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Hello, I am trying to assist an instructor who uses conditional weighted average to grade exams in their class -- specifically, they'd like to know if there is a more efficient or easier way to do this type of grading in Canvas.
Students have a 2-stage exam, implemented as 2 separate quizzes (“Exam 1 - Stage 1” and “Exam 1 - Stage 2”). If a student does better on stage 2 than stage 1, their entire Exam 1 grade is a weighted average based 80% on their Stage 1 score and 20% on their Stage 2 score. If they do the same or worse on Stage 2 compared to Stage 1, their entire Exam 1 score is just whatever they got on Stage 1.
Here is the instructor's current workflow, which they are hoping for some help to simplify:
It doesn't look like there is any gradebook function that would automate all or part of this process, so I wanted to inquire with the Community to see if anyone has worked with a similar grading scenario and can offer suggestions that would help simplify this process. I really appreciate the instructor trying to be more flexible and equitable in the way they assess student learning and want to support their efforts.
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I don't believe that it's possible to set up such a complicated grading scheme on Canvas.
While I also appreciate the instructor's efforts, she may simply want to create a less complex scheme. There are other ways to give students opportunities to show effort and learning. For example, she could set up a Quiz with two attempts.
In my online classes, I have created numerous small low-stakes activities to engage my students in the learning process. I've set up many of them as Quizzes to give the students immediate feedback and to lesson the time I spend grading them.
I don't believe that it's possible to set up such a complicated grading scheme on Canvas.
While I also appreciate the instructor's efforts, she may simply want to create a less complex scheme. There are other ways to give students opportunities to show effort and learning. For example, she could set up a Quiz with two attempts.
In my online classes, I have created numerous small low-stakes activities to engage my students in the learning process. I've set up many of them as Quizzes to give the students immediate feedback and to lesson the time I spend grading them.
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