The examples show how the weighting method you select affects calculated category or final scores.
Assignment scores are the same for each example.
- Homework category based on equally weighted assignments, final score based on weighted category averages
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- Category Average
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Student HW1
(weight: 1)HW2
(weight: 1)HW3
(weight: 1)Category
AverageAllen, Mary 6/10 35/50 80/100 70% Garcia, Patricia 10/10 49/50 78/100 92% Nguyen, Betty 8/10 42/50 82/100 82% Rodriguez, John 5/10 40/50 81/100 70.33% White, Daniel 9/10 43/50 69/100 81.66% - Final Score
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Student Homework
(25%)Quiz
(25%)Test
(50%)Final
ScoreFinal
GradeAllen, Mary 70% 82% 86% 81% C Garcia, Patricia 92% 91% 85% 88.25% B Nguyen, Betty 82% 84% 67% 75% D Rodriguez, John 70.33% 76% 77% 75.08% D White, Daniel 81.66% 83% 78% 80.17% C
- Homework category based on points, final score based on weighted category averages
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- Category Average
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Student HW1
(weight: 1)HW2
(weight: 1)HW3
(weight: 1)Category
AverageAllen, Mary 6/10 35/50 80/100 75.63% Garcia, Patricia 10/10 49/50 78/100 85.63% Nguyen, Betty 8/10 42/50 82/100 82.50% Rodriguez, John 5/10 40/50 81/100 78.75% White, Daniel 9/10 43/50 69/100 75.63% - Final Score
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Student Homework
(25%)Quiz
(25%)Test
(50%)Final
ScoreFinal
GradeAllen, Mary 75.63% 82% 86% 82.41% C Garcia, Patricia 85.63% 91% 85% 86.66% B Nguyen, Betty 82.50% 84% 67% 75.13% D Rodriguez, John 78.75% 76% 77% 77.19% C White, Daniel 75.63% 83% 78% 78.66% C