Final scores are calculated based on weights you assign to each category of assignment —
for example,
Exam=50%, Homework=20%, Quizzes=30%.
You must use this method to include a Personal Study
Plan® in your GradeBook. You can
choose whether or not to show the calculated grades to your students.
- Prerequisites
- Set Up a GradeBook
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From the menu, click .
If needed, select a class section.
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Click Wizard.
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Select Use WebAssign's GradeBook — Specify my GradeBook settings
now and click Next.
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For Assignments to Use in Calculations, select which
assignments GradeBook uses to calculate averages.
- Past Due Assignments Only: Students can't see how
progress on assignments that are not yet due impacts their grade.
- All Assignments: Assignments are included as soon
as they are available to students. Students might see unexpected low grades
because of assignments they have not started.
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Select whether to update GradeBook calculations automatically.
To enable automatic GradeBook updates, set Use GradeBook Automatic
Updates to Yes and specify a time and
days for updates.
The GradeBook will be recalculated on the scheduled days shortly after the
specified time on the selected days.
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For Categories to Include in GradeBook, select the
assignment categories to use in your GradeBook.
Categories set to No are excluded from GradeBook
calculations.
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For Final Grade Calculation Method, select I
want WebAssign to calculate a final grade based on the category
averages.
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Click Next.
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For Weighting Method, select Let me specify the weighting of each
category below.
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For Weight of Each Category Toward Final Grade, enter the relative weight of
each category as a non-negative number.
In the following example, labs are not counted toward the final grade because no weight
is
specified.
| Exam |
50 |
| Homework |
20 |
| Lab |
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| Quiz |
30 |
| Total |
100 |
Typically, category weights will add up to 100, but this is not required.
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Click Next.