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PowerTeacher Gradebook: Working with Grades
Quick Reference Card

Grade Scales Setup To apply a custom grade scale to a group of students:

1. Select the class the students are enrolled in.
PowerTeacher administrators can give you access to copy and edit your
grade scale to fit your classroom needs. These changes only affect your 2. Click the Students tab.
gradebook. 3. Select a student group, such as Active or Reading Group A.
To create a custom grade scale: 4. Right-click or control-click anywhere in the student roster and select
1. Click the Grade Setup tab . Set Grade Scales.
2. Click the Grade Scales mode. 5. Choose to modify the grade scale fo r Displayed students.

3. Select the grade scale you wish to copy and click the plus (+)
6. Then, open the Grade Scale menu and select the custom grade

button below the list.

scale.

4. Enter a name and description for the new grade scale. 7. To apply the custom grade scale to the selected students, click OK.

5. Select and change the grade, cutoff, percent, or description.

6. To keep a grade from being used, click in the Ignore column.
7. Click Save.

To apply a custom grade scale to an individual student:

1. Select the class the student is enrolled in.
2. Click the Students tab.
3. Select the student's name to open the student information pane.
4. Open the Grade Scale menu and select the grade scale you wish to
apply to the student.

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PowerTeacher Gradebook: Working with Grades
Final Grade Calculation Setup Enter Scores
By default, the gradebook calculates final grades by total pOints. Set up When entering scores, match the type of score to what you set up when
final grades only if you want to use a different calculation method . you created the assignment; numbers for pOints and percentage, letters
for letter grades. Enter scores ind ividually or use the quick-entry
1. Click the Grade Setup tab. methods.
2. Click the Calculations mode. 1. From the Assignment tab, click in the cell at the intersection of
the row containing the student's name and the column of the
3. Select a term to work with by clicking it in the upper pane. (Note: If
assignment you want to score.
you do not see the terms you wish to work with, select a different
term from the menu above the class list on the left.) 2. Enter the score, such as 25 or A.
4. Choose the calculation method: Term weights or Category weights. 3. Press Enter to advance to the next student and Tab to advance
If you choose Category weights, then click add category to set up to the next assignment.
the categories for weighting.
4. When you have finished entering scores, click Save.
5. Then, enter weights for the terms or categories.
6. Click Save.

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The Score Inspector Fill Scores

While you can enter scores directly on the Scoresheet, use the Score
Inspector to provide more details about the student's performance. Use
the Score Inspector to note if an assignment is late or missing, if you
collected it but haven't entered scores yet, or if a student is exempt from
completing the assignment. You can also use this tool to enter a comment
about a student's score.
1. Click the Tools menu and click Score Inspector. (Right-clicking or
control-clicking a score also makes the Score Inspector available.)
2. Mark the assignment collected, late, exempt, or missing.
3. Enter a score.
4. Click the Comment tab to enter pre-defined comments or type
2. Click the Tools menu and click Fill Scores. Or, right-click or
Sometimes you may want to enter the same score for most or all of your
students. For example, maybe students earn 5 pOints each week for
turning in a daily journal or dres$ing for gym. If most or all of your
students earned 5 points, it's faster for you to fill in all the scores at once
and then change any exceptions.
Another way you can use Fill Scores is if you already entered
scores for individual students, you can fill the scores for the
remaining students who have no score.
1. On the Scoresheet, select the assignment you want to score.

directly in the Comment field.

control-click a score cell and select Fill Scores.

5. When you are finished, click Close. 3. On the Fill Assignment Scores window, first decide whether you

want to fill only Items with No Score or Replace All existing

6. Click Save.
scores.

4. To fill an assignment column with a score indicator, such as

Indicators appear on the Scoresheet for assignments marked collected, Collected, check two boxes. First, check the box on the left, and

late, exempt, and missing. An indicator also appears for scores with then, check the box on the right of the word "Collected."

comments.
5. To fill a comment, type it directly in the Comment field on the
Scores tab. Or, click the Comments tab, select the comments, and
click Insert Selected.
6. To fill a score, check Score and enter a score that corresponds to
the score type associated with the assignment.

Scoring Typ~; Points 7. Click OK to fill the scores, then click Save.
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Enter Citizenship Final Grades Manually Override Final Grades

If your school uses citizenship grades, your PowerTeacher After you enter final grades, you may need to override a calculated final
administrator must enable Final Grade (Citizenship) entry in grade for a student. When overriding a calculated grade, you can set a
PowerTeacher Administrator. unique value for both percent and letter grade.

To enter citizenship final grades:

1. Select the class the student is enrolled in .
1. Select the class you wish to grade.
2. To assign a final grade manually, double-click the student's Final
2. On the Scoresheet, click the Final Grades mode.
Grade on the Scoresheet, or right-click on the Final Grade and select
3. In the Citizenship column, enter citizenship final grades for the Score Inspector.
students using the same methods you use to enter assignment '
3. On the Score Inspector, check Manual Override to overwrite the
scores. You can enter a grade manually, right-click in a citizenship
calculated final grade ..
cell and select a grade, fill scores, or use the Score Inspector.
4. Enter the new Percent, Grade, and Comment. Click the Comment
4. Click Save.
tab to enter a comment from the comment bank.
5. Click Close, then click Save to record the new final grade.
6. If you decide to revert back to the

final grade calculated by the

gradebook, double-click the

student's final grade to open the

Score Inspector.

7. Then, clear the Manual Override

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Final Grades Completion

At the end of the term, notify your school's PowerTeacher administrator
that you have finished entering the scores for the term and that the final
grades are ready to be stored .

1. Select a class.
2. On the Scoresheet, select the term that is ending from the

Reporting Term menu, such as Q1.

3. Click [Term] In Progress under the Reporting Term menu.

4. If you aren't finished with final grades yet, send an update to your
PowerTeacher administrator. Leave the "Final Grades Complete"
check box clear, enter a comment indicating when final grades will
be ready, and click OK.
5. When you complete your final grades, use the "Final Grades
Completion Status" window to submit your notification. Check Final
Grades Complete, enter a comment indicating that final grades
are complete, and click OK.