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Disk No: 2515
Disk Title: The Noble Gradebook
PC-SIG Version: S1
Program Title: The Noble Gradebook
Author Version: 1.1
Author Registration: $49.95
Special Requirements: None.
THE NOBLE GRADEBOOK is a teacher's gradebook that can handle the most
complex grading tasks. Based on a familiar spreadsheet format, THE
NOBLE GRADEBOOK lets you quickly enter up to 150 scores for as many as
150 students.
You can set up NOBLE to handle 18 different categories of tests,
quizzes, or homework. NOBLE lets you enter the percent of final grade
for each category, the maximum grade, the number of low scores to throw
out, and any extra credit/no credit available for each category.
Once grades are entered, THE NOBLE GRADEBOOK does the rest. It sorts by
any item (name, ID#, final grade, etc.); creates a bar graph on any
item; and calculates statistics like average, median, and standard
deviation. You can also print the entire gradebook, or a grade summary
for all students or selected students.
THE NOBLE GRADEBOOK isn't the simplest gradebook program around, but
it's not intended to be. This is serious power for the grader who
demands total control over even the most complex grading systems.
PC-SIG
1030D East Duane Avenue
Sunnyvale Ca. 94086
(408) 730-9291
(c) Copyright 1989-1991 PC-SIG, Inc.
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(c) Copyright 1991, PC-SIG Inc.
NGB.DOC
THE
NOBLE
GRADEBOOK
SHAREWARE VERSION
V1.1
NOTE: This is a text file version of THE NOBLE GRADEBOOK.
The screen displays may be missing some
detail or may not be shown at all.
(C) COPYRIGHT 1988 1990 NOBLE SOFTWARE CO
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
NOBLE SOFTWARE CO
11903 Pythian Cave Rd
Yreka, Ca 96097
DISCLAIMER
Noble Software Co. presents this software package "as is" and makes no
representation or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and
specifically disclaims any implied warranties or merchantability or fitness
for any particular purpose. Further, Noble Software Co. reserves the right
to revise this publication and to make changes in the contents hereof
without obligation of Noble Software Co. to notify any persons or
organization of such revisions or changes.
Noble Software Co. shall have no liability or responsibility to customer or
any other person or entity with respect to any liability, loss or damage
caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by computer programs
sold by Noble Software Co.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
GETTING STARTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1-1 Readme.first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1-2 Installing the program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
GENERAL INFORMATION/COMMAND SUMMARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2-1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2-2 Command Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
DESIGNING YOUR GRADE BOOK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3-1 Starting From Scratch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3-2 (S)aving and (R)etieving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3-3 (P)rint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3-4 (C)lear-gradesheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3-5 (D)isplay-one . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3-6 (Q)uit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
ADVANCED FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4-1 # to drop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4-2 % of Total Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4-3 Optional grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4-4 Letter Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4-5 (L)etter-conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4-6 Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4-7 (I).D. Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4-8 Sort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4-9 Calculation On/Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4-10 Graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4-11 Special Key-prefixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
EDIT-KEYS EXAMPLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
5-1 Edit-Keys Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
ERROR MESSAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
6-1 Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
GETTING STARTED
1-1 Readme.first
This documentation should enable the complete beginner to create his
first working gradesheet within a few hours.
The following notes will make the instructions easier to follow.
Parentheses are used for comments and explanations.
Boldface is used for characters or words that appear on the screen.
"Keyboard in" means type on the keyboard.
Occasionally, periods will be left off of the end of sentences. This
is done on purpose so that the period will not be included as part
of a command.
When you are working in the gradesheet screen there may be two
highlighted areas, one which is always in the name column and the
other which is moveable. When you are asked to move the highlighted
area we are referring to the moveable one.
Most of the screens used in this documentation are files included on
THE NOBLE GRADEBOOK (NGB) disk. The actual file names appears
either in the Filename: part of the screen or directly under the
screen. When using the sample file, be careful not to save them
when exiting or loading new files.
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GETTING STARTED
1-2 Installing the program
Make a working copy of the master disk. Store the original disk in a
safe place and use the copy as your program disk.
One Disk Drive System:
1. Boot DOS or
copy NGB.EXE onto a DOS Disk (see your DOS manual) and
2. Load the program by typing NGB and pressing return.
3. Remove the program disk and place a data disk in drive A.
Two Disk Drive System:
1. Boot DOS or
copy NGB.EXE onto a DOS Disk (see your DOS manual) and
2. place the program disk in drive A and a data disk in drive B.
3. Change to Drive B (B: press RETURN)
4. Load the program by typing A:NGB and press RETURN
Fixed drive System:
1. Create a subdirectory for NGB data (see your DOS manual).
2. Copy NGB.EXE to the subdirectory or to where application programs
reside and
3. Load the program while in the subdirectory.
2
GENERAL INFORMATION/COMMAND SUMMARY
2-1 Features
Think of this program as your Grade Book and each Gradesheet that you
design as a page in your Grade Book. Each Gradesheet (one for each class)
will hold up to 150 students and each student may have up to 150 entered
grades. The entered grades are keyed to subject headings of your choice ie
tests, quizzes, homework, attendance. The total number of grade entries
for any key is only subject to the 150 entry limit.
Keyed items are defined by Key prefix; Description, Max grade, # to
drop, % of Total Grade. These definitions are explained further in section
3-1, "Starting from Scratch".
After scores are entered, any column of scores may be scaled up or
down to adjust the curve. The result of scaling will change the Total
Grade (end of term). The original "raw" grades are not altered by the
program.
Once designed, each Gradesheet can be edited. Students (rows) can be
added or deleted. Keyed items (columns) may also be added, deleted, or
altered.
Grades may be entered as either numbers or letters.
A gradesheet may be sorted in any column ( ID number, names, any key
column, or Total Grade).
The whole Gradesheet may be viewed at one time or individual students
may be viewed separately.
Printouts can be made of the entire Gradesheet, for individual
students, or for any graded column.
A graph of the number of students versus percent correct can be
generated for each keyed item (column), or the Total Grade.
Blank grades (an area in the gradesheet where no grade is entered)
are ignored. Only grades that are entered are used to calculate the Total
Grade. If a student is to receive a '0' or an 'F' for a given assignment
then the grade must be entered. By ignoring the 'blank' grade you can
excuse a student from any assignment without affecting the Total Grade.
The Gradesheet will display the number of missing grades, average,
median and standard deviation and the bottom of every graded column. These
statistics will also print on the appropriate reports.
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GENERAL INFORMATION/COMMAND SUMMARY
2-2 Command Summary
Command Keystroke Used from Action
Help F1 While in gradesheet Shows help screen
or edit-keys
Escape Esc Anywhere Backs out of current action
to previous menu or screen.
