Term Weighting & Category Weighting in PowerTeacher Pro
Term Weighting
Use this option to calculate the Y1 final grade based on term weighting.
Term Weighting Setup:
1. After launching PowerTeacher Pro, click on Settings (located in the left-side menu, shown with a Gear icon)
2. Select Traditional Grade Calculations
3. To see the grade calculations for all of the classes, click Expand All
4. For one of the classes in the list, click the Edit icon next to the Y1 reporting term
5. Verify that Calculate Overall Class Grade is checked
6. Open the Type menu and choose the calculation type of Term Weighting
7. Open the Attribute menu and select a reporting term, such as Q1
8. To define the weight of the selected reporting term, enter a value in the Weight field, such as 20 (for 20%)
9. To include another reporting term, click the + sign
10. Open the Type menu and choose Term Weighting
11. Open the Attribute menu and select a reporting term, such as Q2
12. To define the weight of the selected reporting term, enter a value in the Weight field, such as 20 (for 20%)
13. Repeat steps 9-12 to set up weighting for all remaining reporting terms. Use weight values that will make the values in the Percent columns add up to 100%.
14. To save the Y1 Term Weight calculation, click Save.
15. Set up the Y1 Term Weight calculations for the remaining classes one-by-one, or use the Copy Traditional Grade Calculations function.See examples below for more info.
Category Weighting
Use this option to calculate the Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 final grade based on assignment categories.
Category Weighting Setup:
1. After launching PowerTeacher Pro, click on Settings (located in the left-side menu, shown with a Gear icon)
2. Select Traditional Grade Calculations
3. To see the grade calculations for all of the classes, click Expand All
4. For one of the classes in the list, click the Edit icon next to the first reporting term, such as Q1
5. Verify that Calculate Overall Class Grade is checked
6. Open the Type menu and choose the calculation type of Category Weighting
7. Open the Attribute menu and select a category, such as Homework
8. To define the weight of the selected category, enter a value in the Weight field, such as 20 (for 20%)
9. To include another category, click the + sign
10. Open the Type menu and choose Category Weighting
11. Open the Attribute menu and select a different category, such as Quiz
12. To define the weight of the selected category, enter a value in the Weight field, such as 30 (for 30%)
13. Repeat steps 9-12 to set up weighting for additional categories, if desired. Use weight values that will make the values in the Percent columns add up to 100%.
14. To save the grade calculation, click Save.
15 Set up the grade calculations for the remaining reporting terms one-by-one, or use the Copy Traditional Grade Calculations function.See examples below for more info.
Typical Term Weighting for a single quarter class:
Calculate term Y1 final grade using Term Weighting:
Q1 worth 90% of the term Y1 final grade calculation
F1 worth 10% of the term Y1 final grade calculation
Typical Term Weighting for a semester long class:
Calculate term Y1 final grade using Term Weighting:
Q1 worth 40% of the term Y1 final grade calculation
M1 worth 10% of the term Y1 final grade calculation
Q2 worth 40% of the term Y1 final grade calculation
F1 worth 10% of the term Y1 final grade calculation
Typical Term Weighting for a year long class:
Calculate term Y1 final grade using Term Weighting:
Q1 worth 20% of the term Y1 final grade calculation
Q2 worth 20% of the term Y1 final grade calculation
M1 worth 10% of the term Y1 final grade calculation
Q3 worth 20% of the term Y1 final grade calculation
Q4 worth 20% of the term Y1 final grade calculation
F1 worth 10% of the term Y1 final grade calculation
Typical Category Weighting for a quarter long, semester long or year long class:
Example for Q1: Category Weighting assigned to calculate the Q1 based on categories of
Assignments in Category of Test worth 50% of the term Q1 final grade calculation
Assignments in Category of Quiz worth 30% of the term Q1 final grade calculation
Assignments in Category of Classwork worth 20% of the term Q1 final grade calculation
Note: Categories are Based on MCVSD approved subject area weights, and may vary by specific subject area.
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If there are any questions, please contact the Guidance staff at your school, or contact the MCVSD Tech Group for assistance.