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Final Grades Setup
Final grades setup may involve weighting; however, weighting is
not required. Weighting gives particular categories or terms more
value than others when determining final grades. It is important
to set up weighting standards at the beginning of the term and to
use care when doing so.
Note: Set up all terms at the beginning of the year to prepare
for the remainder of the year.
If you make an error in weighting or do not complete the setup
at the beginning of the term, the final grade may not accurately
reflect your students' work.
Class Spreadsheet Configuration
The number of final grades that can be displayed is limited by the width of the Class Spreadsheet. Approximately seven sets of final grades and citizenship grades will display.
To increase the number of final grades that display, open Preferences, click on the Display tab, check the "Hide Citizenship" checkbox, and then click OK.
If there are more final grades than can display on your monitor, you can choose which final grades will display, open Windows, select Final Grades Setup, select a final grade from the "Which Final Grade" pop-up, select (or deselect) the "Show on Spreadsheet" checkbox to show (or hide) the selected final grade.
How to Set Up Final Grades
- 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 > Final Grades Setup. The Final Grades Setup
page appears.
- Use the following table to enter information in the fields:
| Field
|
Description
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| FG Name |
Use the pop-up menu to select
the term for which you want to view final grades.
Note: Your PowerSchool administrator sets the name
of the term and its start and end dates. You cannot edit
the data in this field. |
|
Start Date |
The start dates for the selected term appear.
Note: Your PowerSchool administrator sets the name of the term and its start and end dates. You cannot edit the data in this field. |
| End Date |
The end dates for
the selected term appear.
Note: Your PowerSchool administrator sets the name
of the term and its start and end dates. You cannot edit
the data in this field. |
| Show on spreadsheet |
Select this checkbox if you
want the final grades for the selected term to appear on
the spreadsheet. |
|
[Add/Subtract Factor] |
Click Add to add a factor; click Subtract to delete a factor from the list. There must always be at least one factor. |
| Factor type |
Use the pop-up menu to select
the factor type. You can choose to factor final grades by:
- "Total points:" Factors the final grade from
a total of all points entered for all assignments.
- "Category points:" Factors the final grade
from the category points entered in the system. When you
select this option, the Categories page appears. You can
select which categories you want to factor in the final
grade. Click OK when you finish selecting the appropriate
categories.
- "Single assignment:" Factors the final grade
from a single assignment. When you select this option,
the Assignments page appears. Select the assignment you
want to use as a final grade. Click OK when you finish
selecting the assignment.
- "% from another final grade:" Factors the
final grade with a final grade from another term. When
you select this option, the Final Grades page displays
a list of terms. Select which term final grade you want
to use. Click OK when you finish selecting the term.
After you select the appropriate factor type, the Final
Grades Setup page appears. |
| Asmt/Cat/FG name |
The name for the final grade
appears, based on the factor type selection. If a name does
not appear, enter the name. |
| Drop |
If you select a category and
want to drop any low scores from the category assignments,
enter the number of low scores to drop.
Note: This option is available only for the Category
Points factor type. |
| Weight |
Enter the percentage weight
for the factor type in the final grade. The total weight
at the bottom of the list changes with each number you enter.
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Note: To sort the list of final grades alphabetically,
press and hold Option (Mac) or Alt (Windows) and click Cancel.
A dialog asks if you want to sort the final grade setups. Click
Yes, and repeat Step 2 to return to the Final Grades Setup page.
- Click Accept to save your changes. The spreadsheet appears,
and any grades already entered have been recalculated to reflect
the weighting.
Note: If you have weighted the factors and their sum
does not equal 100%, an error message appears. Click OK to return
to the Final Grades Setup dialog and adjust the weights.
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