Calculating Grades in FAWeb
Students are back in school and grades are starting to come in. Before report card season rolls around, we want to make sure that grades are setup correctly to calculate in FAWeb and in Registrar’s Office.
There are two major areas that need to be checked to ensure grades are calculating in FAWeb. The first is in the gradebook setup for each class in the Edit Categories section.
Here, teachers can decide how the marking column grade is calculated as well as how the grades within the categories are averaged together.
For the marking column grade, shown at number 1 in the screenshot, there are two options:
- Graded using category percentages.
- Categories can be assigned a weight of the final grade. This allows for certain types of assignments to count for more of the grade. The categories will be calculated using one of two methods, listed below.
- Sum of assignment grades.
- All categories are weighted equally. All assignments are added together for a total number of points.
If the option is selected to use category percentages, there are two options we have for how the category grade will be calculated, shown at number 2 in the screenshot:
- Sum of assignment points.
- The system will take the total number of points earned and divide it by the total amount of points possible.
- Assignment grade averages
- Individual assignments will be given a percentage and then the percentages will be added together and divided by the total number of assignments.
The second area in FAWeb that must be setup for grade calculations is marking column weights. These are used when we have a marking column that is an average of other marking columns. For example, Semester 1 is an average of Quarter 1 and Quarter 2 marking column grades.
These weights can be set for the entire school or each teacher can set their own.
To set the weights for the entire school, log in as a Supervisor in FAWeb. Under the Setup menu, select Define Marking Column Weights.
After setting the school, academic year and session, we must select the option of how marking column weights are assigned. There are 3 options:
- Faculty can only assign supervisor defined marking column weights.
- Teachers will all use the same weights but must add them manually to their classes.
- Faculty can create their own marking column weights.
- Teachers can create their own weights and assign them as needed.
- Faculty automatically use supervisor defined marking column weights.
- Teachers will have the weights automatically assigned.
We can then create the new calculation by selecting New and defining the marking column it will calculate for. We then set up the different marking columns and the weights they should have into the final grade.
If teachers are allowed to set their own weights, they can do so under the Gradebook menu. They will first need to define the marking column weights, and then add them to the classes, depending on the options selected as a supervisor. For more information on the teachers’ steps, see How to define marking column weights
Would you rather calculate a marking column average using Registrar’s Office? Check out the following resources for how you can use Course Average Calculations to calculate a marking column.
How to Define Course Average Calculation
Assign the Course Averages to the Courses
How to Run Course Average Calculations
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