Lesson Tests
Overall
Lesson Tests make up 60% of the mid term mark
and 60% of the final mark. Once you complete the lesson, and you feel you
have an understanding of the material, then you are ready for the lesson test.
To help prepare you even more, you can write a "Practice Test" put
out by the publisher of the textbook. The link for each test is shown at the
end of each lesson. It is highly recommended that you take these practice
tests before writing the actual test. Whenever you are ready, you may write
the actual test by going to the link at the end of the lesson.
Having 13 lesson tests is actually beneficial
to you as a student, as the lesson tests will make up 60% of the final mark.
Realistically, the lesson tests are easier to get a higher mark on than mid
terms and finals, because they only reflect on one week's work. As a result,
the lesson tests provide an easy way to boost up your mark. If you enter your
email address at the end of the test, it will be scored and the results will
be emailed to you as soon as Mr Turco has a chance to review them - usually
within 24 hours. After completing the test (and presumably doing well), you
should continue on to the next lesson.
Each chapter test will have a different value,
depending upon the amount of material in the chapter. All questions are multiple
choice. There will be 13 lesson tests worth 60 marks towards the final mark.
First Term
First term will cover all of the material in
Chapters 1, 2 and 3. These three chapters are broken up into seven lessons
- there will be a test at the end of each lesson, worth a total of 60 marks
towards the mid term evaluation. The other 40% will come from the Mid Term
test.
Mid Term Test
The mid term test will be based on the first
three chapters in the textbook, and will count another 40% towards your mid
term mark. It will be made up of 55 multiple choice questions. The midterm
mark, made up of the mid term test and the first 7 lesson tests, will count
50% towards the final mark
Second Term
The second term will study the
material in Chapters 4 and 5, and will be divided into 6 lessons. There will
be 6 lesson tests worth 30% of the final mark, and a final exam worth 20%
towards the final mark. The other 50% will be from the first term.
Final Exam
Although the majority of the material on the
final exam will be based on the work in chapters 4 and 5, you will have to
understand Chapters 1 - 3 in order to do the work of chapters 4 and 5.
Summary Chart
Final
Mark Calculation |
|
Grading |
| |
|
|
|
Letter |
Range |
Grade
Point |
Lesson |
Test
Value |
%
of Final Mark |
|
A |
94
- 100 % |
4.0 |
1 |
20 |
6.41 |
|
A- |
90
- 93 % |
3.7 |
2 |
15 |
4.81 |
|
B+ |
87
- 89 % |
3.3 |
3 |
14 |
4.49 |
|
B |
84
- 86 % |
3.0 |
4 |
12 |
3.85 |
|
B- |
80
- 83 % |
2.7 |
5 |
16 |
|
|
C+ |
77
- 79 % |
2.3 |
6 |
14 |
4.49 |
|
C |
74
- 76 % |
2.0 |
7 |
24 |
7.69 |
|
C- |
70
- 73 % |
1.7 |
8
- Mid Term |
55 |
17.63 |
|
D+ |
67
- 69 % |
1.3 |
9 |
16 |
5.13 |
|
D |
64
- 63 % |
1.0 |
10 |
20 |
6.41 |
|
D- |
60
- 63 % |
0.7 |
11 |
16 |
5.13 |
|
F |
0
- 59 % |
0.0 |
12 |
16 |
5.13 |
|
|
Withdrawal |
0.0 |
13 |
16 |
5.13 |
|
|
Incomplete |
0.0 |
14 |
8 |
2.56 |
|
|
|
|
15
- Final Exam |
50 |
16.03 |
|
|
|
|
Final
Mark |
|
100 |
|
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|
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