Grading Assignment
Overview
This guide will explain how to grade assignments using points, percentage, letter grades or special marks and explain Extra Credit.
Evaluating an assignment is performed by accessing the gradebook, assignment or student view in the Subject view or by selecting an assignment in the Assignment section on main menu.
Description & Overview
User should navigate to the Subject, Class or Assignment section from the main menu to access assignments to grade. The assignment can be graded by points, percentage, letter grade or special marks depending on how the assignment is set up when created. See Create an Assignment for more information on creating assignments.
Assignment Graded by Points
In the assignment view, the maximum points will be displayed to the left of the student, or below the assignment title in the gradebook view. Users have the option to enter grades individually by selecting the box and inputting the grade. Alternatively, they can select "Score" in the assignment view or "Max" in the gradebook view to add points in "Enter Score" and quickly assign the same grade to all students. Afterward, users can make any necessary adjustments.
Assignment Graded by Percentage
Users have the option to enter grades individually by selecting the box and inputting the grade. Alternatively, they can select "Score" in the assignment view or "Percent" in the gradebook view to add points in "Enter Score" and quickly assign the same grade to all students. Afterward, users can make any necessary adjustments.
Assignment Graded by Letter
Users have the option to enter grades individually by selecting the box and inputting the grade. Alternatively, they can select "Score" in the assignment view or "Grade" in the gradebook view to add points in "Enter Score" and quickly assign the same grade to all students. Afterward, users can make any necessary adjustments.
Extra Credit
Schools can give student extra credit for assignments that are graded by percentage or points only. The way to give extra credit is to give the student extra points.
The assignment CANNOT be zero points
Points Based Grading Extra Credit (Use Max Points as Weight calculation option)
Only used for classes that have Use Max Points as weight calculation to only allow teachers to grade in points. When creating an assignment the user has an option to select extra credit. This will allow the user to add extra points to a student without affecting the overall points of the entire class. This option does not allow you to set a certain amount of points the user can add as many additional point as the student should receive.
Percent Based Grading - Extra Credit
Users creates an assignment for the students using percentage. The user will grade the student in percentage for their extra credit. Example student gets 80% of the extra credit that will be the student score in the assignment to boost their overall grade.
Special Marks
AE-Connect provides schools with special marks to use for grading assignments. The special marks can all have a value attached to them.
Schools who are wanting to update or add to their special marks can see this guide. Special Marks Guide
- ex = excused: This code will display in the student and parent portal when it is used to grade an assignment.
- IN = Incomplete
- √+ Good job: This. has a default value of 100
- √ = Progressing -This has a default value of 70
- √- = Developing- This has a default value of 50
- /= Missing - Missing does not automatically default to a value but the AE-Connect team can assist you with assigning it a value usually zero if you would like to.
- AB = Absent - Missing does not automatically default to a value but the AE-Connect team can assist you with assigning it a value usually zero if you would like to.
- SUS = suspended - This has a default of zero
- Rec = Received -This code does not have a value and will display in the student and parent portal when it is used to grade an assignment.
Curve Assignment
Curving Assignments is available in the Gradebook V.2. Users can apply a curve to an assignment score for the entire class to boost students’ results.
When curving a percentage-based assignment score, you enter a percentage. For example, 65% = 100%.
The user enters the value in the curving, selects enter and then clicks to close the box.
When curving a point-based assignment score, you enter the additional points.
Auto-Drop Assignments
The user can auto-drop assignments based on category. The auto-drop is only available in the Gradebook V.2. The user should used percent if using percent based grading and points if using points based grading. The user can auto-drop up to 10 assignment per student per category.
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