Can a select box grade item be included in a Calculated grade item? Will students see their average

Karl.C.186

Karl.C.186

Thank you for the information. I did a little testing and discovered that the problem was no the Select box, but that the items I wanted to include in the calculated item were not part of the overall calculated grade. They were in a category that was worth 0% of the overall grade. Thus, an average or sum of the grades for those items could not be computer in the Calculated grade item.

Am I correct in this, or is there a work around?

Craig.R.185

Hi @Karl.Carrigan566 ,

You are correct. A calculated item takes into consideration the weighting of each grade item that it combines. If you want to keep your grade weights the same, but also include a summary that considers different weights, a workaround is to use a formula item instead of a calculated item. Here's an example:

Assignments (Category, 60% of final grade)

A1 (Item, 50% of category)

A2 (Item, 50% of category)

Quizzes (Category, 40% of final grade)

Q1 (Item, 50% of category)

Q2 (Item, 50% of category)

Funkiness (Category, 0% of final grade)

Attitude (Item, 50% of category)

Outfit (Item, 50% of category)

Term 1 Evaluation (Formula Item, cannot contribute to final grade) = (A1.Percent * 0.5) + (Q1.Percent * 0.4) + (AVG{Attitude.Percent,Outfit.Percent} * 0.1)

This formula combines A1 and Q1, reducing A1 by 10% to make room for the Funkiness items, and includes Attitude and Outfit at 10% (whereas they are normally at 0%). A1, A2, Q1, and Q2 can be either numeric or selectbox items.

Let me know any questions.