Gradebook2 in Plain English

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1. June 3, 2013 Gradebook2 in Plain English Jim Mezzanotte Sakai Functional Consultant Asahi Net International
2. Gradebook2 in Plain English What Is My Grade??!!
3. EASY! Gradebook2 in Plain English
4. BUT WHAT HAPPENS UNDER THE HOOD? Gradebook2 in Plain English
5. UNDERSTANDING COURSE GRADE CALCULATION... Gradebook2 in Plain English WE CAN DO THIS...EVEN IF WE’RE ENGLISH MAJORS!
6. HOW IS COURSE GRADE CALCULATED? THE ANSWER DEPENDS ON... Gradebook2 in Plain English SCORING  MODE   ITEM  SETTINGS  
7. WHAT GETS CALCULATED FOR COURSE GRADE? Gradebook2 in Plain English If  you  set  an  item  to  be  included  in  the  course  grade...     You  enter  a  score  for  the  item...     AND     That  score  will  count  toward  the  course  grade    
8. UNWEIGHTED vs. WEIGHTED GRADEBOOK: TWO DIFFERENT PATHS TO COURSE GRADE Gradebook2 in Plain English
9. UNWEIGHTED GRADEBOOK: CALCULATING COURSE GRADE Course grade = average of all item scores Gradebook2 in Plain English
10. UNWEIGHTED GRADEBOOK: CALCULATING COURSE GRADE Course grade = average of all item scores Gradebook2 in Plain English
11. UNWEIGHTED GRADEBOOK: CALCULATING COURSE GRADE Course grade equals: sum of earned points for scored items ÷ sum of possible points for scored items Gradebook2 in Plain English
12. UNWEIGHTED GRADEBOOK: CALCULATING COURSE GRADE Gradebook2 in Plain English Sum  of  possible  points  for  scored  items   ÷   220  ÷  275  =  80  pts  calculated  grade   Sum  of  earned  points  for  scored  items  
13. UNWEIGHTED GRADEBOOK: CALCULATING COURSE GRADE Gradebook2 in Plain English WHAT  IF  YOU’RE  ENTERING  PERCENTAGES?   SIMPLE!  MULTIPLY  PERCENTAGE  BY  MAX  POSSIBLE  POINTS   220  ÷  275  =  80  pts  calculated  grade  
14. UNWEIGHTED GRADEBOOK: CALCULATING COURSE GRADE Gradebook2 in Plain English WHAT  IF  YOU’RE  ENTERING  LETTER  GRADES?   SIMPLE!  EACH  LETTER  GRADE  IS  ASSIGNED  A  POINT  VALUE   A+      98.3333333333   A          95   A-­‐        91.6666666666   B+      88.3333333333   B          85   B-­‐        81.6666666666   C+      78.3333333333   C        75   C-­‐      71.6666666666   D+    68.3333333333   D        65   D-­‐      61.6666666666   F          58.3333333333   0          0  
15. Gradebook2 in Plain English WEIGHTING  BASICS   ITEM  WEIGHT  IN  GRADEBOOK?     EASY!  IT’S  ALL  ABOUT  THE  CATEGORIES...     ITEM  WEIGHT  IN  CATEGORY...       CATEGORY  WEIGHT  IN  GRADEBOOK...       =  ITEM  WEIGHT  IN  GRADEBOOK       x      
16. Gradebook2 in Plain English WEIGHTING  BASICS   IS  THERE  A  QUICK  WAY  TO  CHECK  THAT?    
17. Gradebook2 in Plain English WEIGHTING  BASICS   IS  THERE  A  QUICK  WAY  TO  CHECK  THAT?    
18. Gradebook2 in Plain English WEIGHTING  BASICS   IS  THERE  A  QUICK  WAY  TO  CHECK  THAT?    
19. Gradebook2 in Plain English WEIGHTING  BASICS   WHAT  IS  A  WEIGHTED  SCORE?     SIMPLE!  A  WEIGHTED  SCORE  IS...   ITEM  POINTS  x  ITEM  WEIGHT  in  GRADEBOOK        
20. Gradebook2 in Plain English WEIGHTING  BASICS   WHAT  IS  A  WEIGHTED  SCORE?     ...LET’S  TRY  AN  EXAMPLE...   MULTIPLY  BY  ITEM  WEIGHT       EARNED  POINTS  ÷  MAX  POINTS         40  ÷  50  =  80         80  x  7.5%  =  6  WEIGHTED  POINTS!  
