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 **Calculations for extra credit assignment:**\\  \\   **Calculations for extra credit assignment:**\\  \\  
 +**IMPORTANT:** See [[:calculate-averages|Calculate Averages]] for additional information.\\  \\  
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 **Percent-based weighting:**\\   **Percent-based weighting:**\\  
 {{page>general:calculate_average_percent_step1_ec}} {{page>general:calculate_average_percent_step1_ec}}
-In this case, the Total Possible Points for the Homework Category is 300.\\  \\  +<div indent> 
-250 / 295 is .847.\\   +In this case, the Total Possible Points for the Homework category is 295.\\  \\  
-The student's average is 85.+250 / 295 .847\\   
 +The student's average for the Homework Category is 85. 
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 **Points-based weighting:**\\   **Points-based weighting:**\\  
 {{page>general:calculate_average_point_step1_ec}} {{page>general:calculate_average_point_step1_ec}}
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 +In this case, the Total Possible Points for the Homework category is 150.\\  \\  
 +140 / 150 = .933\\  
 +The student's average for the Homework Category is 93.
 +</div>
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 **Multiplier-based weighting:**\\   **Multiplier-based weighting:**\\  
 {{page>general:calculate_average_multiplier_step1_ec}} {{page>general:calculate_average_multiplier_step1_ec}}
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 +In this case, the multiplier for the Homework category is 2.\\  \\  
 +245 x 2 = 490\\  \\  
 +The Homework category has three assignments, each worth 100 points.\\  
 +100 + 100 + 100 = 300\\  
 +300 x 2 = 600\\  \\  
 +490 / 600 = .816\\  
 +The student's average for the Homework category is 82.
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 +</div>
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 <WRAP box>**ANOTHER OPTION:** If you want to give an extra credit assignment that will be included in the cycle average for the students who do the assignment (but not for those who do not do it), create a regular assignment (not extra credit), and then exclude the grade for all students who do not complete the assignment.</WRAP> <WRAP box>**ANOTHER OPTION:** If you want to give an extra credit assignment that will be included in the cycle average for the students who do the assignment (but not for those who do not do it), create a regular assignment (not extra credit), and then exclude the grade for all students who do not complete the assignment.</WRAP>
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 <div head3>Add extra points to an assignment:</div> <div head3>Add extra points to an assignment:</div>
-[[:assignmentgrades|Grades > Assignment Grades]]\\  \\  +[[:grades:assignmentgrades|Grades > Assignment Grades]]\\  \\  
 {{:images:screenshots:teacher-assignment-grades-extra-points.png|Assignment Grades page with extra points highlighted}} {{:images:screenshots:teacher-assignment-grades-extra-points.png|Assignment Grades page with extra points highlighted}}
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 <div head3>Add extra points to cycle average:</div> <div head3>Add extra points to cycle average:</div>
-[[:cyclegrades|Grades > Cycle & Semester Grades]]\\  \\  +[[:grades:cyclegrades|Grades > Cycle]]\\  \\  
 {{:images:screenshots:teacher-cycle-grades-override.png|snippet of Cycle Grades page with Override column highlighted}}\\  \\   {{:images:screenshots:teacher-cycle-grades-override.png|snippet of Cycle Grades page with Override column highlighted}}\\  \\  
 ^Override|{{page>general:cycle_grades_semester_grades_override}}| ^Override|{{page>general:cycle_grades_semester_grades_override}}|
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