MA114 - Intermediate Algebra

Grading and Evaluation

4 Credits

Evaluation

LESSON TESTS

Overall

Lesson Tests make up 60% of the final mark. Each lesson is one full chapter.  Once you complete the lesson, and 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. There are two links at the end of each lesson. One is for the Practice Tests and the other is for the actual test. I strongly recommend that you write the Practice test prior to writing the actual test.

Having 12 lesson tests is actually beneficial to you as a student, as the lesson tests will make up 60% of the final grade. 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 overall grade. If you enter your email address at the end of the test, it will be scored and the results will be emailed to you immediately. 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. Questions will be a mixture of multiple choice and simple answer.

 

MID TERM TEST

The mid term test will consist of 50 multiple choice and short answer questions, based on textbook chapters 1 - 6. It will count 20% towards your final grade.

FINAL EXAM

The majority of the material on the final exam will be based on the work in chapters 7 - 12. It will also consist of 50 multiple choice and short answer questions and will be worth 20 points towards your final grade.

Summary Chart

Final Mark Calculation

 
Grading
       
Letter
Range
Grade Point
Lesson
Test Value
% of Final Mark
 

A

94 - 100 %

4.0
1
20
4.38
 

A-

90 - 93 %

3.7
2
20
4.38
 

B+

87 - 89 %

3.3
3
30
6.57
 

B

84 - 86 %

3.0
4
14
3.07
 

B-

80 - 83 %

2.7
5
33
7.23
 

C+

77 - 79 %

2.3
6
20
4.38
 

C

74 - 76 %

2.0
Mid Term
50
20
 

D+

67 - 69 %

1.3
8
20
6.19
 

C-

70 - 73 %

1.7
9
17
5.26
 

D

64 - 63 %

1.0
10
15
4.64
 

D-

60 - 63 %

0.7
11
15
4.64
 

F

0 - 59 %

0.0
12
15
4.64
 
Withdrawal
0.0
13
15
4.64
 
Incomplete
0.0
Final Exam
50
20
 
 
 
 
Final Mark
100