On the Report Card Builder screen System Calcs tab, when you select Use Averages (From GradeBook) from the Select the Calculation Method drop-down list, students’ final grades are calculated using the averages in the teacher’s grade book for each reporting period. (These reporting periods must also have the GradeBook Range? checkbox selected on the Reporting Periods screen.) The steps below outline the calculation process.
1.The student’s percentage grade from each reporting period is multiplied by the weight assigned to that reporting period (for this example: 95 x 2 = 190, 87 x 2 = 174, 75 x 1 = 75, 92 x 2 = 184, 85 x 2 = 170, 68 x 1 = 68).
2.The weighted totals from step 1 are added together (for this example: 190 + 174 + 75 + 184 + 170 + 68 = 861).
3.The total from step 2 is divided by the total of the weights (for this example: 861/10 = 86.1).
4.The percentage total from step 3 is located in the Percent Range column on the Grading Scales screen and compared to the item in the equivalent Mark column to determine the final letter grade (in this example, the percentage 86.1 falls in the Percent Range equivalent to the Mark of B).