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Assignment Categories
PowerGrade categories are groups of the same types of assignments,
such as homework, quizzes, exams, reports, and labs. Use categories
to sort assignments and display category subtotals. Create whatever
categories you want either individually as the need arises or several
at the same time; however, you must create at least one category
in order to enter an assignment in your gradebook.
How to View Categories
- Choose an available class from the Classes menu. The class page for the selected class appears. For more information on accessing classes, see the section "Open Classes."
- Choose Windows > Categories. The Categories page appears.
Note: If categories are not set up in the system, this page is blank.
How to Create a Category
- Choose an available class from the Classes menu. The class page for the selected class appears. For more information on accessing classes, see the section "Open Classes."
- Choose Windows > Categories. The Categories page appears.
Note: If categories are not set up in the system, this
page is blank.
- Click New Category. The cursor appears in the Category name
field.
- Use the following table to enter information in the fields:
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Field
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Description
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[Categories]
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Categories appear on the left side of the page. If necessary,
use the scroll bar to view the list of categories. When
you click a category name, its details appear on the right
side of the page.
If categories do not exist, this field is blank.
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Category name
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The category name appears, such as Homework.
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Abbreviation
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The category abbreviation appears. For example, the abbreviation
for Homework might be HW.
This abbreviation is used for PowerGrade reports.
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Description
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The description of the category appears.
Note: This field is optional. Parents can read the
description when they log in to check their child's progress.
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Dflt. pts. poss
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Enter the number of default points possible if most of
the assignments in the category will have the same number
of possible points. You can change this number on individual
assignments when necessary.
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Set up weighting
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If you want to weight scores in this category, click "Set
up weighting." For more information, see the section
"Final Grades Setup."
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- Click Accept to save your changes. The new category appears
on the left side of the page.
- Close the Categories page.
How to Edit a Category
- Choose an available class from the Classes menu. The class page for the selected class appears. For more information on accessing classes, see the section "Open Classes."
- Choose Windows > Categories. The Categories page appears.
Note: If categories are not set up in the system, this
page is blank.
- Select a category name from the list on the left of the page.
Detailed information for the selected category appears on the
right.
- Use the following table to enter information in the fields:
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Field
|
Description
|
|
[Categories]
|
Categories appear on the left side of the page. If necessary,
use the scroll bar to view the list of categories. When
you click a category name, its details appear on the right
side of the page.
If categories do not exist, this field is blank.
|
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Category name
|
The category name appears, such as Homework.
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Abbreviation
|
The category abbreviation appears. For example, the abbreviation
for Homework might be HW.
This abbreviation is used for PowerGrade reports.
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Description
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The description of the category appears.
Note: This field is optional. Parents can read the
description when they log in to check their child's progress.
|
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Dflt. pts. poss
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Enter the number of default points possible if most of
the assignments in the category will have the same number
of possible points. You can change this number on individual
assignments when necessary.
|
|
Set up weighting
|
If you want to weight scores in this category, click "Set
up weighting." For more information, see the section
"Final Grades Setup."
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- Click Accept to save your changes.
- Close the Categories page.
How to Delete a Category
- Choose an available class from the Classes menu. The class page for the selected class appears. For more information on accessing classes, see the section "Open Classes."
- Choose Windows > Categories. The Categories page appears.
Note: If categories are not set up in the system, this
page is blank.
- Select a category name from the list on the left of the page.
Detailed information for the selected category appears on the
right.
- Click Delete. The Categories page appears without the deleted
category.
Note: If you try to delete the last category on the
list, an error message appears. To change the last category,
see the section "How to Edit a
Category."
- Close the Categories page.
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