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  Biology 101 On-Line  Spring 2003  W.P. Armstrong, Instructor

  Final Percentages and Grades as of 11:00 A.M. Thur 22 May 03
     
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 Biology 101 On-Line  Spring 2003  W.P. Armstrong, Instructor
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       TOTL   % of       % of       EXAM  EXAM  EXAM  EXAM  EXAM
ID #    PTS   TOTL  GR   HIGH   GR   # 1    #2    #3    #4    #5
        768    PTS  **   STUD   **   152   232   160  SKIP   224
 Pts:   768   ****       ****        152   232   160  0000   224
 
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 7701     0   0.0%  F    0.0%   F                     ****
 5995     0   0.0%  F    0.0%   F                     ****
 2668     0   0.0%  F    0.0%   F                     ****
 9803   541  70.4%  C   77.3%   C    103   168   126  ****   144
  335   673  87.6%  B   96.1%   A    134   201   137  ****   201
 2275      Student Dropped                            ****
  136   280  36.5%  F   40.0%   D     92    56    85  ****    47
 1394      Student Dropped                            ****
 2758   482  62.8%  D   68.9%   C     95   132   108  ****   147
 6472      Student Dropped                            ****
 1304    94  12.2%  F   13.4%   F     94              ****
 1118   683  88.9%  B   97.6%   A    142   200   133  ****   208
           Student Dropped                            ****
 4295     0   0.0%  F    0.0%   F                     ****
 4988     0   0.0%  F    0.0%   F                     ****
 2155     0   0.0%  F    0.0%   F                     ****
  665   662  86.2%  B   94.6%   A    147   186   142  ****   187
 5578   700  91.1%  A  100.0%   A    145   202   146  ****   207
 7144     0   0.0%  F    0.0%   F                     ****
  238      Student Dropped                            ****
 7547   538  70.1%  C   76.9%   C    111   164   109  ****   154
 3053     0   0.0%  F    0.0%   F                     ****
 2793   179  23.3%  F   25.6%   F     64   115        ****
 8142   529  68.9%  D   75.6%   C    122   153   107  ****   147
 9911   539  70.2%  C   77.0%   C    100   152   115  ****   172
 1804     0   0.0%  F    0.0%   F                     ****
 8186   622  81.0%  B   88.9%   B    128   184   130  ****   180
 
SUMMARY OF GRADE SPREADSHEET:
 
TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS:     22
 
HIGHEST TOTAL POINTS:        700
[DIVIDED INTO INDIVIDUAL TOTALS TO GET % OF HIGHEST STUDENT]
 
TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE:       768
[DIVIDED INTO INDIVIDUAL TOTALS TO GET % OF TOTAL POINTS]
 
        BASED ON HIGHEST STUDENT:         BASED ON TOTAL POINTS:
 
  # of A's:      4      % of A's:  18.2%      TOTAL # A's:     1
  # of B's:      1      % of B's:   4.5%      TOTAL # B's:     4
  # of C's:      5      % of C's:  22.7%      TOTAL # C's:     3
  # of D's:      1      % of D's:   4.5%      TOTAL # D's:     2
  # of F's:     11      % of F's:  50.0%      TOTAL # F's:    12
 
     Grade Scale Lookup Table:      0.0% 40.0% 64.5% 84.5% 94.5%
      [Based On Top Student]           F     D     C     B     A
 
     Grade Scale Lookup Table:      0.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0%
      [Based On Total Points]          F     D     C     B     A

A Note To My Students: This course utilizes two grade scales, the traditional grade scale based on percentages of the total points, and a grade scale based on percentages of the highest student. It is NOT based on a curve where there must be a given number of A's, B's, C's, D's and F's. The left percentage for each student reflects the traditional grade scale, while the right percentage reflects the grade scale based on the highest student. You will receive the higher of the two grade scales for your final grade in the course. Grade scales based on the highest student are often used in difficult courses where students seldom come close to the maximum possible points, and the traditional grade scale is much too stringent with few or no A's. My grade scale based on the highest student generally has more C's. It also has more A's and B's if the total points of the highest student is considerably less than the total possible points; however, in my on-line courses students often come closer to the total possible points, and consequently there are more A's using the traditional grade scale. WPA

The number of A's and F's can be explained by looking at the above spreadsheet. Of the eleven students who completed all four required exams, four students (36%) received an A. Nine students submitted no exams at all, while two students submitted only one or two exams. Some students who officially dropped the course may still be listed on the spreadsheet with an F.

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