I.E. 50% for tests, 20 % for projects, 10% for notebook organization, 10% for journal, and 10% for community service. We are trying to figure her grade so far for the 1st 3 weeks of school and have no idea how to do it. He's kind of impatient so we have to get it on our own. What method do we use for figuring her grade? Thanks to all who can help.
2007-09-10 10:53:10 · 4 answers · asked by careysteel1234 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
Take her grade for tests and multiply it by 0.5. (.5=50/100). Take her grade for projects and multiply by 0.2. (.2=20/100).
Do the same for the rest of the categories.
Add up all these answers and that will be her final weighted grade.
Catherine
2007-09-10 11:02:09 · answer #1 · answered by Catherine W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I will leave the math formulas to others.
No matter what grading scale the teacher uses you have the right as a parent to get as much feedback about your child's grades as often as you like. Go to the teacher and explain that you want a weekly report on how your daughter is doing in each of the grading categories and the cumulative total.
Have them e-mail it to you on each Friday or send it home in a sealed envelope with your daughter. If the teacher asks why you want this you tell them that you don't want your child to fall behind and this weekly feedback is helpful.
If the teacher is unwilling to provide this you visit with the principal and see if they can get this implemented. You can take a long a few of the moms of your daughter's friends you have met in the parking lot that share your concerns.
You might even consider volunteering to come in and help out in the classroom (if this is possible for you) and the teacher is willing.
After that, you get your daughter out of there. An impatient teacher is an oxymoron - just like a giant shrimp!
And before you ask, my daughter, son-in-law and daughter-in-law are all teachers or school administrators.
2007-09-10 11:20:01 · answer #2 · answered by Richard L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Clearly the answer to the global warming question was wrong--from what you said,. There is plenty of information (objective) about strategies to compat global warming--so it wasn't an opinion question. As for the second, I'd have to see the answer to judge--but, while that is an opinion question, facts cited to suport an opinion need to be just that--facts. From what you say, the student did not provide much in the way of facts. As a history instructor I've had much the same situation arise. I do not care WHAT position a student takes. But if they dont offer a fact-based logical arguement to support it, their grade will suffer. The cold, hard truth: subjective questions like this are a part of writing--intended to provide exercise in critical thinking and arguementation based on factual information. Your sister's daughter--and you --seem to regard this as license to engage in unsubstantiated propaganda. That is not what such an exercise is about.
2016-05-21 08:14:15 · answer #3 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One way to do it is to take her percentage grade so far for each area (be it tests, projects, etc.) and then multiply that score by the ratio percentage for the area. For example, figure the test score to date, then multiply the test score by 50%, the projects score by 20%, and so on for each area. Then add all these percentages up and, voila!
2007-09-10 11:04:52 · answer #4 · answered by Jim Bob 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