Insert Ins While in gradesheet. Inserts new column to the
column left of the present column/
asks for new "key" and
description
Delete Del While in gradesheet. Deletes column
column Highlight top grade
in column
Insert While in gradesheet Adds name to bottom of
Names below the last name gradesheet
Insert Ins In gradesheet Inserts a blank row above
Names highlight name and highlighted name
press Ins key
Delete Del In gradesheet Deletes row
Name highlight name and
press Del Key
Change In gradesheet, Allows names to be edited
name highlight name and
type new name
Delete Del In edit-keys, Allows a Key-Prefix to be
Key- highlight key- deleted
prefix prefix & press Del
Key
Sort ALT-S While in gradesheet; Sorts column in ascending
any column or descending order
Graph ALT-G While in gradesheet; Will produce graph of
highlight column students versus percent
correct for that column
Calcula- ALT-C Gradesheet Toggle for calculation on
tion or off
On/Off
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GENERAL INFORMATION/COMMAND SUMMARY
Command Keystroke Used from Action
Display ALT-D Gradesheet Toggle for display
Statis- statistics at bottom of
tic screen
Scale +,-,* In gradesheet + or - will to add or
highlight scale over subtract from the raw score
column; enter +,- a *.9 will result in 90%
,or * and a number and *1.1 will result in
to add, subtract or 110% The raw score is not
multiply the raw changed; only the Total
score. In graph Grade. A scale change while
enter same commands in the graph affects the
gradesheet
Print P While in main menu Print entire gradesheet or
print individual grade
summery for all students
Print ALT-P While in gradesheet Will print grade summary
highlight student for selected student or
name or top of names and scores for
column selected columns
Page up Pg Up GradeSheet Moves cursor up one page
Page Pg Dn Gradesheet Moves cursor down one page
down
Screen Ctrl -> Gradesheet Moves cursor one screen to
right the right
Screen Ctrl <- Gradesheet Moves cursor on screen to
left the left
Top Ctrl-Home Gradesheet Moves cursor to the top row
End Ctrl-End Gradesheet Moves cursor to bottom row
Left Home Gradesheet Moves cursor to the left
most column
Right End Gradesheet Moves cursor to the right
most column
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DESIGNING YOUR GRADE BOOK
3-1 Starting From Scratch
In this section we will create, save, retrieve, print, clear,
display-one and quit a simple gradesheet. The Total Grade (end of term
grade) will be calculated as a straight percentage, that is, total points
earned divided by total points possible.
Start the program by typing NGB and pressing return (for a detailed
explanation see section 1-2 Installing the program). When the title page
appears with the copyright message, press return and the following screen
will appear:
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command:
*** MAIN MENU ***
(G)radesheet (E)dit-keys
(S)ave (C)lear-gradesheet
(R)etrieve (I).D.-field
(P)rint (L)etter-conversion
(D)isplay-one (Q)uit
(O)rder form, print
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The options listed are used by typing the first character of the
command (upper or lower case).
We are going to create a gradesheet that will have:
5 quizzes worth 20 points each
2 tests worth 100 points each
1 final worth 100 points
The first step is to define key-prefixes for the different categories
(quizzes, tests & final). Enter the (E)dit-keys option by pressing E or e.
The following screen will appear:
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Command or data: _ F1=Help
Key Description Max # to % of Total |---Optional gradin
prefix grade drop Grade 100 90 80 70
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
There is a blinking cursor after Command or data: and a highlighted
block under Key-prefix
A Key prefix is one or two letters followed by a hyphen. The Key
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prefix may be entered in either upper or lower case. The Gradebook will
convert the entries to uppercase. For the sample gradesheet, we will
assign quizzes the Key prefix of QZ. Type a prefix QZ- the characters
will appear on the command line. Press the Right Arrow (cursor movement
key) and QZ- will now be under Key prefix and the highlighted block will
move one column to the right. (QZ- could also have been entered by using
Return and the highlighted block moved with a separate use of the Right
Arrow key.) Now the area under Description will have a highlighted block.
The entry under Description may be up to twenty characters in length
or may be left blank. Type quizzes and press the Right Arrow Key. quizzes
will appear under Description and the highlighted block will move under Max
grade.
The entry under Max grade is the maximum grade for a single
gradesheet entry (one column) for the given Key prefix and may be between 0
and 999.9 (or a valid letter grade) and must be made. If a letter grade is
entered here, then all of the grades entered for this Key may only be
alphabetic. Enter 20 (20 is the maximum grade for each quiz) for the grade
and use the down cursor movement key to position the highlighted block for
the next Key prefix. Make the entries for T- tests 100; and F- final 100
in the same manner as for the quizzes. The result will look like the
following screen:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Command or data: _ F1=Help
Key Description Max # to % of Total |---Optional gradin
prefix grade drop Grade 100 90 80 70
QZ- quizzes 20
T- tests 100
F- final 100
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Filename: NGB31A
A Key-prefix can be deleted by highlighting the Key-prefix and pressing
the Del key.
The maximum number of Keys that can be defined is 18. The columns to
the right of Max grade will be explained in sec 4 Advanced features. Now
that the prefixes have been defined, press Escape and return to the Main
Menu. Proceed to the (G)radesheet by pressing G (or g).
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The following screen will appear with a highlighted block under Name:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Command or data: _ F1=Help
Filename:
Key Total Est. Lettr
Max-score Grade Total Grade
Name Scale +0 Grade
# of missing grades 0 0 0
Average
Median
Standard Deviation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
There are several different ways to construct the gradesheet at this
step. We will choose a way which will allow a "template" gradesheet that
can be used for several different classes.
Columns add:
Using the right arrow (cursor movement key), move the highlighted
block one column to the right (to beneath the Total Grade column) and press
the Insert key. At the top of the screen the line Command or data: _ will
be replaced by key: _
Keyboard in QZ- followed by a 1
The entry will look like this key: QZ-1 press return; the
command line will now display description: _
Keyboard in quiz 1 and press return. The following screen will
appear:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Command or data: _ F1=Help quiz 1
Filename:NGB31B
Key QZ-1 Total Est. Lettr
Max-score 20 Grade Total Grade
Name Scale +0 +0 Grade
# of missing grades 0 0 0 0
Average
Median
Standard Deviation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Filename: NGB31B
Note that a column has been inserted between Key and Total Grade.
The highlighted area was underneath the Total Grade column and the new
column was inserted to the left of the Total Grade column. Columns are
inserted to the left of the column in which the highlighted area is
positioned.
While the highlighted block is in a Key column, a description of the
column is presented in the upper right hand corner of the screen.
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Move the highlighted area to the Total Grade column and insert
columns for quiz 2, quiz 3, quiz 4, quiz 5, test 1, test 2, and final. As
more columns are inserted, the columns to the right of Total Grade will
move off of the screen to the right. By using the right and left cursor
movement keys, any column may be shifted conveniently close to the name
column.
Column delete:
If any errors were made while entering the columns, the column can
be deleted by highlighting that column (first name below the heading) and
pressing the Delete key.
If this gradesheet were to be used for several different classes, it
would now be saved as a "template" before entering students names.
3-2 (S)aving and (R)etieving
Saving the gradesheet on a regular interval will safeguard against
loss in case the power goes off. To save: press Escape to return to the
Main Menu and choose (S)ave by pressing S. The first time during a session
that a file is saved or retrieved, there will be a prompt for the name of
the file: gradesheet name: _ (after the first time, the save feature
"remembers" the last file name that was used; to delete the presented name,
use the backspace key). Choose a meaningful name, one that will help in
referring to the contents of the gradesheet. A proper name may contain up
to eight letters and numbers, a drive prefix and a path. Do not add an
extension to the file name. When the file is saved the gradebook adds the
extension of .GBK to all of the gradesheets names. The file will be saved
to the default data drive if no drive prefix is used. An improper file
name will return an error message. If the data disk already has a file
with the same name as the filename you just entered, the message File
already exists, overwrite (y or n) appears before the file is saved.
Pressing y will save the new version over the old file. Pressing n WILL
NOT save the file.
Retrieving a file is done by using (R)etrieve from the main menu. A
listing of available gradesheets on the default drive will be presented.
To retrieve a file on a different drive, preface the filename with the
drive letter (and path if needed). Warning: remember to save any file
being worked on before retrieving a new file. If you are working on a
gradesheet when you select the (R)etrieve option you are asked if you wish
to save the current gradesheet.
After saving, return to the gradesheet by using choice (G)radesheet
from the Main Menu. Note that the filename of the current gradesheet now
appears under Command or data: _
Names add:
The next step is to enter student names in the names column. Using
the cursor movement keys, move the highlighted area into the Name column.
Enter a name and press return. The highlighted area moves down a row,
ready for the next entry. In our practice gradesheet, I have entered five
names: Lilli, Mike, Susan, Phil, and Max. I have also entered a grade of
17 on QZ-2 for Lilli.
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Command or data: _ F1=Help quiz 2
Filename:NGB32A
Key QZ-2 QZ-3 QZ-4 QZ-5 T-1 T-2 F-1 Total Est
Max-score 20 20 20 20 100 100 100 Grade Total
Name Scale +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 Grade
Lilli 85.0 85.0
Mike 0.0 0.0
Susan 0.0 0.0
Phil 0.0 0.0
Max 0.0 0.0
# of missing grades 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0
Average 17.0 17.0
Median 0.0 0.0
Standard Deviation 38.0 38.0
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
You will see that the Total Grade shows 85.0, which is obtained from
the 17 points received out of the 20 points possible. Note that only
columns with scores affect the Total Grade, because 'blank' grades are
ignored. Also note that the Total Grade and Est. Total Grade (Estimated
Total Grade) are the same - this will be the case in a straight percentage
gradesheet (they will have different values in a weighted percentage
gradesheet as discussed in section 4-2).
Enter grades for the other students for QZ-1, QZ-2, QZ-3 and T-1.
Whenever grades are being entered for a student, the student's name will be
highlighted. The screen may be "scrolled" to the left or right (use the
cursor movement keys) so that the column that the grades are being entered
into is next to the name's column.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Command or data: _ F1=Help quiz 4
Filename:NGB32B
Key QZ-1 QZ-2 QZ-3 QZ-4 QZ-5 T-1 T-2 F-1 Total
Max-score 20 20 20 20 20 100 100 100 Grade
Name Scale +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0
Lilli 17 18 19 91 90.6
Mike 16 19 20 89 90.0
Susan 14 16 19 85 83.8
Phil 12 18 17 82 80.6
Max 13 15 15 69 70.0
# of missing grades 0 0 0 5 5 0 5 5 0
Average 14.4 17.2 18.0 83.2 83.0
Median 14.0 18.0 19.0 85.0 83.8
Standard Deviation 2.1 1.6 2.0 8.7 8.4
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Filename:NGB32B
If you need to remove a grade (change a grade to a blank grade) you
can do so by highlighting the grade to remove, press the space bar one time
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and press 'return'. You will be asked to confirm the change; type 'Y' and
the grade will be changed to a blank.
By using the cursor movement keys, the screen can be "scrolled" to
the left to show the Letter Grade.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Command or data: _ F1=Help final
Filename:NGB32B
Key QZ-5 T-1 T-2 F-1 Total Est. Lettr
Max-score 20 100 100 100 Grade Total Grade
Name Scale +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 Grade
Lilli 91 90.6 90.6 B
Mike 89 90.0 90.0 B
Susan 85 83.8 83.8 C+
Phil 82 80.6 80.6 C
Max 69 70.0 70.0 D
# of missing grades 5 0 5 5 0 0 0
Average 83.2 83.0 83.0 C+
Median 85.0 83.8 83.8 C+
Standard Deviation 8.7 8.4 8.4 8.3
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Filename:NGB32B
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3-3 (P)rint
Return to the Main Menu and choose option (P)rint by pressing P (or
p).
The following screen will appear:
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enter option (1-4) _
1 print entire gradesheet
2 print individual grade summary for all students
3 print grade summary for selected students
4 print names & scores for selected columns
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Option 1 & 2 work directly from the above menu.
Option 3 requires a return to the gradesheet, then highlight the
student's name and press Alt-P ( hold the Alt key down and at the
same time press P or p).
Option 4 requires a return to the gradesheet, then highlight any
grade in a column and press Alt-P ( hold the Alt key down and at
the same time press P or p).
3-4 (C)lear-gradesheet
This option allows the gradesheet currently being worked on to be
cleared from memory so that a new gradesheet can be designed. When using
(C)lear-gradesheet, the current gradesheet may be saved similarly to the
(S)ave command.
3-5 (D)isplay-one
If a student would like to see his grades, it is possible to display
the grades for only one student. Escape to the Main Menu and choose
(D)isplay-one. The gradesheet will be displayed with only that one
student's grades showing as shown below.
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Command or data: _ F1=Help quiz 4
Filename:NGB35
Key QZ-1 QZ-2 QZ-3 QZ-4 QZ-5 T-1 T-2 F-1 Total
Max-score 20 20 20 20 20 100 100 100 Grade
Name Scale +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0
Lilli 17 18 19 91 90.6
Mike 16 19 20 89 90.0
Susan 14 16 19 85 83.8
Phil 12 18 17 82 80.6
Max 13 15 15 69 70.0
# of missing grades 0 0 0 5 5 0 5 5 0
Average 14.4 17.2 18.0 2
Median 14.0 18.0 19.0 85.0 83.2
Standard Deviation 2.1 1.6 2.0 8.7 8.4
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Filename:NGB35
You can use the up & down arrow keys to go from one student to
another; the left and right arrows move the same as before. To return to
the regular display, Escape to the Main Menu and choose (G)radesheet.
3-6 (Q)uit
This option allows the user to exit the program. If there is a
gradesheet currently being worked on, the option to save is included when
using (Q)uit.
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ADVANCED FEATURES
This section will discuss dropping lowest scores for any key (# to
drop), weighted keys (% of Total Grade), Optional grading, letter/number
grade conversion, and the Scale feature. In section 3-1 the Total Grade
was calculated as a straight percentage (i.e. total points earned divided
by total points possible), in this section the weighted keys allows us to
calculate the Total Grade by assigning different weight value to each of
the keys, therefore giving us a weighted percentage.
Continuing with our gradesheet from section 3, return to the (E)dit-
keys menu and we will add more options to the gradesheet. Press the Escape
key to return to the Main Menu and then E to go to (E)dit-keys.
4-1 # to drop
In the column # to drop highlight the area to the right of quizzes.
This column allows the program to drop the lowest grade or grades in the
defined Key. The maximum number of grades that can be dropped in any Key
is 9. Enter a 1 in the # to drop in the row for quizzes. HINT --> If this
option is chosen when the keys are first defined, then the first grade
entered for the quizzes will be dropped. As this is the only grade, it
will be the lowest. Usually you should wait until half or all of the
grades are entered before selecting this option.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Command or data: _ F1=Help
Key Description Max # to % of Total |---Optional gradin
prefix grade drop Grade 100 90 80 70
QZ- quizzes 20 1
T- tests 100
F- final 100
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Filename:NGB41
Return to the gradesheet and note that the Total Grade has changed.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Command or data: _ F1=Help quiz 4
Filename:NGB41
Key QZ-2 QZ-3 QZ-4 QZ-5 T-1 T-2 F-1 Total Est.
Max-score 20 20 20 20 100 100 100 Grade Total
Name Scale +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 Grade
Lilli 18 19 91 91.4 91.4
Mike 19 20 89 91.4 91.4
Susan 16 19 85 85.7 85.7
Phil 18 17 82 83.6 83.6
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Filename:NGB41
4-2 % of Total Grade
We will now assign a weight (% of Total Grade) to each of the keys.
This will allow us to assign more value to keys which are considered more
important.
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Return to the (E)dit-keys.
In the column % of Total Grade make the entries as shown in the
following screen. The Gradebook will now calculate each Key as a
percentage of the final grade.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Command or data: _ F1=Help
Key Description Max # to % of Total |---Optional grading
prefix grade drop Grade 100 90 80 70
QZ- quizzes 20 1 25
T- tests 100 40
F- final 100 35
Total % 100.0
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Filename:NGB42
Return to the gradesheet
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Command or data: _ F1=Help quiz 4
Filename:NGB42
Key QZ-2 QZ-3 QZ-4 QZ-5 T-1 T-2 F-1 Total Est.
Max-score 20 20 20 20 100 100 100 Grade Total
Name Scale +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 Grade
Lilli 18 19 91 59.5 91.5
Mike 19 20 89 60.0 92.3
Susan 16 19 85 55.9 86.0
Phil 18 17 82 54.7 84.2
Max 15 15 69 46.4 71.4
# of missing grades 0 0 5 5 0 5 5 0 0
Average 17.2 18.0 83.2 55.3 85.1
Median 18.0 19.0 85.0 55.9 86.0
Standard Deviation 1.6 2.0 8.7 5.5 8.4
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Filename:NGB42
Note that the Total Grade reflects the score as a percentage of the
final grade as was just set in the Edit-Keys. The Est. Total Grade
reflects the grade that the students would get if they continued making the
same score in all of the Keys. At the end of the term the Total Grade and
the Est. Total Grade should be the same. If they are not the same then the
student is missing a grade for one or more Key Prefix or the # to Drop is
the same count as the number of scores the student has for a particular Key
Prefix. Press the right arrow key until the column to the right of the
letter grade is showing. There will be a "#" in this column for every
student, which indicates that the Total Grade and Est. Total Grade are not
equal. At the end of the term there will not be any "#" for students who
have completed their work.
Let's look at how the Total Grade is calculated for student Lilli.
In our Edit Key table we defined the # to drop as being 1 for the key of
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QZ-, which would leave us with the scores of 18 and 19. The total for the
two scores is 37 points out of a possible 40 (2 times 20) , which is 92.5%.
Now quizzes are worth 25% of the Total Grade so the quizzes part of the
Total Grade is 92.5 times 25% or 23.1%. There is one score for T-1 which
is 91 out of a possible 100 for 91%. Tests are worth 40% of the final
grade so 91 times 40% is 36.4%. There is no score for the key of F- so our
Total Grade is the 23.1% from the quizzes and 36.4% for the tests, which
add up to 59.5%. Note that from the scores entered so far (only the
quizzes and one test) that Lilli has an Est. Total Grade of 91.5%.
Key Scores Dropped Total Total % %-of
Total_grade Possible
Total_Grade
QZ- 17,18,19 17 37 / 40 = 92.5 x 25 = 23.1
T- 91 - 91 / 100 = 91 x 40 = 36.4
F- - - 0 / 100 = 0 x 35 = 0.0
total: 59.5
4-3 Optional grading
Optional grading allows a means of accumulating points for
attendance, daily homework or other similar items. Then based on the
points accumulated assign a percentage or letter grade. The percentage or
letter grade is then calculated into the Total Grade.
Let's use attendance as our example for optional grading. First we
set a value for each day: 1 point if present and 0 points if absent. Then
we must determine how many attendance points can be accumulated in the
semester. 5 points per week (one for each day) times 18 weeks = 90 points.
As each entry in the gradesheet will take one column, let's keep track of
attendance on a weekly basis. So, we will have 18 columns in the gradesheet
(one for each week) and each entry will have a maximum value of 5 (one
point for each day). Holidays and excused absences would be managed by
"giving" the student a point for that day. Next, we must determine what
percent of the total grade to assign to attendance. We will let attendance
be 5% of the total. The last step is to assign a grade to the accumulated
points. The following table will help set this up:
Accumulated Assigned
attendance grade
perfect attendance 90 100
miss 3 days 87 90
miss 5 days 85 80
miss 7 days 83 70
miss 10 days 80 50
A student having 90 accumulated attendance will receive a grade of 100.
A student having 87, 88 or 89 accumulated attendance will receive a grade
of 90.
A student having 85 or 86 accumulated attendance will receive a grade of
80.
A student having 83 or 84 accumulated attendance will receive a grade of
70.
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A student having 80, 81, 82, or 83 accumulated attendance will receive a
grade of 50.
A student having less than 80 accumulated attendance will receive a grade
of 0.
When designing a key that will use optional grading this outline
should be followed:
1. Determine the total number of points that can be accumulated.
2. Calculate the number of entries(columns in the gradesheet) and
the maximum value for these entries.
3. Decide what percent of the final grade this key will have.
4. Assign a grade value to the accumulated points.
Let's modify the file NGB42 from the last section. The optional
grading is set in the (E)dit-keys. Go to the (E)dit-keys and create a new
Key A- Attend. We are giving 1 point for attendance each day and keeping
records on a weekly basis. Enter 5 in the column Max grade. We also decided
to make attendance 5% of the total grade. In the column % of Total Grade
enter a 5. Let's also reduced the % of Total Grade in the Key QZ- quizzes
from 25 down to 20 to maintain the Total % 100.0 . Then, under the heading
|--- Optional grading--|, we will enter the accumulated attendance points
under the column value we want to assign them. The following screen
reflects a Key using Optional grading.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Command or data: _ F1=Help
Key Description Max # to % of Total |---Optional grading--|
prefix grade Drop Grade 100 90 80 70 50
QZ- quizzes 20 1 20
T- tests 100 40
F- final 100 35
A- attend 5 5 90 86 85 84 83
Total % 100.0
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Filename:NGB43A
It should be pointed out here that the numbers in the column
headings: 100 90 80 70 50 can be changed to different numerical
values or to letter grades by moving the cursor to the number and entering
the change. Be sure you understand how the Optional grading works before
you change these values.
When using Optional grading, it is important that all of the entries
(columns) be inserted in the gradesheet for the Est. Total Grade to be
calculated properly. Based on the grades entered and the number of 'blank'
grades remaining, Gradebook will project an end of term grade for this Key-
prefix. The projected grade is then used in calculating the Est. Total
Grade. Remember that 'blank' grades in non-optional-grading keys are
ignored. Return to the gradesheet and insert 18 entries using the key A-
. Name the entries week1 through week18. The file NGB43b contains all of
the changes made in this section. After the changes are made part of the
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gradebook will look like the following screen:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Command or data: _ F1=Help week14
Filename:NGB42B
Key A-12 A-13 A-14 A-15 A-16 A-17 A-18 Total Est.
Max-score 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Grade Total
Name Scale +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 Grade
Lilli 54.9 91.5
Mike 55.1 91.8
Susan 51.5 85.8
Phil 50.3 83.8
Max 42.6 71.0
# of missing grades 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0
Average 50.9 84.8
Median 51.5 85.8
Standard Deviation 5.1 8.5
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Filename:NGB42B
4-4 Letter Grade
Reterive file NGB44 and scroll the screen to the left to show the
letter grades. The letter grade is derived form the Est-Total-Grade,
therefore reflects the students current level of work. At the end of the
term the Total-Grade and Est-Total-Grade should be the same value. So the
letter grade would be the end of term final grade.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Command or data: _ F1=Help quiz 4
Filename: NGB44
Key QZ-3 QZ-4 QZ-5 T-1 T-2 F-1 Total Est. Letter
Max-score 20 20 20 100 100 100 Grade Total Grade
Name Scale +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 Grade
Lilli 19 91 54.9 91.5 B
Mike 20 89 55.1 91.8 B
Susan 19 85 51.5 85.6 C+
Phil 17 82 50.3 83.8 C+
Max 15 69 42.6 71.0 D
# of missing grades 0 5 5 0 5 5 0 0 0
Average 18.0 83.2 50.9 84.8 C+
Median 19.0 85.0 51.5 85.4 C+
Standard Deviation 2.0 8.7 5.1 8.5 8.2
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Filename:NGB44
As the grades are entered, the Gradebook will calculate the Total
Grade and a Letter Grade automatically. The letter grades have a default
setting. These settings may be modified for each gradesheet. Escape to
the Main Menu and choose (L)etter-conversion. The (L)etter-conversion
option allows the letter - numeric conversion to be set separately for the
Total Grade and All Entries.
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4-5 (L)etter-conversion
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Command or data:
Letter All Total
Grade Entries Grade
A+ 103 103
A 100 100
A- 97 97
B+ 93 93
B 90 90
B- 87 97
C+ 83 83
C 80 80
C- 77 77
D+ 73 73
D 70 70
D- 67 67
F+ 63 63
F 60 60
F- 57 57
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Filename:NGB45A
The All Entries column is the numeric value that the GRADEBOOK
assigns to the letter grade entered for a student. Any letter grade that
appears in a gradesheet or in the Edit-key option will be converted to the
value in the All-Entries column and then used to calculate then Total
Grade. The default values are designed so that a gradesheet may be made up
of mixed entries (both numeric and letter grades).
The Total Grade column would normally be changed to reflect the
individual teachers grading style. As an example highlight each number in
column Total Grade and change the values by keyboarding in the new numbers
shown below (press return or use the down arrow key to enter the changes).
The changes only affect the gradesheet currently being worked on.
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Command or data:
Letter All Total
Grade Entries Grade
A+ 103 98
A 100 95
A- 97 90
B+ 93 88
B 90 85
B- 87 80
C+ 83 78
C 80 75
C- 77 70
D+ 73 68
D 70 65
D- 67 60
F+ 63 58
F 60 55
F- 57 50
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Filename:NGB45B
Return to the gradesheet, note the difference in the letter grades.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Command or data: _ F1=Help quiz 4
Filename:NGB45B
Key QZ-3 QZ-4 QZ-5 T-1 T-2 F-1 Total Est. Letter
Max-score 20 20 20 100 100 100 Grade Total Grade
Name Scale +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 Grade
Lilli 19 91 54.9 91.5 A-
Mike 20 89 55.1 91.8 A-
Susan 19 85 51.5 85.8 B
Phil 17 82 50.3 83.8 B-
Max 15 69 42.6 71.0 C-
# of missing grades 0 5 5 0 5 5 0 0 0
Average 18.0 83.2 50.9 84.8 B
Median 19.0 85.0 51.5 85.8 B
Standard Deviation 2.0 8.7 5.1 8.4 8.4
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Filename:NGB45B
It should be stated here that it is not advisable to change the All
Entries values unless the user has a firm understanding of how the letter-
to-numeric conversion works.
The letter conversion can be set so that there are letters without
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"+"s and "-"s. The whole letter range is set in the following manner:
Highlight the + or - conversion in the in the Total Grade column. Press
the spacebar and then return (or the down arrow); the number will be
replaced with a blank space. Do the same for every number in the Total
Grade column that is across from a + or a -. Next, in the same column, set
the number across from the A at 90; B at 80; C at 70; D at 60; F at 50.
Now 90 and above will be an A; 80 to 89 will be a B; 70 to 79 will be a C
and so on.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Command or data:
Letter All Total
Grade Entries Grade
A+ 103
A 100 90
A- 97
B+ 93
B 90 80
B- 87
C+ 83
C 80 70
C- 77
D+ 73
D 70 60
D- 67
F+ 63
F 60 50
F- 57
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Filename:NGB45C
Return to the gradesheet, note the difference in the letter grades.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Command or data: _ F1=Help quiz 4
Filename:NGB45C
Key QZ-3 QZ-4 QZ-5 T-1 T-2 F-1 Total Est. Letter
Max-score 20 20 20 100 100 100 Grade Total Grade
Name Scale +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 Grade
Lilli 19 91 54.9 91.5 A
Mike 20 89 55.1 91.8 A
Susan 19 85 51.5 85.8 B
Phil 17 82 50.3 83.8 B
Max 15 69 42.6 71.0 C
# of missing grades 0 5 5 0 5 5 0 0 0
Average 18.0 83.2 50.9 84.8 B
Median 19.0 85.0 51.5 85.8 B
Standard Deviation 2.0 8.7 5.1 8.5 8.4
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Filename:NGB45C
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4-6 Scale
The Scale is used to modify the scores for any Key column in the
gradesheet. When a scale is used all the scores in the selected column are
increased or decreased by a given number of points or a percentage.
Retrieve the file NGB46.
There are 3 ways to scale in the gradesheet: add points to a key,
subtract points from a key, and multiply the score by either a number
smaller than 1 (ie .9 to scale down ) or a number larger than 1 (ie 1.1 to
scale up). For QZ-2, add 2 points to the score. Highlight the +0 in the
scale row in column QZ-2. Keyboard in +2 and press return. Confirm the
entry with a y. Note in the screen below that the "raw score" does not
change. The Total Grade, Est. Total Grade and Lettr Grade are recomputed
and changed. To return to a +0 scale keyboard in +0 in the scale row.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Command or data: _ F1=Help quiz 4
Filename:NGB46A
Key QZ-2 QZ-3 QZ-4 QZ-5 T-1 T-2 F-1 Total Est.
Max-score 20 20 20 20 100 100 100 Grade Total
Name Scale +2 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 Grade
Lilli 18 19 91 55.9 93.2
Mike 19 20 89 56.1 93.5
Susan 16 19 85 52.5 87.5
Phil 18 17 82 51.3 85.5
Max 15 15 69 43.6 72.7
# of missing grades 0 0 5 5 0 5 5 0 0
Average 17.2 18.0 83.2 51.9 86.5
Median 18.0 19.0 85.0 52.5 87.8
Standard Deviation 1.6 2.0 8.7 5.1 8.5
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Filename:NGB46A
To subtract 2 points, highlight a scale position and keyboard in -2
and press return.
To add 10%, we multiply by 1.1 (the whole value plus .1). Raise the
scale of T-1 by 10%. In the scale position under the Key T-1, keyboard in
*1.1.
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Command or data: _ F1=Help quiz 4
Filename:NGB46B
Key QZ-3 QZ-4 QZ-5 T-1 T-2 F-1 Total Est. Letter
Max-score 20 20 20 100 100 100 Grade Total Grade
Name Scale +0 +0 +0 *1.1 +0 +0 +0 Grade
Lilli 19 91 59.5 99.2 A+
Mike 20 89 59.7 99.5 A+
Susan 19 85 55.9 93.2 A-
Phil 17 82 54.6 91.0 A-
Max 15 69 46.4 77.3 C
# of missing grades 0 5 5 0 5 5 0 0 0
Average 18.0 83.2 55.5 92.0 A-
Median 19.0 85.0 55.9 93.2 A-
Standard Deviation 2.0 8.7 5.4 9.0 9.4
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Filename:NGB46B
Note the changes to Total Grade, Est. Total Grade and Letter Grade.
To reduce the grade by 10% use *.9 (90% of the grade) instead of *1.1
(110% of the grade)
The Total-Grade can also be scaled. This provides a way to raise or
lower the class curve. Any scaling of the Total-Grade will also affect the
Est-Total-Grade and the letter grade. Beware that scaling of the Total-
Grade before the end of the term (all grades entered) can lead to inflated
Est-Total-Grade and letter grade.
4-7 (I).D. Field
The I.D. Field is an optional column which will appear to the left of
the name column. From the MAIN MENU choose (I).D.-Field by pressing I and
then return. The following screen will appear:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
enter option (0, 1 or 2)
The I.D. field is a column which will appear on the left side of
the students name. This column can be used for the student-number,
social-security-number or anything else There are 2 possible
field widths as shown below. Once and I.D. field is selected it
can not be changed.
Option
0 No I.D. field
1 1-5 characters
2 1-11 characters
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
If you enter the (I).D.-field option by mistake, use choice 0 or Esc
to exit. Once option 1 or 2 is taken, the field cannot be changed or
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removed. Numbers are entered into the ID # column while in the gradesheet.
Move the cursor into the area where you want to enter the ID number,
keyboard in the number and press return or use the cursor movement arrows.
4-8 Sort
The gradesheet can be sorted in the ID # column, Name column, any Key
column, and either Total Grade column. Place the cursor in the column to
be sorted. Press Alt-S (hold down the Alt key and press S or s). The
following prompt will appear on the second line of the screen.
Ascending or Descending, Enter option (a or d)
Choose a (or A) for an ascending sort or d (or D) for a descending
sort. The program does a secondary sort in the name column when any column
other than the name column is being sorted. If the sort option is chosen
by mistake, press Esc to return the gradesheet.
4-9 Calculation On/Off
The program automatically recalculates the Total Grade, Est. Total
Grade, and Letter Grade when scores are changed or new scores are entered.
The automatic recalculation can be turned off with the toggle Alt-C (hold
down the Alt key and press C or c). A message calculation-off will appear
in the upper right hand corner of the screen. To turn recalculation back
on, use Alt-C again.
Calculation Off will save time when entering a large amount of data
in big gradesheets. If data entry is slowed down by recalculation, try
Alt-C while entering grades. Remember to turn Calculation On when
finished.
4-10 Graph
The gradesheet can generate a bar graph of the Number-of-Students vs.
Percent -Correct for any graded column, the Total Grade or the Est. Total
Grade. While in the gradesheet select a column to be graphed by moving the
cursor into that column. Press Alt-G (or Alt-g) and a graph will replace
the gradesheet (Esc will return you to the gradesheet). While in the Bar
Graph, the left and right cursor movement arrows will "scroll" the graph to
the left and the right. If there is a score off of the screen, a small
arrow will appear in the lower right or left hand corner of the screen to
indicate that there are more grades out of sight. The scale feature works
while in the Bar Graph in the same manner as while in the gradesheet (see
4-6) and any scale changes made will be effective in the gradesheet. If
the graph is of the Total Grade column, then the Letter-number conversion
may also be changed. Keyboard in the letter grade to be changed and press
return. A prompt New percentage will appear on the command line. Keyboard
in the new number grade for the letter selected and press return. The
graph will reflect the changes. Remember, all changes made in the graph
are also effective in the gradesheet. To exit the graph, press Esc. IBMr
graphics printers will print the graph by using the PrtSc function. Return
to the Gradesheet (Filename: NGB46B), highlight the Est. Total Grade column
and press Alt-G. The following screen will appear.
