Weighted Grades

Click Control Panel

In this example, homework and assignments will be worth 40% of the students final grade and tests will be worth 60% of the students final grade

Additional categories can be included, such as participation, or discussions

Graded components do not have to be placed in categories, but doing so expedites the weighting process

If assignments and tests were not placed in a category during creation, that can be done so through the grade center

Click on the drop down arrow and choose Modify Column

Select a category for the graded component

Complete this process for any graded components if using the category option

Note: Select this option to allow students to see

the class average for the

assignment

Click the drop down arrow on “Add Calculated Column”

& choose Weighted

Name the Column(this is the title the instructor will see)

This is the title the students will see

Weights can be added for

individual items

Weights can be added for

Categories of items

Select a category and click the arrow to add

the category to the weighted area

Notice all the assignments in the

“Assignment” category are displayed

After clicking the arrow the

assignments are added to the weighted area

Assign a weight

Choose options

Note the total weight

Select Test and click the arrow to add tests to the

weighted grade area

Assign a Weight

Notice Total

Read this when setting up a weighted grade

Select options

Confirmation displays

The assignments count toward 40% of the final grade and the tests count toward 60% of the final grade.

Each assignment is worth 10 points

Each test is worth 10 points

Raylene scored 100% on each of her 3 homework assignments, earning 30/30.

She has earned the full 40% (or 40 points) toward her final grade.

Raylene scored a 90% and 80% on the tests, earning 17/20 (85% average).

She has earned an 85% average on the tests, so she will receive 85 * 60 (tests are worth 60% of her final grade) = 51 points toward her final grade.

40 (assignment points) + 51 (test points) results in a final grade of 91%.

Had the tests and assignments been equally weighted she would have earned a total of 47/50 and her final grade would have been a 94%.

Students can view grades by clicking Tools and then selecting My Grades. Students will be able to click on the grade to view the submitted

assignment.

For more information contact Lisa Hawkins at hawkinsl@cua.edu