The Weight of Exams?

October 2020

Vol. XVI, No. 1

2. Let's get your sorted - Weighted: Multiple Tests

i. Rationale

Suppose tests count P percent of the final, and you’re giving N equally weighted tests throughout the semester, and your exam is going to be worth M-times as much as a regular test. Then the percentage of the semester grade for which your final exam counts is

MP100M+100N\dfrac {MP}{100M + 100N}

ii. I don't care: give me the numbers!

  1. Currently, what’s the weight (percentage) of your tests?
  2. How many weighted tests are you giving this semester?
  3. How many times more do you want this exam to count?

iii. What do I do?

Based on the information you entered, your exam should count for % of the final grade.

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