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Total points within a category

RiceL — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 19:32:01 GMT

Hi. I use category weights, but I want the grades within each category to use total points rather than have each assignment equally weighted. Specifically I want to be able to add extra credit points to the homework category, but not to any specific assignment within the category. If I try to just make an extra credit assignment, well, getting 5 points out of 0 is a really good grade, and that really good grade is getting averaged in with every equally weighted homework assignment. Is there a better way to do this? Thank you.

Re: Total points within a category

JeffG9 — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 18:03:08 GMT

Category Weighting does calculate based on total points within the categories (see attached). If you do not want to add extra credit to individual assignments, I suggest switching to a Total Points grading system. If you are concerned about the ability to "weight" categories, simply use the point value of each assignment category to do so.

For example, if you want a "quiz" to be worth half of what a "test" is worth, make a test worth 100 points and a quiz worth 50 points.