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My
Grades reports F for my Course Grade, but my
average is much higher!
Calm down. There's a simple explanation!
At the beginning of the course (or at least
way before the end of the course), I program the formula for the course grade
into WebCT. That includes every test and other other item required in the
course. So until you take all the required items, the course grade will
not be very high. In
other words, the course grade you see is what you would get in the course if you
stopped right now (didn't take any more tests or exams or anything) and walked
away from the course. This
entry in the gradebook is only useful or accurate AT THE VERY END of the course,
when you have completed EVERYTHING.
What is "Pts to A" in My Grades?
Why is it negative?
This entry is "Points to an A" and gives the number of points you still need to
earn in the course to get an A for the course grade. This is useful near
the end of the course because it will give you an idea of how well you need to
do on the final exam or last test (or whatever remains) to achieve an A.
Or it tells you whether an A is even possible given the number of points yet
available in the course.
Why is it negative?
First, check to see if it really is negative.
If the item states "Out of -93" or "Out of -57.5" or something like that, then
don't worry about it. That's not your value, that's the number of points
below a perfect score you can have to still get an A and this value is the same
for everyone in the course. Look at the other number, the one in the right
column with all your other scores. THAT's the number of points needed yet
to get an A. If your
Pts to A value really is
negative, then congratulations! That means you've exceeded the
minimum number of points needed to get an A in the course! Go celebrate!
My
grade is 90%, which is an A, but WebCT states that I have B!
This might occur when WebCT "rounds up" to fit
only two digits in the grading grid in My Grades. For example, you might
have 44.5 out of 50 on a test. WebCT will report "45" and then you assume
that you have 90% . . . when in reality you have only 89%. To verify the
actual score, go back to the online test page and click on "View all scores" at
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