weighted grades
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How to make grades weighted in your BlackBoard courseTRANSCRIPT
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 [email protected]