Gradebook - Grades Tab Create Assignment

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1 Gradebook - Grades Tab Create Assignment If no assignments have been created for the selected class in the selected term, the student names will not display. No Grades Found will be displayed where the student names are displayed. Click the create assignment icon frame will be displayed. to create an assignment. The Add New Assignment Select the Definition Detail for the assignment. The values in the Definition Detail drop down are the details from the grade definition template. The grade definition template for the selected class may be viewed on the setup tab. (See the setup tab documentation for additional information.) Central Access Page 1

2 Select the Score Type. o Selecting Alpha will provide a drop down box populated with the alpha values in the grade translation table assigned to the class. NOTE: Grades entered as alpha must have a numeric value associated for averaging purposes. The value used when averaging is set in the grade translation table and may be viewed in the grade translation table display on the setup tab in the gradebook. The numerical value used for the alpha grade is the number just after the alpha grade in the table. o Selecting Numeric will provide a free text box allowing the teacher to type in the numeric grade. Enter the Code for the assignment. The Code may be up to four alpha or numeric characters. Enter the Title for the assignment. The Title may be up to sixty alpha or numeric characters. The Title will be printed on various reports so be as descriptive as possible but also as brief as possible. Enter the Date the assignment was given. The date may be entered in the format of mm/dd/yyyy or selected from the calendar using the calendar icon. The date of the assignment must be within the selected term. If a date outside the selected term is entered, the error Invalid Date will be displayed when the assignment is saved. Enter the Passing Score for the assignment. Passing Score is a display field and is not used to determine if the scores are passing or failing scores for reporting purposes. Enter the Possible Points for the assignment. Possible Points is the value considered to be a perfect score for the assignment. The value entered in the possible points for each assignment is used to calculate the total possible points when calculating the average. Enter the Bonus Points for the assignment. Bonus Points is the number of points that might be earned above the perfect score. Enter the Grade Weight for the assignment. The Grade Weight will be one (1) for most assignments but can be changed to weight the grade more or less than other assignments. If a grade is to be counted twice then a grade weight of two (2) should be entered. When the average is calculated the grade weight is multiplied with the actual grade and the possible points. For example, if a grade weight of 2 is entered for an assignment with a grade of 90 and possible points of 100, then the grade will be 180 and possible points will be 200 in the actual calculation. Enter the Default Grade for the assignment. The grade entered as the default grade will be assigned to every student when the assignment is created. o If the majority of the students have the same score on the assignment, it will save time to enter the common score as the default grade and change the exceptions. o If the default grade field is left blank NG (No Grade) will be assigned to every student. NG is considered as a zero when averaging. If assignments are entered for future dates it is suggested that one of the following be used: Central Access Page 2

3 Enter NM (No Mark) as the default grade so the averages will not be impacted by the assignments with no grade. Uncheck Factor in Term Grade until the grades are entered for the assignment. If this option is used the assignment will need to be updated and Factor in Term Grade will need to be checked when the grades are entered. Factor in Term Grade is checked by default. Uncheck Factor in Term Grade if this assignment is not to be included in the average at this time. o If factor in term grade is checked the assignment will be included in the average. o If factor in term grade is not checked the assignment will not be included in the average. o The description of the assignment on the grades tab will be highlighted if factor in term grade is not checked. Check Extra Credit if the assignment is an extra credit assignment. If extra credit is checked, the score entered will be included in the total points earned by the student but the possible points for this assignment will not be added to the total possible points. For example: A student has the following assignments as daily grades. All are checked to factor in term grade. Only the last assignment is marked as extra credit Yes The sum of the points earned is 365. The sum of the possible points is 300 because the last assignment is marked as extra credit so the possible points are not included. The average is calculated by dividing the sum of the points earned by the sum of the possible points resulting in an average of NOTE: Extra credit is often used incorrectly for an assignment that is really an optional assignment. If the assignment being entered is to be included in the average as a regular assignment but is not required by all students the assignment should not be marked Extra Credit. In this case, it is suggested that the assignment be created with a default grade of X (exempt). Once the assignment is created the grades can be entered for the students who completed the assignment and the X will remain for those who did not complete the assignment. Using the same example above, assume the last assignment is not marked as extra credit but is considered by the teacher to be an optional assignment. Central Access Page 3

4 Grades for Student A No Grades for Student B X 100 No Average for Student A: The sum of points earned is 365. The sum of possible points is 400. The average for Student A is Average for Student B: The sum of the points earned is 265. The sum of the possible points is 300. The student has a grade of X for the last assignment therefore the possible points are not included in the sum of possible points when average. The average for Student B is Description is an optional field, which allows a complete description of the assignment to be entered if desired. Add this new assignment to my other gradebooks that have the same setup provides an option to create this assignment for multiple classes. Check the classes for which the assignment should be created. Only classes with the exact same grade definition template and exact details as the selected class will display. If all classes are not displayed in this option, check the grade definition template assigned to the class on the setup tab. The template and the details must match exactly. If one class has a detail of Daily and another has a detail of Daily Grade they are considered to be the same detail even if the percentages are the same. Verify that all information has been entered correctly for the assignment. Click the Save button. Central Access Page 4

5 The display will return to the grades tab displaying the new assignment as defined. If NM was entered as the default grade when creating the assignment the assignment will not be considered in the average. If the default grade was left blank when creating the assignment, an NG will display as the grade and a zero will be included in the average for this assignment. Default grade of NM Default grade blank Central Access Page 5