NOTE: In reporting the averages from the test we drop
the lowest scores. This is because 20% (1 out
of 5) of all scores will eventually be dropped.
In comparing your average with the class average
you need to compare with an average which is
representative of the final average. Dropping
the lowest scores before reporting the average
is one way of ESTIMATING the effect of the
final drops. These averages are not used in
any way in computing the final overall class
average. GBA
1st test
108 students took test 1
23 made below 44
85 scored 44 or more
for those 85 the average was 69.7
test 1 grades
2nd test
99 students took test 2
20 made below 32
78 scored 32 or more
for those 78 the average was 54.1
test 2 grades
3rd test
80 students took test 3
15 made below 37
65 scored 37 or more
for those 65 the average was 60.8
test 3 grades
4th test
67 students took test 4
14 made below 36
53 scored 36 or more
for those 53 the average was 61.8
test 4 grades
5th test
52 students took test 5
9 made below 48
43 scored 48 or more
for those 43 the average was 69.3
test 5 grades
Overall Pre-Exam Average
66 students have taken four or more tests and have more
than 100 HW points. For these 66 students, the
overall averages are
test 62.64 (multiply by 0.6 to get # of points)
HW 8.78
QUIZ 8.26
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overall 54.6 points out of 80 possible pre-exam points
or 68.3% <-- Pre-Exam Average
Assuming an average of 65 on the final, or 13 out of
20 points, results in a predicted overall average of 67.6.
With this predicted average a possible breakdown of grades
would be:
49.5 - 60.5 D
60.5 - 72.5 C
72.5 - 83.5 B
You should figure your pre-exam total then figure how many
exam points (out of 20 possible) you need to get the grade
that you want. DISCLAIMER: THIS PREDICTED FINAL GRADE
SCALE IS ONLY AN ESTIMATE. The true final grade scale
ultimately depends on overall class exam performance. Also,
the final grade scale will be selected so as to find gaps
in the final grade distribution.
FINAL EXAM
Of the 66 students who had taken four or more tests and
had more than 100 HW points, 63 took the final exam.
For those 63 students the final exam average is
23.5 out of 40, or 58.8%.
FINAL AVERAGE
63 students took 4 or more tests plus the final exam
and had more than 100 HW points.
for those 63 here are the averages:
HW 8.86 (out of 10)
quiz 8.34 (out of 10)
test 63.64 (multiply by 0.6 to get #points)
exam 23.49 (out of 40 - divide by 2 to get #points)
overall 67.1 (out of 100) <-- Final Average
The final grade scale was selected so as to find gaps
in the grade distribution. Here is that final scale:
45.3 - 55.9 D
56.0 - 68.5 C
68.6 - 78.6 B
Letter grades were assigned strictly according to this
scale. The highest E is 39.9, the lowest D is 45.3; the
highest D is 54.8, the lowest C is 56.0; the highest C
is 67.7, the lowest B is 68.6; the highest B is 77.1,
and the lowest A is 78.7. The smallest gap between
levels is 0.9 points between C to B.
Be sure to check your TA's computation of your final grade.
If you find a significant error, please stop by my office.
You should call or email before stopping by to make sure that
I will be there. I will be off campus from 12/24/03 - 1/1/04.
For information on how to figure your final grade see
HOW TO FIGURE YOUR FINAL GRADE.
Here is the final grade distribution for the 63 students
who took four or more tests plus the final exam, and had
at least 100 HW points.
You may also view this column of grades as a text file.
111 grade distribution