Run weighted average calculations

Use the Calculate Averages option to perform average calculations. You can run calculations on transcript columns defined as Other Average or Final Average in the transcript definition. The system bases the calculation on the formula you upload in the 'Grade calculation' field on the transcript column definition.

To run weighted average calculations:

  1. Log on to the School view.
  2. Select Grades >Transcripts.
  3. On the Options menu, click Calculate Averages. The Calculate Averages pop-up appears.

  1. Select the column. The transcript definition associated with that column appears in the Transcript Definition field.
  2. At the Grade Term field, select the term you want to calculate averages for. For example, if you are calculating final grades, you might select T4 at the Grade Term field. The system calculates final grades only for courses that meet T4. It does not recalculate grades for courses that ended at the end of the first semester. If you do not select a grade term, the system calculates final grades for all transcripts.
  3. Select the student records you want to calculate the averages for.
  4. To skip any averages manually adjusted in the School view, select the Skip adjusted averages checkbox.
  5. To skip any averages that already exist in the column, select the Skip existing averages checkbox.
    Note: If you select this checkbox, the system automatically selects the Skip adjusted averages checkbox.
  1. Click OK. The system calculates the grades using the formula you defined for the column in the transcript definition.