| Q: What are the differences between using letter/symbol grades versus number grades? | |||||||||
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using number grades (instead of letter/symbol grades). The reason why is because when the system calculates grades that have a letter/symbol, then the system must use the click percentage. The click percentage (or click value) is a numeric equivalent of a letter grade (ie. A=100; B=90). The click % provides the system a way of calculating a letter grade by giving it an exact numeric value. Therefore, when a student receives a grade of a B+, the system needs to use the click % for that grade, which is specific to the grade scale that has been applied to that course. In the example below, here is the grade scale that has been applied to this course: A+ = 97-100 (click = 100) A = 93-96 (click = 95) A- = 90-92 (click = 91.5) B+ = 87-89 (click = 88.5) B = 83-86 (click = 85) B- = 80-82 (click = 81.5) C+ = 77-79 (click = 78.5) C = 73-76 (click = 75) C- = 70-72 (click = 71.5) D = 60-69 (click = 65) F = 0-59 (click = 50) These examples below show how using click percentages will slightly change a student's grade over time. While the report card grade differences can be minimal, grade book grade differences can be substantial especially if there are many grade book event grades.
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