(Videos with more details on grade calculations can be found below the infographic)
Grade Calculation Videos
Video: Grade book Overview
Don't have time to watch? Here is a quick summary: This video shows the elements of a grade book from a teacher's perspective and points out critical information to consider.
Video 2: Standard proficiency level calculations using decaying average in Infinite campus
Don't have time to watch? Here is a quick summary: This video shows how all assessment scores for a standard are applied to a decaying average calculation to achieve the final standard proficiency level. Most recent evidence has the highest weight. The weights are as follows: Most Recent Assessment: 100%, 65%, 42%, 27.5%,18%, 12%, 7.5%, ....First Assessment.
Video 3: Course Grade Calculations
*** BMS grade calculations will be an overall proficiency level for the course rather than a percentage and letter grade as shown in this video*****
Don't have time to watch? Here is a quick summary: This video shows how all the separate standards in a course are used to calculate the overall grade using a simple mean or average.
Video 4: How to Improve a Grade
Don't have time to watch? Here is a quick summary: This video shows what to look for at the standard level for targeted grade improvement. * Look for the lowest standard score. * Ask the teacher what you can do to show you know it at a deeper level. It then provides an example of what happens to the score if an additional piece of evidence with a higher proficiency is added to the grade book.
Video 5: Parent View
Don't have time to watch? Here is a quick summary: This video shows the parent view in IC connecting up what has been taught in the previous videos to help parents ask the right questions to best help their child learn.