Frequently asked questions — EdgeEX

EdgeEX courses have an EdgeEX icon in the top right of the course tile.

Heritage Imagine Edgenuity courses have an E icon at the top right of the course tile.

Use the Next Activity button to move to the next activity.

If you have a comment from your teacher, this button will change to Review Comments and will take you to the comment when you click it.

In this section, you can view your course grade and percent of course complete.

You can also download a report of your progress.

Your Overall Grade is the weighted average of completed activities based on the grade weights for each type of activity.

Remember, your grades are there to help you track your progress and improvement over time!

Scenario:

Quizzes count for 25% of your grade and tests count for 75% of your grade. Your quiz scores are 70% and 90% and your test scores are 60% and 80%.

Scores:

• Your Quiz category score is the average of the quiz scores: (70% + 90%) / 2 = 80%
• Your Test category score is the average of the two test scores: (60% + 80%) / 2 = 70%
• Your Overall Grade is calculated like this: (80% x 0.25) + (70% x 0.75) = 72.5%

Actual Grade is computed just like Overall Grade, except that zeros are averaged in for activities that are overdue. 

Your Actual Grade is the weighted average of all the activities with due dates that have passed, based on the grade weights for each type of activity. Actual Grade includes zeros for overdue work. Once you finish those overdue activities, your Actual Grade will be recalculated to include the scores you earned. This means you have a chance to improve your grade without being penalized for being late!

Scenario:

Quizzes count for 25% of your grade and tests count for 75% of your grade. There are 3 quizzes with due dates that have passed, and you have only completed 2 of them. Your quiz scores are 70% and 90%. There are two tests with due dates that have passed, and you have only completed 1 with a score of 100%.

Scores:

• Your Quiz category score is the average of the three quiz scores, including the zero score: (70% + 90% + 0%) / 3 = 53.3%
• Your Test category score is the average of the two test scores, including the zero score: (100% + 0%) / 2 = 50%
• Your Actual Grade is calculated like this: (53.3% x 0.25) + (50% x 0.75) = 50.8%

Relative Grade is computed just like Overall Grade, except that zeros are averaged in for activities that you haven’t submitted yet (even if they aren’t overdue).

Your Relative Grade is what you'd get if you stopped working today. It is the weighted average of all the activities in the course, based on the grade weights for each type of activity, including zeros for any activities you have not submitted.

Scenario:

Quizzes count for 25% of your grade and tests count for 75% of your grade. There are 8 quizzes, and you have only completed 2 of them. Your quiz scores are 70% and 90%. There are 3 tests, and you have only completed 2 with scores of 80 and 100%. 

Scores:

• Your Quiz category score is the average of the eight quiz scores, including the zero scores: (70% + 90% + 0% + 0% + 0% + 0% + 0% + 0%) / 8 = 20%
• Your Test category score is the average of the three test scores, including the zero score: (80% + 100% + 0%) / 3 = 30%
• Your Relative Grade is calculated like this: (20% x 0.25) + (30% x 0.75) = 27.5%

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Click the Additional Tools icon on the left navigation to access other tools available for the course. For example, the reference materials for Algebra I include formulas and equations.

Comments

If a teacher has left written feedback in a comment for you, when the you click the Review Comments button on the student home page or on the Course Map, the first activity that has unread feedback opens to the attempt that has feedback in Review Mode.

The Teacher Comments flyout on the activity player defaults open and remains open while you navigate between items.

You can also click the Comments icon on the top navigation. This icon only displays if you have a comment.

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For math courses, click the Feedback icon on the top navigation to access feedback about the question, such as answer explanations and Show Me videos. 

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Click the Resources icon on the top navigation to access the following:

• Notes: Take eNotes in the flyout that displays. You can add tables, images, and hyperlinks to your notes. You can also access guided notes from the flyout.
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