Calculations

Calculate an average with scores and grades

What can be 'averaged' in iDoceo?

Short answer: Anything, any column with any kind of content. Even icons.

In more detail: Each column in your gradebook has a 'Grade type' or 'Grading scale' assigned. This allows iDoceo to combine different kinds of columns and grade scales in a single calculation and represent it in a 'Calculation' column which in turn has a grade scale or type assigned as well.
This basically means that you can mix any kind of columns in the average and the result can be represented as a grade, percent, or any other grade type , even your own.

You can add as many calculations as you need to in the gradebook, linking a result with another calculation, or mixing columns from different tabs (details here).



A brief introduction

In this article, we will explain different kinds of calculations and their results with different grade types. They all follow to the same steps: 

- Assign a 'Grade type' to each column, either a score, a grade or your own grade types.
- Add a column > Calculation > Weighted average
- Select the columns that you'd like to take into account (by tapping their headers)
- Choose the Grade type that will represent the Result (i.e. A to F, or 0 to 100 for a percent)
- (optional) Assign the weight on each column. By default all columns have the same weight.

A custom weighted average  

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In this example we are calculating the average of Test 1, Test 2 and Test 3 .
The grade type on all four columns (including the calculation) is set to generic with Total points = 100.

As soon as you configure a column with a different grade type, you will need to set a grade type to the rest of columns involved in that calculation. You can mix any kind of grade types: numeric,text or grade conversions

 

After adding the average calculation, you will have to tap on the headers of the columns you would like to take into account to obtain the result

Here is the final result

 

Simple averages,Total points grading and Categories are straightforward with folder's configurations

Simple average

- Add a Category / Folder . Tap on the plus sign on the right top of the gradebook
- Choose the Grade type Result and the Calculation desired (i.e. 0 to 100 and Weighted Average


- Add as many columns as needed inside the folder, by tapping on the folder's Three points and after that, tap on Add Column .

Columns can only be added while the folder is open, in case it is closed, tap on the folder icon to open it





- It’s done! You can start filling the cells with the exam grades. The main folder's column will show the average result without further configuration.

 

Representing the result as a text grade 

In our previous example, the calculation's grade type was set as generic Max points = 100. To show the result as a grade from A to F just change the Grade type result to "Text grades A to F".

The grade type can be changed individually: Double-tap on header > Grade type
or in bulk: Tap on Tools (top bar) > Select your columns > Edit > Grade type

You can create your own grades or edit the current ones. Main menu > Grade types

Here is the final result