21. Gradebook2 in Plain English WEIGHTING  BASICS   HOW  IS  COURSE  GRADE  CALCULATED  IN  A  WEIGHTED  GRADEBOOK?     IT’S  ALL  ABOUT  THE  CATEGORIES...   ADD  WEIGHTED  SCORES  IN  EACH  CATEGORY...       THEN  ADD  THESE  CATEGORY  TOTALS  FOR  COURSE  GRADE  
22. Gradebook2 in Plain English WEIGHTING  BASICS   SO  A  STUDENT  WHO  EARNS  THESE  POINTS  IN  EACH  CATEGORY:   HAS  A  CALCULATED  COURSE  GRADE  OF:    25+15+15+25=80  
23. Gradebook2 in Plain English WEIGHTING  BASICS   COURSE  GRADE  TO  DATE...   AN  UNFINISHED  TALE...  
24. Gradebook2 in Plain English WEIGHTING  BASICS   WHAT  HAPPENS  TO  GRADEBOOK...  IF  SOME  CATEGORIES  HAVE  NO  SCORED  ITEMS?     Increases  to  60%   IGNORED!   Increases  to  40%  
25. Gradebook2 in Plain English WEIGHTING  BASICS   WHAT  HAPPENS  TO  ITEM  WEIGHTS  IN  CATEGORY...  IF  SOME  ITEMS  ARE  NOT  SCORED?     Each  weight  in  category   increases  to  50%   IGNORED!   Each  weight  in  gradebook   increases  to  15%  
26. Gradebook2 in Plain English WEIGHTING  BASICS   SO  IF  TWO  ITEMS  IN  THIS  CATEGORY  ARE  NOT  SCORED...     YOU  GET  THE  SAME  RESULT  AS  NOT  INCLUDING  THEM  IN  COURSE  GRADE    
27. Gradebook2 in Plain English WEIGHTING  BASICS   WHY  IS  THIS  IMPORTANT?     DURING  THE  SEMESTER,  AN  ITEM’S  WEIGHT—AND  THEREFORE   ITS  WEIGHTED  SCORE—MAY  BE  CONSTANTLY  CHANGING!      
28. UNWEIGHTED GRADEBOOK: USING EXTRA CREDIT Extra credit gets added to course grade... So course grade could be more than grade scale... Gradebook2 in Plain English
29. UNWEIGHTED GRADEBOOK: USING EXTRA CREDIT BUT: the extra credit might shrink! Gradebook2 in Plain English
30. UNWEIGHTED GRADEBOOK: USING EXTRA CREDIT Gradebook2 in Plain English HOW  IS  EXTRA  CREDIT  CALCULATED?   Total  extra  credit  points  ÷  number  of  scored  items  =  extra  credit  contribudon       Earned  points  ÷  maximum  points  =  total  extra  credit  points       AS  YOU  SCORE  MORE  ITEMS,  THE  EXTRA  CREDIT  DECREASES!      
31. Gradebook2 in Plain English WEIGHTING  BASICS   EXTRA  CREDIT  IN  A  WEIGHTED  GRADEBOOK:  TWO  APPROACHES  
32. Gradebook2 in Plain English WEIGHTING  BASICS   APPROACH  #1:  ADD  EXTRA  CREDIT  ITEM  TO  REGULAR  CATEGORY  
33. Gradebook2 in Plain English WEIGHTING  BASICS   ITEM  WEIGHT  IN  GRADEBOOK  =  TOTAL  POSSIBLE  EXTRA  CREDIT  POINTS...  
34. Gradebook2 in Plain English WEIGHTING  BASICS   ITEM  WEIGHT  IN  GRADEBOOK  =  TOTAL  POSSIBLE  EXTRA  CREDIT  POINTS...   ...THAT  CAN  BE  ADDED  TO  CATEGORY  
35. Gradebook2 in Plain English WEIGHTING  BASICS   WHY  IS  THIS  IMPORTANT?   ...EXTRA  CREDIT  CAN  GET  CAPPED  BY  CATEGORY  MAX  POINTS...     ...AND  COURSE  GRADE  CANNOT  BE  MORE  THAN  GRADE  SCALE    
36. Gradebook2 in Plain English WEIGHTING  BASICS   ONE  MORE  THING...   IF  OTHER  CATEGORIES  HAVE  NO  SCORED  ITEMS...     THE  WEIGHT  OF  THIS  REGULAR  CATEGORY  WILL  INCREASE...     ...AND  SO  WILL  THE  MAXIMUM  EXTRA  CREDIT  POINTS!    
