Final Grades for Uriel's Classes

Notes:

• The column sequence, here and in other tables, corresponds to the order in which rows are sorted: Class, then grade, then student name.

• The calculation of the final grades below is explained here so students can independently verify that they are based on their raw scores:
  1. The raw scores for all tests and assignments were linearly scaled (f=ax+b) so that class averages for each test/assignment would be close to 80% and top marks would be 90%. (Note the average is 80% for accepted papers; it does not include unsubmitted or rejected papers.) This produced scaled scores.

  2. Weights were applied to convert the scaled scores into a single combined score for each student. The weights were:
     • GRAD: 50% each for DOLL and ROMEO.
     • 2000A & B: 7% for tests other than the exam, 5% for writing assignments, remainder for exam.

  3. These scores too were linearly scaled so that, again, class averages for each test/assignment would be close to 80% and top marks would be 90%.

• See also: Cheating -- An Instructor's Viewpoint.