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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One of my kid's grades dropped, and I checked the grades for the individual assignments in gradebook, and they average to a higher grade than shown at the bottom of the Gradebook for this class.

What could explain this?  I used the same weights for each assignment that were in Gradebook, but it's not adding up...if the individual assignment grades are correct, my kid's grade should be higher...[/quote]

You can’t just use the number of points (denominator) each assignment is worth and add them up to one total. You need to add up all the practice/prep assignments separately, all the all task assignments separately, and the district assessment. You then need to weight the AT as 80 percent of the grade and each of the others as 10 percent of the grade. You also need to check and see if the teacher entered in an upcoming assignment/grade that hasn’t happened yet. Sometimes teachers put them in as 0 or 50 percent, and then change them after they administer the assignment or test. It can artificially deflate the grade.

If you’ve done all that, then ask the teacher. There are lots of errors and glitches. I know teachers get annoyed when you proactively reach out before the quarter ends, but trust me when I say it is a much more tedious process to fix the error after the fact than before grades lock. [/quote]

OP here.  Thanks.  Well, that would definitely explain it.  I just added up all the points listed to make the denominator, because there's no indication in Gradebook that all the points aren't worth the same amount.   What does "AT?" means...is AT the same as TA, which I do see as an acronym in my kid's Gradebook?[/quote]

I’m the poster who wrote the explanation. AT was for all task. It’s not typically abbreviated but I was in a rush and just shortened it for the purpose of the post because I was on my phone and in a rush this morning. PP is also not a typical abbreviation for practice prep. I’m sure they were never abbreviated in any official documents or in any presentations. In parentvue, every assignment should clearly indicate which category the assignment is. [/quote]

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