories and items as desired, and setting the %grade % grade as above. nw
Gradebook 2 format recommendations for syllabus #2
Course Requirements:
25 points Paper Topic
100 points Critical Paper
100 points Midterm Examination
100 points Final Examination
50 points Section Grade
50 points Participation
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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 grade with 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).
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- 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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- weighted categories for sure. for the Quiz category, you'd also have the option of having quizzes with different weights or equal weights, different/the same point valuevalues...which gives lots of flexibility. grade as %, points or letters depending on IOR preference in setup. nw
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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 % of course grade for all items, or breaking each item into "sub-items" if desired. you could grade as points, % or letters. nw
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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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- weighted categories but 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
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- One category with weighted items, equal weighting. Create an extra credit category for extra credit items.
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- "weighted categories and weight" format, MULTIPLE categories with one (for the 4 exams, lowest to be dropped) defined as equal weight items and one for extra credit. the default grade scale will need to be altered. grading could be points, % or letter grades. see example below. nw
Examples:
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