A Grading Program, by Jerry Keough, Boston College.
All grade averages are weighted in computation. The weighting is set up to allow direct "percentage" inputs. For example, entering exam weights of 30 - 30 - 40 when inputting test grades will count the first grade 30 percent of the average, etc. The percentages consider each grade on a relative scale of 0-100, rather than an absolute scale of 0 to whatever is the maximum grade allowed. For example, the grades of 30/50 and 40/80 will average out as 55 percent if the tests are weighted 50-50 (30/50 = 60%, 40/80 = 50%). [If you want averages counted with respect to absolute scales, you should make the weight of the test equal to the maximum grade of the test]
Each exam may be set to appear or not to appear in listings (the "display in listing" option). This causes some confusion, but the intent was origianally to allow you to show "exams" in one listing, and "quizzes" in a second listing. However, the averages are computed over all tests, no matter which are shown. This feature is also a cheap way to fit everything on the output page when you have lots of grades - print half on one sheet, the rest on a second. The "invert listing marks" option is useful here - it inverts all of the flags to list what wasn't listed, and vice versa. (sorry, this could have been done better, but I haven't had time to work on it)
The files called GRADE.TEXT, GRADER.TEXT, and LINKGRADE.TEXT are the source files for the program (code, resource, and exec file). They have lots of tabs and things in them because of the Lisa file format, and are better read by moving them back to a Lisa first. [Note - these are available on TRoU disk "Source P"...TwZ]
Send your comments and questions to me:
Professor G. E. Keough
Department of Mathematics
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA. 02167
I'll be happy to answer phone questions too at (617) 552-3755. Best of luck, and always remember to keep copies of your datafiles! I'm not responsible if you lose grades, OK?
