NOTE: In reporting the averages from the test we drop
the lowest scores. This is because 25% (2 out
of 8) 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 averages are not
used in any way in calculating the final class
average. GBA
1st test
41 students took test 1 MC
42 students took test 1 Lecture Quiz
Multiple Choice
35 students answered 5 or more questions correctly
for those 35 the average was 7.37/12 (61.4%)
Lecture Quiz
32 students earned 10 or more points
for those 33 the average was 24.6/40 (61.5%)
multiple choice grades problem grades
2nd test
41 students took test 2 MC
41 students took test 2 Lecture Quiz
Multiple Choice
31 students answered 5 or more questions correctly
for those 31 the average was 7.32/12 (61.0%)
Problems
31 students earned 11 or more points
for those 31 the average was 25.3/40 (63.3%)
multiple choice grades problem grades
3rd test
40 students took test 3 MC
40 students took test 3 Lecture Quiz
Multiple Choice
29 students answered 5 or more questions correctly
for those 29 the average was 7.79/12 (64.9%)
Problems
29 students earned 11 or more points
for those 29 the average was 20.8/40 (52.0%)
multiple choice grades problem grades
4th test
38 students took test 4 MC
38 students took test 4 Lecture Quiz
Multiple Choice
22 students answered 4 or more questions correctly
for those 22 the average was 6.64/12 (55.3%)
Problems
25 students earned 10 or more points
for those 25 the average was 22.4/40 (56.0%)
multiple choice grades problem grades
Overall averages
37 students took three or more tests (including
the fourth test) and had at least 1000 Sapling
HW points
for these 37 students
the final TP average is 4.35 points (87.0% of 5 points)
the final HW average is 6.83 points (85.4% of 8 points)
the final quiz average is 5.33 points (76.1% of 7 points)
the final test average is 44.58 points (55.73% of 80 points)
the overall average is 61.1 points
Note that the overall average includes all students who took
three or more tests (including the fourth test) and who had
at least 1000 HW points. The test average is computed by dropping
the lowest MC section and the lowest problem section for each
student (except one section of test 4 must be kept), computing
each student's average, and then computing a global average
for all 45 students. With this final average, the final grade
scale is
36.1 - 43.3 D
43.4 - 62.7 C (above 58.5 is C+)
62.8 - 77.0 B (below 65.9 is B-, above 73.4 is B+)
77.1 and up A (below 79.3 is A-, above 92.1 is A+)
with below 36.1 as E. The final scale was selected so as to
find gaps in the distribution. With the scale as given above
the highest E is 31.7, the lowest D is 36.1, the highest D
is 41.3, the lowest C is 43.4, the highest C is 58.6, the
lowest B is 62.9, the highest B is 73.6, and the lowest A
is 77.2. The smallest gap is 2.1 points between D and C.
Grades were assigned strictly based on this scale.
If you find a significant error in the recording of your
grades, or in my computation of your final grade, please
contact me before 1 PM THUR Aug 16. For information on how
to figure your final grade see
HOW TO FIGURE YOUR FINAL GRADE
Here is the grade distribution for those 37 students:
You may also view the grades as a text file: 131 grades
You may also compare with Summer 2011 Averages
Thanks again for a great summer class. GBA