Transcript Setting up IC to use a 4 Point Scale

Setting up IC to use a
4 Point Scale
Created by North High School 2013
First select
“Grading
Scales”
under Admin
Select “New”
Enter “North Standards” as the
name for your grading scale.
Start setting the grading scale as shown.
You will need to click on “Add Grading Scale Item”
to get to the next item.
Your final grading scale should be set up as seen
above including all percentages.
Notice the check marks as well. PUSH
Don’t freak out. 
• Remember, this does not mean that a 40% is a C.
• You have to divorce yourself from the traditional
way of thinking about % on a 100 point scale.
• You are just “tricking” Infinite Campus to
understand a 4 point scale.
Next, you need to set
up your grade books to
use the new grading
scale.
This process is the
same as it was before.
Start by clicking
“Assignments”
Click “Edit Teacher Preferences.”
This is where you can set preferences for
all of your grade books. Many of these
settings will be personal preferences.
Set the Standard/Grading Task to “Semester”
Then click, “Mass Assign” to assign this to any grade books
you would like. Next slide shows details.
Click here when done!!!!
Click on the preferences
that you would like.
Check that this says semester
You can enter your school’s
website here if you like.
Click on the classes you
want to have these
preferences
Next, you need to set the grading scales for your
courses.
Click on “Edit Grade Calc Options”
You will have to do this for each individual course.
If you have multiple sections of the same course,
you can mass assign. If not, you have to do this for
each class.
Perform tasks up
here !
On this screen, select the North Standards
grading scale
Then, click on “Weight Categories”
Then click “Fill All”
Continued on next slide.
When finished, your screen should look like this.
Then, click
The final step before creating assignments is
setting the categories.
Click “Edit Categories”
Click “Create Category”
Categories for 2013-2014 are determined by you.
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You can create categories for formative and summative
assessments
You can create categories for exams, quizzes, projects, daily
work, etc. You can choose how to weight the categories.
If you want to move in the direction of standards-referenced
grading, the next slides will provide a couple of ideas for how
that might work in your classes.
All tasks must go into
a category and must
be worth 4 points.
Your scale or rubric
will determine what
score the student
receives, but you can
only enter a
maximum score of 4
points when creating
assignment.
IF YOU WANT TO MOVE TOWARDS
STANDARDS-REFERENCED GRADING . . .
HERE’S HOW!
IF NOT, SKIP SLIDES 18-29
First category is “Standards”.
Enter the weight as 90. Leave the sequence as 1 and select sections
for this course that you would like to grade by standards.
You will have to do this for every COURSE.
Your screen should
look like this when
finished. Then click
Save Category.
Make sure semester is checked
Click on “Back to
Categories” to create the
next category.
Create another category by clicking
“Create Category” folder.
Your second category
should look like this.
Note, the name is Final,
the weight is 10, and the
sequence is 2.
Once again, click “Save
Category”
Make sure you clicked “Semester” for
both categories.
Click on “Back to
Categories” after you
have saved the category.
Your categories should look like this.
Click “Assignment List”
Click on “Create Assignment”
There will be further discussions throughout the
next slides on suggestions for making your grade
book more user friendly.
Abbreviation can only be 5 characters.
How to name your standards-based tasks.
-In order to organize your tasks, you will want to group them based on
units, standards, projects, etc.
-It is recommended to come up with a naming system for this purpose
so that your tasks are sorted neatly in the grade book.
-Grade book sorts first by sequence, second by due date, then
alphanumerically.
The following picture shows how this example would look in the grade book if all of the
tasks were due on the same day.
Example:
Unit 5 Standard 1 Guided Practice
Unit 5 Standard 1 Quiz
Unit 5 Standard 2 Guided Practice
Unit 5 Standard 1 Test
All tasks for Unit 5 start with Unit 5 in the name so that they sort by unit first, then
standard, then task name.
You have to decide what is best for your course when naming your tasks.
Notice this sorts based
on standard first, then
task name if all end dates
are the same.
If you want tasks, then
standards, flip the order
of the words; make it
task name, then
standard.
Only you can decide what naming works for
your courses.
Discuss these things along with your rubrics in
your PLC/data team as you work through the
semester.
Reminder:
If you are having discussions with specific kids,
it is easier to look at the specific kid’s view
because you can see the long names of your
tasks.
If you have any questions . . .
Do not hesitate to email me!
[email protected]
I am on maternity leave for the first few weeks, but
I will get back to you via email within 48 hours.
If you want assistance in a more timely fashion, try
asking a colleague or a School Improvement Leader
to talk through it with you. Moving to the 4 point
scale is totally doable.