37. Gradebook2 in Plain English WEIGHTING  BASICS   APPROACH  #2:  ADD  AN  EXTRA  CREDIT  CATEGORY...  
38. Gradebook2 in Plain English WEIGHTING  BASICS   CATEGORY  WEIGHT  =  MAXIMUM  EXTRA  CREDIT  FOR  ALL  ITEMS   POINTS  ADDED  TO  COURSE  GRADE...   SO  IT  CAN  BE  MORE  THAN  GRADE  SCALE  
39. Gradebook2 in Plain English WEIGHTING  BASICS   ITEM  WEIGHT  IN  GRADEBOOK  =  MAXIMUM  EXTRA  CREDIT  FOR  ITEM  
40. Gradebook2 in Plain English WEIGHTING  BASICS   BUT  WHAT  HAPPENS  IF  SOME  CATEGORIES  HAVE  NO  SCORED  ITEMS?    
41. Gradebook2 in Plain English WEIGHTING  BASICS   NOTHING!  THE  CATEGORY  WEIGHT  NEVER  CHANGES...     ...AND  NEITHER  DOES  MAXIMUM  EXTRA  CREDIT  FOR  CATEGORY    
42. Gradebook2 in Plain English WEIGHTING  BASICS   BUT  WHAT  ABOUT  WEIGHTS  OF  ITEMS  IN  THE  CATEGORY?     ...DO  THOSE  CHANGE  IF  SOME  ITEMS  IN  THE  CATEGORY   ARE  NOT  SCORED?    
43. Gradebook2 in Plain English WEIGHTING  BASICS   THAT  DEPENDS...     ...ON  THE  SCALE  EXTRA  CREDIT  SETTING!    
44. Gradebook2 in Plain English WEIGHTING  BASICS   IF  YOU  DO  NOT  ENABLE  THIS  SETTING...     ...ITEM  WEIGHTS  IN  THE  CATEGORY  NEVER  CHANGE    
45. Gradebook2 in Plain English WEIGHTING  BASICS   IF  YOU  DO  ENABLE  THIS  SETTING...AND  SOME  ITEMS  ARE  NOT  SCORED...     ITEM  WEIGHTS  OF  SCORED  ITEMS  WILL  INCREASE...     ...AND  SO  WILL  THEIR  MAXIMUM  EXTRA  CREDIT     INCREASED  TO  100%   IGNORED   INCREASED  TO  +10  
46. “NULL” VS. ZERO Gradebook2 in Plain English An  item  with  a  “null”  score  is...   An  item  with  no  score  at  all   Not  included  in  course  grade  calculadon   An  item  with  no  score  at  all  is...  
47. “NULL” VS. ZERO Gradebook2 in Plain English An  item  with  “zero”  for  a  score  is...   An  item  with  a  really  bad  score!  
48. “NULL” VS. ZERO Gradebook2 in Plain English If  you  select  the  Give  ungraded  no  credit  sejng  for  an  item...   All  “null”  scores  are  converted  to  zeros!     ...And  that  may  have  a  dramadc  effect  on  course  grade  
49. Gradebook2 in Plain English WEIGHTING  BASICS   ...in  a  weighted  gradebook,  the  Drop  lowest  sejng  can  also  impact   course  grade...    
50. Gradebook2 in Plain English WEIGHTING  BASICS   ...but  you  can  see  how  it  impacts  course  grade!    
51. Gradebook2 in Plain English As an instructor, what should you do?
52. SOME GRADING TIPS Gradebook2 in Plain English For  an  unweighted  gradebook,  decide  when  to  add  extra  credit   For  a  weighted  gradebook,  decide  if  and  when  to  display  course   grade...and  if  you’re  using  the  Drop  lowest  sejng,  plan  accordingly     No  maler  how  you’ve  set  up  your  gradebook,  be  careful   with  the  Give  ungraded  no  credit  sejng!  
53. MANY THANKS TO THE GRADEBOOK2 TEAM AT UC-DAVIS! Gradebook2 in Plain English
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