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5a-Pinnacle Training:
Defining Categories:
Total Points |
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Step 1 |
Read the entire page
before you choose a link.
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You have determined
that you would like to base your grades on a percentage of
points earned.
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You still have one more
decision to make.
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| Choice 1 |
You can set up your
class for a single category,
Total Points,
calculation and nothing else.
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The Category window for
Total Points will look like the following graphic.
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If you wish to set up
your class as Total Points, proceed to the
checklist for details.
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Total Points Checklist
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Read the entire page before you choose
a link.
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| Choice 2 |
If you want your grades
to be calculated by a percentage of the total points earned,
yet still want a percentage for various categories, you
should follow the above directions and ADD
subcategories with a Category Weight of 0.
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The calculation will be
based on the points earned divided by the total points
possible but you can also gain information about the
percentage of points earned for the other categories such as
homework, class work, tests, and quizzes.
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A report can be
generated, by category, for both the class and for
individual students.
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This information is
often helpful during parent conferences. Since the category
weight for subcategories is zero, the grade will be
determined by the points earned divided by the points
possible for the Total Points category, weighted as 100%.
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The Category window for
the subcategories will look like the following graphic.
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If you wish to set up
your class categories as
Total Points with Subcategories,
proceed to the checklist for Total Points with
Subcategories.
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Total Points with Subcategories
Checklist
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The following image
contains links to the different sections of Define
Categories. |
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