Before you set up and assign marking column weights, for each of your classes, you must consider how you weigh and calculate grades, consider marking column averages, category averages, category versus assignment factors, and extra credit. To set up categories, from the navigation bar, under Gradebook click Edit categories. For each class in a given marking column, on the Categories page, you designate whether or not to calculate the marking column grades with category percentages. If you do not select the checkbox, you calculate the grade with the sum of assignment grades.
If you select "This class is graded using category percentages," the program uses category grade averages and category factors to determine the marking column grade. Then, you need to designate how to calculate the category averages. In the Categories grid, Averaging method column, you select to average assignments in the category with "Sum of assignment points" or "Assignment grade averages."
For more information about marking column weights, see the Overview of Marking Column Weight Calculations teacher tutorial.
After you consider what marking column weights you need, if your administrator allows, you can set up your own marking column weights. In some schools, administrators may create the marking column weights for you to use and restrict the use of any new marking column weights. If your administrator restricts the use of marking column weights, this page does not appear. As well, marking column weight calculations automatically occur for all your classes and you do not have to assign the weights.
You cannot edit or delete a marking column weight after you have assigned the definition to a class on the Assign marking column weights page. On the Marking column weights definition page, “In Use” appears for the calculation. If you later realize you set up a marking column weight incorrectly and have already assigned the marking column definition to a class, you can assign a different marking column weight to the class or set up and assign a new marking column weight to the class. You must then delete and reenter one of the grades included in the calculation for each student to recalculate the calculated marking column. You can delete the incorrect marking column calculation on the Marking column weights definition page once the marking column weight is not in use on the Assign marking column weights page.
On the Marking column weights definition page, “System Calculation” appears for a supervisor-defined calculation. You cannot edit a supervisor-defined calculation.