Steps
- Click on the Setup Menu and select Grade Book.
- From the Grade Book Menu select Grade Book Calculations.
- The program displays the Grade Book Calculations window.
- Click in the Department field to select the department for which you would like to set up calculations. If you would like for the all departments to be the same, select All Departments.
- To enter a calculation for Semester 1: click on the Semester 1 check box to mark it with a checkmark.
- Click the Edit button to display the Semester 1 Calculation window.
- In the Grade column click the arrow in the drop-down list to select the grades to be included in this calculation. You can select one of the following: Term Averages, Midterm Exam, Final Exam and/or Custom Exam.
- Once you have selected an option, such as Term Averages, click in the % field and indicate the percentage of the semester grade that will be represented by the selected grade. For example, you might put 80 percent of the grade is Term Averages and on the next line put 20 percent of the grade is Midterm Exam.
- Continue adding items in the Grade and Percent columns until you have included all of the items that are appropriate. You do not have to use all of the grade types for this calculation.
- To enter a calculation for Semester 2: click on the Semester 2 check box to mark it with a checkmark.
- Click the Edit button to display the Semester 2 Calculation window.
- In the Grade column click the arrow in the drop-down list to select the grades to be included in this calculation. You can select one of the following: Term Averages, Midterm Exam, Final Exam and/or Custom Exam.
- Once you have selected an option, such as Term Averages, click in the % field and indicate the percentage of the semester grade that will be represented by the selected grade. For example, you might put 80 percent of the grade is Term Averages and on the next line put 20 percent of the grade is Midterm Exam.
- Continue adding items in the Grade and Percent columns until you have included all of the items that are appropriate. You do not have to use all of the grade types for this calculation.
- To enter a calculation for Final Grade: click on the Final Grade check box to mark it with a checkmark.
- Click the Edit button to display the Final Grade Calculation window.
- In the Grade column click the arrow in the drop-down list to select the grades to be included in this calculation. You can select one of the following: Term Averages, Semester 1 Average, Semester 2 Average, Midterm Exam, Final Exam and/or Custom Exam.
- Once you have selected an option, such as Term Averages, click in the % field and indicate the percentage of the semester grade that will be represented by the selected grade. For example, you might put 80 percent of the grade is Term Averages and on the next line put 20 percent of the grade is Midterm Exam.
- Continue adding items in the Grade and Percent columns until you have included all of the items that are appropriate. You do not have to use all of the grade types for this calculation.
- Once you have set up one or more calculations, click OK on the calculations window to save.
Note: You do not have to use all of the calculations. You can do Semester 1 only or Semester 2 only or Final Grade only or any combination.
Note: If you are a four term school Term Averages would be the Term 1 and Term 2 grades. If you are a 6 term school, Term Averages would be the Term 1, Term 2 and Term 3 grades.
Note: If you are a four term school Term Averages would be the Term 3 and Term 4 grades. If you are a 6 term school, Term Averages would be the Term 4, Term 5 and Term 6 grades.
Note: We do not recommend using the same items in two calculations. For example, if you use Mid-term exam in the Semester 1 calculation, you should not use it in the Semester 2 calculation.
