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- The student's overall Class Grades.
- Any grades automatically derived from letter-graded assignments.
Lower Bound
The lower bound
Translate Value
bound is used when converting a any numeric grade to a letter grade.
| Letter Grade | Lower Bound | Grade Range |
|---|---|---|
| B+ | 89% | |
| B | 81% | 81 - 88.99% |
| B- | 80% | 80 - 80.99% |
| C+ | 79% | 79 - 79.99% |
| C | 71% | 71 - 78.99% |
In the above example:
- A student with a numeric grade of 86.54% would receive a B.
- A student with a numeric grade of 77.35% would receive a C.
Translate Value
Translate values are used when calculating numeric averages from letter grades.
| Letter Grade | Translate Value |
|---|---|
| A | 95 |
| C | 75 |
| D | 65 |
In the above example, a student received the following letter grades: A, C, and D. To calculate a numeric average, the translate values for the three letter grades would be used:
( 95 + 75 + 65 ) / 3 = 78.33%
Categories
- Weight - The weight of the category. See Grades and Grading for more information on category weights and grade calculations.
- Grading Scheme- How the category average will be displayed.
- Numeric - Category average will be displayed as a percent (ex. 95%)
- Letter - Category average will be displayed as a letter grade (ex. A+)
Assignment Weights - How assignments within the category will be weighted.
Note To set category and assignment weights you must use Average for grade calculations. This column will be hidden when Numeric Total is used for grade calculations.
- Equal Weight - All assignments within the category are weighted the same (default of 1).
- Manually Set - Each assignment is assigned a weight during the assignment creation process.
- Drop Lowest Grade - The assignment with the lowest grade will not be counted in grade calculations.
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