UCD Faculty Grading Stories

Faculty Use Weighted Categories

This MyUCDavis Gradebook user sets up weighted categories. To duplicate this setup for testing purposes, use the following data:

1. Set up 4 categories in your gradbook with the following weights:
   1. Study Questions - 30%
   2. Writing Project - 50%
   3. Final Exam - 10%
   4. Participation - 10%
2. Set up the following assignments (do not set up as quizzes):
   1. 5 study question assignments weighted equally (20% each)
   2. 2 writing project assignments weighted equally (50% each)
   3. 2 exam assignments weighted at 25% and 75%
   4. 1 participation assignments weighted at 100%

Now, grade students and validate their scores. These examples are based on real grades: