When you create a weighted column, you can include:
- All Grade Columns: Include all individual grade columns in the Grade Center.
- Selected Columns and Categories: Include specific grade columns and categories (and the associated columns).
- Selected Columns from a Grading Period: If grading periods exist and you have chosen a category, include only the grade columns that have been associated with a specific grading period.
Simple Weighted Column for First Quarter
You create a weighted column based on two columns and two categories:
- Assignments Category = 25%
- Chapter Quizzes Category = 25%
- Midterm Test = 20%
- Final Test = 30%
Use the following steps to create a weighted column:
- In the Gradebook, hover your mouse in between two Gradebook column and then click the + sign. This will add a new column in between these two columns:
2. Click Add Total Calculation:
3. Select Weighted at the top and assign your percentages:
4. Be sure to click Save in the lower right corner after making changes on this screen.
Alternatively, you can edit your overall grade column and make it a weighted column as well. Just click Overall Grade and then click Edit:
It brings you to those same options to choose weighted and then assign percentages.