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------
20 command or scale:
N present scale: +0
u
m
b
e 15 //
r
~ ~ ~
~s ~ ~
t //
u //
d //
e //
n //
t 0 //
s //
//
0 40 50 // 70 80 90 100
F- D//D+C- C C+B- B B+A- A A+
Scaled percentage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-11 Special Key-prefixes
This section discusses 2 special Keys: the extra-credit Key and the
no-credit Key.
Extra credit:
The extra credit Key allows student to increase their final grade by
any percentage of the Total Grade but does not penalize students who have
no entry in this column. The extra-credit key is limited to only one
column in the gradesheet per defined key. If you want several extra-credit
entries in the gradesheet, there will have to be a Key defined for each
column used. The Amount of extra credit that can be earned in the
extra-credit key is set in the % of Total Grade column. As an example, if
the extra-credit key would be worth and extra 10% of the Total Grade, Enter
10 in the % of Total Grade column. Note that the Total % should now read
100.0. (+ 10% Extra Credit). The amount of extra credit in the Total Grade
that the student receives would be his score on the extra credit Key
divided by the Max grade possible multiplied by the % of Total Grade.
No credit:
The No-credit key allows grades to be entered into the gradesheet
that are not calculated into the Total Grade. When the No-credit key-
prefix is used the message '1 No credit key' is displayed under the
description column. If more than one No-credit key is used the number '1'
would be replaced by the number of No-credit keys defined. The no-credit
key entries are only limited by the total column limit of 150 entries in
the gradesheet. The Max grade must be set for the no-credit key but do not
set the % of Total Grade
Go to the (E)dit-keys and add 2 new Key prefixes: X- for extra credit
and N- for no credit. Preface the description of X- with a * and preface
the description N- with a #. After entering the #nocredit key a message
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will appear at the bottom of the Description column 1 No-credit-keys. You
should see something similar to the following screen:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Command or data: _ F1=Help
Key Description Max # to % of Total |---Optional gradin
prefix grade drop Grade 100 90 80 70
QZ- quizzes 20 1 20
T- tests 100 40
F- final 100 35
A- attend 5 5 90 86 85 84 83
X- *extra 10 10
N- #nocredit 25
1 No-credit-keys Total % 100.0 (+ 10.0 Extra Credit
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Filename:NGB411
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5-1 Edit-Keys Examples
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Command or data: _ F1=Help
Key Description Max # to % of Total |---Optional gradi
prefix grade drop Grade 100 90 80 70
QZ- quizzes 20 1 20
T- tests 100 40
F- final 100 35
A- attend 5 5
EA- *extra credit 1 20 5
EB- *extra credit 2 20 5
P- #participation 1
1 No-credit-key Total % 100.0 (+ 10.0 Extra Credit)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
QZ- quizzes Gradesheet may contain any number of columns for quizzes.
Each quiz column is worth 20 points.
The lowest score on any quiz will be dropped.
Quizzes are worth 20% of the Total Grade.
T- tests Gradesheet may contain any number of columns for tests.
Each test column is worth 100 points.
No Tests will be dropped.
Tests are worth 40% of the Total Grade.
F- final Gradesheet may contain any number of columns for final.
Each final column is worth 100 points.
No finals will be dropped.
Final are worth 35% of the Total Grade.
A- attendance Gradesheet may contain any number of columns for
attendance.
Each attendance column is worth 5 points.
No attendance will be dropped.
Attendance is worth 5% of the Total Grade.
EA- *extra credit1 Gradesheet may contain only 1 column with this Key
prefix.
Extra credit 1 is worth 20 points.
After the Total Grade is calculated based on the other Key
prefixes up to 5% can be added to that total.
First character of description must be a '*' for extra credit.
EB- *extra credit2 Gradesheet may contain only 1 column with this Key
prefix.
Extra credit 2 is worth 20 points.
After the Total Grade is calculated based on the other Key
prefixes up to 5% can be added to that total.
First character of description must be a '*' for extra credit.
P- #participation Gradesheet may contain any number of columns for
participation.
Each participation column is worth 1 point.
Participation is not calculated into the Total Grade.
Entries in this Key prefix are for information only.
First character of description must be '#' for No-Credit.
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Command or data: _ F1=Help
Key Description Max # to % of Total |---Optional grading--|
prefix grade drop Grade A B C D F
QZ- Quizzes 20 1 20
C- Concerts 1 30 6 5 4 3 3
TP- Term Paper A 20
A- Attendance 1 20 30 25 20 15 10
W- Written Assignments A 10
Total % 100.0
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
QZ- Quizzes Gradesheet may contain any number of columns for quizzes.
Each quiz column is worth 20 points.
The lowest score on any quiz will be dropped.
Quizzes are worth 20% of the Total Grade.
C- Concerts Optional grading; The gradesheet will contain 6 columns.
One column for each concert and each column being worth 1
point.
If the student attends all 6 concerts he/she will receive a
'A', 5 concerts a 'B', 4 concerts a 'C', 3 concerts a 'D' and
less then 3 will receive no credit.
Concerts are worth 30% of the Total Grade.
TP- Term Paper Gradesheet may contain any number of column for
the Term Paper.
Letter grades will be given to the Term Paper.
Term Paper is worth 20% of the Total Grade.
A- Attendance Optional grading; The gradesheet will contain 30
columns for Attendance. Each column will be worth 1 point.
If a student accumulates 30 points he/she will receive a 'A',
25 points a 'B', 20 points a 'C', 15 points a 'D', 10 points
a 'F' and less than 10 points will receive no credit.
Attendance is worth 20% of the Total Grade.
W- Written Assg. Gradesheet may contain any number of columns for
Written Assignments.
Letter grades will be given to the Written Assignments.
Each assignments is worth 10 points.
Written Assignments are worth 10% of the Total Grade.
Note: When using Optional grading it is important to enter all the
columns required. In our example: 6 columns for Concerts and 30
columns for Attendance. Unlike the regular grading which ignores
the blank grades, Optional grading uses the number of blank
grades to project the Est. Total Grade. At the end of the term
every Optional grading column must have a score. See the Optional
grading section for additional information.
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6-1 Error Messages
Error, 8 characters max for the name (may be preceded by path).
A file name can only be 8 characters maximum. The name can be
preceded by a valid path, ie c:\grades\name. The Noble Gradebook
will append the extension .GBK to each name.
Error, data must be a numeric value.
A number is the only valid response to the question asked. No
letters or special characters are allowed.
Error, disk write. Gradesheet 'not' saved. (possibly disk full)
Your Gradesheet is not saved. The most probable cause of this error
is insufficient disk space to save the current Gradesheet. If this
should be the case, save the Gradesheet on another disk before
proceeding. Malfunctioning hardware can also cause this error.
Error, each key_prefix must have a 'Max Grade' assigned.
One or more of the Key-Prefix have a blank in the Max-Grade column.
