User's Manual Part 2

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Introduction
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Using Category Weights: When you check Assignment is extra credit, the assignment effects
grades differently when you use category weights, regardless of whether the assignment category is
Homework, Test, or Quiz. (To select Assignment is extra credit, see Enter Gradebook Details in
step 2 under “Add Assignments to Gradebook and Assign to Students” on page 21.)
Regardless of category, Extra Credit Assignments improve the percent correct within that category.
If you click on Assignment is extra credit for an assignment in the Homework category, this would
increase the percent correct in that category for students earning points on that assignment.
Assignments in the Extra Credit category are treated like assignments in any other category. The
percent correct on these Extra Credit assignments is multiplied by the category weight.
But the Extra Credit category weight is not included when category weights are totaled. So, you
can assign points possible on Extra Credit assignments, if you use category weights to calculate
grades.
Weights selected for the Extra Credit category determine how much the extra credit assignments
will contribute to term grades, in relation to other categories. If you choose a weight of 10 for Extra
Credit, and the total of the weights of your other categories is 100, any student with a perfect score
on every assignment would earn a grade of 110% for the term. However, AccelTest sets a top limit
of 100%.
The following detailed example shows calculations for grades when using Category Weights with
Extra Credit assignments:
Tes t s Ch a pt er 1 Tes t 82 / 1 0 0
Chapter 2 Test 80/100
Chapter 3 Test 78/100
Total 240/300 = 80%
Homework Chapter 1 Homework 30/40
Chapter 2 Homework 20/30
Chapter 3 Homework 40/50
Total 90/120 = 75%
Field Trip Library 8/10
Museum 7/10
Total 15/20 = 75%
Extra Credit Report #1 7/10
Report #2 3/10
Total 10/20 = 50%
Tests 80% correct x 50 weight = 40.0%
Homework 75% correct x 30 weight = 22.5%
Field Trips 75% correct x 20 weight = 15.0%
Extra Credit 50% correct x 10 weight = 5.0%
Total x 100 weight = 82.5%