Grading Papers

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Grading Papers

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Postby momo3boys » Sun Oct 14, 2007 8:37 am

that's how it was in High school for me. anything below a 60 was an F.
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Postby seven » Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:00 am

i think it really depends on the school or perhaps more on location, timeframe, stuff like that....when i was in school, anything above a 50% was a pass, below 50% was a fail....

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Postby Shari Nielsen » Sun Jan 20, 2008 7:52 pm

We also use the grading scale mentioned above in our school system:
90-100% = A
80-89% = B
70-79% = C
60-69% = D
0-59% = F

As mentioned before...it is very simple to calculate the grade on a particular assignment by dividing the number correct by the total number of problems. This will give you the percentage correct. It gets a little fuzzy when grading essays and written work.

You may want to think about how you are going to come up with an overall average for the course though. I assign percentages to all of the different portions of the course. For example, tests are worth 30%, quizzes 25%, homework 20%, etc. Just make sure your percentages add up to 100%.

Then I take all of the tests for the quarter, average them together, get one number and then multiply it by 30% (0.30). I do the same for the quizzes, homework, labs, etc. Once you have all of the partial scores for each section, then add them up. This will give you a weighted average for the entire course.

Ex. Pretend a student earned the following:
Section------Avg Score------Weight-------Partial Score
Tests------------72-------------30%----------21.6
Quizzes---------83-------------25%----------20.75
Labs-------------80-------------25%----------20.0
Homework------93-------------20%----------18.6

------Overall Grade (sum) for course:------80.95

According to the grading scale above, this would fall in the B range.

Let me know if you need any more clarification.

Good luck!
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