Power Teacher Gradebook.Working With Grades.Quick Reference Card

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/P E R S O N PowerTeacher Gradebook: Working with Grades

Grade Scales Setup

PowerTeacher administrators can give you access to copy and edit your

grade scale to fit your classroom needs. These changes only affect your

gradebook.

To create a custom grade scale:

1. Click the Grade Setup tab .

2. Click the Grade Scales mode.

3. Select the grade scale you wish to copy and click the plus (+)

button below the list.

4. Enter a name and description fo r the new grade scale.

5. Select and change the grade, cutoff, percent, or description.

6. To keep a grade from being used, click in the Ignore column.

7. Click Save.

To apply a custom grade scale to an individual student:

1. Select the class the student is enrolled in.

2. Click the Students tab.

3. Select the student's name to open the student information pane.

4. Open the Grade Scale menu and select the grade scale you wish to

apply to the student.

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To apply a custom grade scale to a group of students:

1. Select the class the students are enrolled in.

2. Click the Students tab.

3. Select a student group, such as Active or Reading Group A.

4. Right-click or control-click anywhere in the student roster and selectSet Grade Scales.

5. Choose to modify the grade scale for Displayed students.

6. Then, open the Grade Scale menu and select the custom grade scale.

7. To apply the custom grade scale to the selected students, click OK .



/PowerTeacher Gradebook: Working with Grades

Final Grade Calculation Setup

By default, the gradebook calculates final grades by total pOints. Set upfinal grades only if you want to use a differen t calculation method.

1. Click the Grade Setup tab.2. Click the Calculations mode.

3. Select a term to work with by clicking it in the upper pane. (Note: If

you do no t see the terms you wish to work with, select a different

term from the menu above the class list on the left.)

4. Choose the calculation method: Term weights or Category weights.I f you choose Category weights, then click add category to set upthe categories for weighting.

5. Then, enter weights for the terms or categories.

6. Click Save.

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Enter Scores

When entering scores, match the type of score to what you set up whenyou created the assignment; numbers for pOints and percentage, letters

for letter grades. Enter scores individually or use the quick-entry

methods.

1. From the Assignment tab, click in the cell at the intersection of

the row containing the student's name and the column of the

assignment you want to score.

2. Enter the score, such as 25 or A.

3. Press Enter to advance to the next student and Tab to advanceto the next assignment.

4. When you have finished entering scores, click Save.

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PowerTeacher Gradebook: Working with Grades

The Score Inspector

While you can enter scores directly on the Scoresheet, use the ScoreInspector to provide more details about the student's performance. Use

the Score Inspector to note if an assignment is late or missing, if you

collected it but haven't entered scores yet, or if a student is exempt fromcompleting the assignment. You can also use this tool to enter a comment

about a student's score.

1. Click the Tools menu and click Score Inspector. (Right-clicking or

control-clicking a score also makes the Score Inspector available.)

2. Mark the assignment collected, late, exempt, or missing.

3. Enter a score.

4. Click the Comment tab to enter pre-defined comments or type directly in the Comment field.

5. When you are finished, click Close.

6. Click Save.

Indicators appear on the Scoresheet for assignments marked collected,late, exempt, and missing. An indicator also appears for scores withcomments.

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Fill Scores

Sometimes you may want to enter the same score for most or all of your

students. For example, maybe students earn 5 pOints each week for

turning in a daily journal or dres$ing for gym. If most or all of your

students earned 5 points, it's faster for you to fill in all the scores at onceand then change any exceptions.

Another way you can use Fill Scores is if you already enteredscores for individual students, you can fill the scores for theremaining students who have no score.

1. On the Scoresheet, select the assignment you want to score.

2. Click the Tools menu and click Fill Scores. Or, right-click or

control-click a score cell and select Fill Scores.

3. On the Fill Assignment Scores window, first decide whether you want to fill only I tems with No Score or Replace Al l existing

scores. 4. To fill an assignment column with a score indicator, such as

Collected, check two boxes. First, check the box on the left, and then, check the box on the right of the word "Collected."

5. To fill a comment, type it directly in the Comment field on the

Scores tab. Or, click the Comments tab, select the comments, andclick Insert Selected.

6. To fill a score, check Score and enter a score that corresponds to

the score type associated with the assignment.

7. Click OK to fill the scores, then click Save.

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Enter Citizenship Final Grades

If your school uses citizenship grades, your PowerTeacheradministrator must enable Final Grade (Citizenship) entry in

PowerTeacher Administrator.

To enter citizenship final grades:

1. Select the class you wish to grade.

2. On the Scoresheet, click the Final Grades mode.

3. In the Citizenship column, enter citizenship final grades for the

students using the same methods you use to enter assignment 'scores. You can enter a grade manually, right-click in a citizenshipcell and select a grade, fill scores, or use the Score Inspector.

4. Click Save.

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Manually Override Final Grades

After you enter final grades, you may need to override a calculated finalgrade for a student. When overriding a calculated grade, you can set aunique value for both percent and letter grade.

1. Select the class the student is enrolled in .

2. To assign a final grade manually, double-click the student's FinalGrade on the Scoresheet, or right-click on the Final Grade and selectScore Inspector.

3. On the Score Inspector, check Manual Override to overwrite the

calculated final grade .

4. Enter the new Percent, Grade, and Comment. Click the Comment

tab to enter a comment from the comment bank.

5. Click Close, then click Save to record the new final grade.

6. If you decide to revert back to the final grade calculated by the

gradebook, double-click the

student's final grade to open the

Score Inspector.

7. Then, clear the Manual Override

check box. The student's original final grade appears. Remember to

remove any comments that no longer apply.

8. Click Close, then click Save to

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Final Grades Completion

At the end of the term, notify your school's PowerTeacher administrator

that you have finished entering the scores for the term and that the finalgrades are ready to be stored .

1. Select a class.

2. On the Scoresheet, select the term that is ending from the

Reporting Term menu, such as Q1.

3. Click [Term] In Progress under the Reporting Term menu.

4. If you aren't finished with final grades yet, send an update to your

PowerTeacher administrator. Leave the "Final Grades Complete"check box clear, enter a comment indicating when final grades willbe ready, and click OK.

5. When you complete your final grades, use the "Final GradesCompletion Status" window to submit your notification. Check Final

Grades Complete, enter a comment indicating that final gradesare complete, and click OK.

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