Dear Parent/s and Guardians/s:
This year, AP Computer Science Principles will be reporting student progress and grades using an equal interval grading system. This grading system follows the advice of the current research around best grading practices and should also make it easier for you to see how your student is progressing in this course. The largest difference between this and the traditional 100 point scale is that student grades will be entered as letter grades and low scores and missing work will not be penalized as heavily.
In our equal interval grading system, every grade, whether it is <a daily assignment, test or the final exam>, it will be assessed and entered using a letter grade of A, B, C D or I. These letter grades are described below and in all cases, “proficient” refers to the degree to which the student has met expected competency regarding the academic standard/s be assessed. Each letter grade also has a point value used in the final grade calculation.
A (4 pts): Highly proficient
B (3 pts): Met all the basic requirements for proficiency
C (2 pts): Met some basic requirements for proficiency
D (1 pt): Met very few basic requirements for proficiency
I (0 pts): Didn’t show enough work that demonstrates proficiency
Mi (0 pts): Missing evidence of proficiency
In this course, grades will be weighted as shown below.
Performance: 80%. There will be unit tests that we will be taking every few weeks. Students absent the day before a test and present the day of a test are expected to take the test during the class as scheduled. Any tests missed due to an excused absence must be made up before or after school. It is your responsibility to take a test upon returning to class. Along with tests, there will be projects and labs that students will complete either on their own or in their groups.
Practice: 20%. Any daily activities or homework will be considered practice and will be worth 20% of the grade.
A student’s final grade will no longer be reported as a percentage, but rather a scale score between 0.0 and 4.0. You may notice that it is very similar to the scale used to calculate GPAs (grade point averages).
3.68 – 4.00 A
3.34 – 3.67 A-
3.01 – 3.33 B+
2.68 – 3.00 B
2.34 – 2.67 B-
2.01 – 2.33 C+
1.68 – 2.00 C
1.34 – 1.67 C-
1.01 – 1.33 D+
0.68 – 1.00 D
0.34 – 0.67 D-
0.00 – 0.33 I
Additionally, in this course regardless of the final mathematical grade calculation, students who have not completed all performance tasks will receive a final grade of I.
Please contact me with any questions you have regarding the grading system plans described above for AP Computer Science Principles.
Thanks,
Mollie Holt
This year, AP Computer Science Principles will be reporting student progress and grades using an equal interval grading system. This grading system follows the advice of the current research around best grading practices and should also make it easier for you to see how your student is progressing in this course. The largest difference between this and the traditional 100 point scale is that student grades will be entered as letter grades and low scores and missing work will not be penalized as heavily.
In our equal interval grading system, every grade, whether it is <a daily assignment, test or the final exam>, it will be assessed and entered using a letter grade of A, B, C D or I. These letter grades are described below and in all cases, “proficient” refers to the degree to which the student has met expected competency regarding the academic standard/s be assessed. Each letter grade also has a point value used in the final grade calculation.
A (4 pts): Highly proficient
B (3 pts): Met all the basic requirements for proficiency
C (2 pts): Met some basic requirements for proficiency
D (1 pt): Met very few basic requirements for proficiency
I (0 pts): Didn’t show enough work that demonstrates proficiency
Mi (0 pts): Missing evidence of proficiency
In this course, grades will be weighted as shown below.
Performance: 80%. There will be unit tests that we will be taking every few weeks. Students absent the day before a test and present the day of a test are expected to take the test during the class as scheduled. Any tests missed due to an excused absence must be made up before or after school. It is your responsibility to take a test upon returning to class. Along with tests, there will be projects and labs that students will complete either on their own or in their groups.
Practice: 20%. Any daily activities or homework will be considered practice and will be worth 20% of the grade.
A student’s final grade will no longer be reported as a percentage, but rather a scale score between 0.0 and 4.0. You may notice that it is very similar to the scale used to calculate GPAs (grade point averages).
3.68 – 4.00 A
3.34 – 3.67 A-
3.01 – 3.33 B+
2.68 – 3.00 B
2.34 – 2.67 B-
2.01 – 2.33 C+
1.68 – 2.00 C
1.34 – 1.67 C-
1.01 – 1.33 D+
0.68 – 1.00 D
0.34 – 0.67 D-
0.00 – 0.33 I
Additionally, in this course regardless of the final mathematical grade calculation, students who have not completed all performance tasks will receive a final grade of I.
Please contact me with any questions you have regarding the grading system plans described above for AP Computer Science Principles.
Thanks,
Mollie Holt