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How Marks Are Calculated
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AccelTest
User Manual
How AccelTest Preferences Affect Marks
Three AccelTest preferences affect how marks are shown or calculated:
• Categories (Category Weights)
• Exams
• Grading Scale
Categories (Category Weights)
Using the Categories preference (see page 136), you can assign a weight to each
assignment category so that some types of assignments have more of an effect on
the student’s mark than others.
If you do this, the software will first calculate the percentage correct within each
category. Then, to determine marks, it will calculate a weighted average of the
percentage correct within each category.
Note that the recommended approach is to make sure all category weights add up
to 100%.
Exams
Using the Exams preference (see page 137), you can choose to count exams as a
specific percentage of the term, semester or final mark.
Grading Scale
Using the Grading Scale preference (see page 137), you can choose which grading
scale to use, and you can set the minimum percentage correct required for each
mark in the scale. The available scales are:
• Standard (A+ to F)
• Pass/Fail
• Outstanding/Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
• 1 to 10
Extra Credit
Two Ways to Choose Extra Credit Assignments
You can use extra credit assignments to allow your students to improve their
marks. There are two ways to do this, and you can choose either method when you
add an assignment to your Record Book and assign it to students (see page 71):
• You can select the Extra Credit
category
, and use this category for all of your
extra credit work. This is the preferred way to handle extra credit if you are
using category weights to compute marks. (See the Categories preference on
page 137.)
• You can tick a box to designate an assignment in any category (homework, test
or quiz) as an extra credit assignment. You may prefer to do this if you are using
points possible to compute marks.
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