Each Key-Prefix must have a Max-Grade assigned.
Error, extra credit Key-prefixes can only have one gradesheet entry.
This Key-prefix can not be changed to Extra-credit because there are
more than one column in the Gradesheet with this Key-prefix. Each
Extra-credit Key-prefix can only have one column (entry) in the
gradesheet.
Error, extra credit or non credit keys can not use optional grading.
Optional grading will not work with either Extra-credit or Non-
credit Key prefixes. The Optional grading columns must be blank in
order to have a Key-prefix either Extra-credit or Non-credit.
Error, invalid key-prefix
A valid Key-prefix must be one or two letters followed by a
hyphen (-). Examples of valid Key-prefixes would be T-, TT-, HW-
, F-, MT-, etc. Key-prefix may be enter either in upper or lower
case. In either case Gradebook will convert to upper case.
Error, must be 0 - 100
Valid numbers would be greater than or equal to zero and less then or
equal to 100. Examples are 0, 100, 45, 87, etc.
Error, must be 0 - 9
Valid numbers would be a whole number greater than or equal to zero
and less than or equal to 9. Examples 0, 9, 3, 6, etc.
Error, must be 0 to 999.9
Valid numbers would be greater than or equal to zero and less then
1000. Examples are 0, 1.25 ,100, 34.5, 150.5, etc.
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ERROR MESSAGES
Error, must be 1 to 20 characters
The entry must be less than 20 characters. Letters, numbers or
special characters are allowed.
Error, must be 4 digits max from 0 - 9999.
A valid number must be greater than or equal to 0 and less than or
equal to 9999 and can not contain more than 4 characters.
Error, must be a numeric value preceded by '+', '-' or '*'."
Examples of valid Scale factors would be: *1.1 for 10% increase, *.9
for a 10% decrease, +2 for a 2 point increase, -3 for a 3 point
decrease. If you use the '*' the students raw score will be
multiplied by the value. If you use the '+' or '-' the raw score
will be either increased or decreased by the value. Remember that
the raw score which shows in the Gradesheet is not changed its value
is adjusted before being used to calculate the Total Grade.
Error, must be a valid key-prefix & 1 or 2 characters
A valid key must be a valid Key-prefix (defined in the Edit-Key
option) followed be one or two number, letters or special characters.
The only character not allowed is the hyphen (-).
Error, must be a valid letter grade.
Valid Letter-Grades are A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, D+, D, D-,
F+, F, OR F-.
Error, must be a whole number between 0 - 130.
Valid numbers would be greater or equal to zero and less than or
equal than 130 and would have no fractional part. Examples would be
0, 130, 25, 67, 105, etc.
Error, must be one or two letters followed by a '-'
A valid Key-prefix must be one or two letters followed by a hyphen
(-). Examples of valid Key-prefixes would be T-, TT-, HW-, F-, MT-,
etc. Key-prefix may be enter either in upper or lower case. In
either case Gradebook will convert to upper case.
Error, non credit keys can not have entries in %-of-Total Grade.
%-of-Total-Grade does not apply to Non-credit Key-prefixes. %-of-
Total-Grade must be blank for Non-credit Key-prefixes.
Error, please answer 'y' or 'n'
You must answer 'y' or 'n' or 'Y' or 'N'. No other response will be
accepted.
Error, printer is not ready, please fix.
The printer is either not connected or is not on-line (ready).
Error, scores in the 'All Entries' column can not be deleted.
Scores can not be deleted form the All-Entries column. These scores
are used to convert letter grades to number grades which are then
used to calculate the Total Grade and the Est. Total Grade.
Error, the maximum number of columns have been added.
The maximum number of entries (columns) for a single Gradesheet is
150. The current Gradesheet has the 150 entry limit.
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ERROR MESSAGES
Error, the maximum number of Key-prefixes have been added.
The maximum number of Key-prefixes is 18. The current Gradesheet has
reached that limit.
Error, the maximum number of students have been added.
The maximum number of students for a single Gradesheet is 150. The
current Gradesheet has the 150 student limit.
Error, this key already exists
A key can not be repeated in the same Gradesheet. A Key-prefix can
be repeated (except for extra-credit) however the characters
following the '-' must be unique.
Error, this Key-prefix already exists
The Key-prefix entered is already used. Each Key-prefix must be
unique.
Error, this Key-prefix has more than one entry in the gradesheet.
This Key-prefix can not be changed to extra-credit because there is
more than one column in the Gradesheet with using this Key-prefix.
Each extra-credit Key-prefix can only have one column (entry) in the
Gradesheet. You can however have more than one extra-credit Key-
prefix.
Error, this Key-prefix must first be deleted from the gradesheet
Before the Key-prefix can be removed from the Edit-Keys tables all
columns in the gradesheet using this Key-prefix must be removed.
Error, too many characters for this field.
You typed too many characters for the current field.
Error, Total Grade can not be changed.
The Total Grade is a calculated field which is derived from the other
entries in the Gradesheet. The Total Grade can be scaled but not
changed directly from the keyboard.
Error, unable to open file
The file name entered does not exist on the selected/default disk.
Be sure the name is spelled correctly and do not include the
extension .GBK
Error, values in letter-conversion table are no loger sequential
While either in the letter_conversion or the bar-graph options you
changed the values of the letter grades so that values do not
decrease sequentially. An example would be that a "B" was changed to
110 and the "A" has a value of 100.
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INDEX
(C)lear-gradesheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
(D)isplay-one . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
(E)dit-keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
(G)radesheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
(I).D. Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
(L)etter-conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
(P)rint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
(Q)uit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
(R)etrieve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
(S)ave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
+
Letter grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
+,-,*
Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
-
Letter grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
*
Extra credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
% of Total Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 14
#
No credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Total-Grade/Est-Total-Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
# to drop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 14
ADVANCED FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
All Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
ALT-C
Calculation On/Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 24
ALT-D
Display Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
ALT-G
Graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 24
ALT-P
Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 12
ALT-S
Sort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Blank grade
Entering a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Blank grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 10, 17
Calculation On/Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 24
Change name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Column delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Columns add . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Command Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Delete
Key-prefix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Delete column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Delete Key-prefix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Delete Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 7
DESIGNING YOUR GRADE BOOK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Display Statistic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
EDIT KEYS
Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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End . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Escape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Est. Total Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 15
same value as Total Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
F1
Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
GENERAL INFORMATION/COMMAND SUMMARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
GETTING STARTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Gradesheet name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 24
Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Insert column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Insert Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Installing the program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Key prefix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 6
Letter grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 18
Max grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 7
Maximum number of Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Names add . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Optional grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Page down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Page up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Pg Dn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Pg Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 12
Readme.first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Retrieving a file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Saving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 22
Total Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Screen left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Screen right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Sort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 24
Special Key-prefixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Starting From Scratch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Total Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 10, 15
same value as Est. Total Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Weighted grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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