| Grades that Don't Count |
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There are several ways to give grades that don't count toward the total. For all students: Worth Zero Points — Create an and set the "Worth" to 0 points. Zero Category Weight — On the screen select "Weighted Categories", and create a Category with zero weight. The Category will still show a subtotal grade, but that will not count toward the total grade.
Zero Grading Period Weight —
On the screen, set the Cumulative option to "Weighted average...", and set the weight to zero where appropriate. This will still show a grade, but it will not count toward the cumulative total. This is one way to handle non-academic grades on report cards, like Citizenship or Effort. For just one or some students: Special Marks — Use a Special Mark from the screen where the value is undefined ( - ), or any Special Mark if you're using Rubrics. Note: It ignores any score or mark it doesn't recognize, so that can be another way to type grades that don't count.
Drop Low Scores —
Click the "Drop" button on the , , or screen to automatically drop the lowest scores. See Drop Low Scores For entire course/subject:
Zero Credits —
On the screen in Admin Mode, set the Credits to 0 for the section so it doesn't affect the GPA. |