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 posted test averages are not used
in any way in computing the final overall class
average. GBA
1st test
148 students took test 1
32 made below 40
116 scored 40 or more
for those 116 the average was 70.6
test 1 grades
2nd test
132 students took test 2
27 made below 39
105 scored 39 or more
for those 105 the average was 63.5
test 2 grades
3rd test
128 students took test 3
25 made below 41
103 scored 41 or more
for those 103 the average was 61.2
test 3 grades
4th test
106 students took test 4
23 made below 35
83 scored 35 or more
for those 83 the average was 56.6
test 4 grades
5th test
85 students took test 5
21 made below 26
64 scored 26 or more
for those 64 the average was 52.3
test 5 grades
Overall Pre-Exam Average (5 sections still need to report,
therefore somewhat inaccurate since
based on 25 students only)
25 students have taken four or more tests and have more
than 650 HW points. For these 25 students, the
overall averages are
% points
test 61.83 37.10
HW 80.95 6.48
QUIZ 70.29 4.92
PRS 84.80 4.24
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overall 52.7 out of 80 possible pre-exam points
or 65.9% <-- Predicted Pre-Exam Average
Assuming an average of 65 on the final, or 13 out of
20 points, results in a predicted overall average of 65.7.
With this predicted average a POSSIBLE breakdown of grades
would be:
50.4 - 60.3 D
60.4 - 70.8 C
70.9 - 80.8 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. Remember that 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. Please remember that
this prediction is unusually uncertain because only 2 of 5
sections have reported. Thanks. GBA
FINAL EXAM
97 students took the final exam. For those 97
students the final exam average is
22.93 out of 40, or 57.33%.
final exam grades
FINAL AVERAGE
90 students took four or more tests plus the final exam
and had more than 650 HW points (there were 7 students
who took the final exam who either did not take four
or more tests or else who had less than 650 HW points).
for those 90 here are the averages:
% points
test 62.92 37.75
HW 79.88 6.39
QUIZ 73.57 5.15
PRS 75.40 3.77
EXAM 58.80 11.76
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overall 64.8 (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:
40.7 - 56.6 D
56.7 - 71.9 C (above 66.3 is C+)
72.0 - 81.5 B (no B-'s this year, above 75.8 is B+)
81.6 and up A (below 83.1 is A-, above 90.4 is A+)
Letter grades were assigned strictly according to this
scale. The highest E is 39.2, the lowest D is 40.7; the
highest D is 55.5, the lowest C is 56.7; the highest C
is 70.5, the lowest B is 72.0; the highest B is 80.6,
and the lowest A is 81.6. The smallest gap between
levels is 1.2 points between D to C.
Be sure to check your TA's computation of your final grade.
If you find a significant error please send an email to both
your TA and myself. I will be off-campus from 12/15 to 1/2/07.
For information on how to figure your final grade see
HOW TO FIGURE YOUR FINAL GRADE.
Here is the final grade distribution for the 90 students
who took four or more tests plus the final exam, and had
at least 650 HW points.
You may also view this column of grades as a text file.
121 grade distribution
You may also compare with the average from Fall 2005