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A. Select whether you want your total calculation to be calculated via Points or Weighted or a Points System.

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titleWhat's the difference between a Weighted and Points System?

Weighted:

When using a weighted calculation, you will assign percentages to assessment categories or individual assessments adding up to 100%.

  • The calculation page is organized around gradebook categories. (What’s a category?)

  • Your gradebook will take a category and calculate what its weight is in regard to the overall grade.

Example: If you have 7 assignments but want them to be worth 30% of the grade, in this case these assignments would have a weight of 30% on the overall grade.

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When using a weighted calculation the total MUST add up to 100% to save the calculation.

Points:

When using a points system, your grade book will match the points that coincide with the value for each individual assignment.

This will be added together to form a total point value score with no weights.

Example: If you have two assignments worth 50pts. each, and four tests worth 100pts. your gradebook will look like this:

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B. Calculate the Total Calculation.

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titleHow to calculate the Total Calculation

  1. To view the assessment items included in a category, click the drop-down arrow.

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  1. To remove a category or assessment from the calculation, select the exclude (null) icon. When an item is excluded, the exclude icon will be highlighted purple. Click the icon again to re-include it.

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  1. Click the unlink icon to remove an assessment from it’s category. This removes the assessment from the category drop-down so it can be given its own separate percentage. (Click the unlink icon again to add it back to its categpru).

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  1. For weighted ONLY: Use the % text field to input the weight of a given category or assessment. Click the lock icon to lock the percentage value while you are adjusting the other percentages.

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  1. For weighted ONLY: The total weight will be displayed below the assessments. *Please note: if the total does not add up to 100%, it’s not possible to save your progress.

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Editing Calculation Rules for Categories

To drop grades in a certain category, follow the instructions found here: Dropping Grades in Ultra Course View.

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titleHow to edit the Total Calculation Display Settings

Overall Grade Display Settings

  1. From the Overall Grade page, under Overall Grade Settings, specify how the Overall Grade will be displayed to students.

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  2. From the drop-down menu, you can select one of three options:

    1. HuskyCT Default Letter

    2. Percentage

    3. Points

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HuskyCT Default Letter will display the grade as a Letter Grade. To view the percentage ranges used for each letter, or to adjust them, follow the instructions here: Letter Grade Schemas

  1. To show or hide the Overall Grade column to students, toggle the check mark next to Show to Students.

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D. Click Save.

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For more information or assistance with HuskyCT, please contact the Educational Technology Office at edtech@uconn.edu or (860) 486-5052 (M-F 9am-4pm).