Math 241, Sections E: Online Scores

Accessing your scores

To view all scores you have earned to date, go to this URL (note the "s" in https):
https://www-s.math.uiuc.edu/bluestem/grades.cgi
You will be asked to login with your Net-ID and password; this is the same login/password combination that you'd use to register online via UI Direct. If the login is successful, you should see a display of your scores you have earned so far in this class (and any other math classes that use the same grading program).

Interpreting the score display: An example

ED7|Gates William    BILL| quiz1:10/10 quiz2:8/10 quiz3:--/10
   quiz4:*/10   exam1:75<90/100 average 82.5/100=B- 

• Basic information: This display shows that Mr. William Gates, whose Net-ID is BILL, is enrolled in Section ED7 of this course.
• Quiz 1 and Quiz 2: The display shows that Mr. Gates earned a perfect 10 out of 10 on the first quiz, and 8 points out of 10 on the second quiz.
• Quiz 3: Mr. Gates didn't show up for the third quiz, so no score is listed for quiz3. This counts as if he had earned 0 points on the quiz.
• Quiz 4: Mr. Gates also missed quiz4, but this time he did have an excuse: he had to testify in Congress the day of the quiz. Mr. Gates therefore sought to get an "excused" grade on this quiz. As per course policy, an "excused" grade requires a Dean's letter. Mr. Gates therefore went to see the Dean at 300 Student Services Building, 610 E. John St., explained the situation, and asked that the Dean send an "absence letter" to his instructors. The Dean was sympathetic to Mr. Gates' predicament and was more than happy to send such a letter. The instructor marked the quiz as excused upon receipt of the Dean's letter. The "excused" grade is indicated by the asterisk (*) in the score report. It means that quiz4 is not counted towards the Mr. Gates' quiz average. (It also does not count as a drop score, so Mr. Gates still has one score to drop at the end of the semester. If he does not miss any further quizzes (without excuse), the 0 point score on quiz3, the quiz he had missed, will be the drop score, and he could very well end up with a near perfect quiz average.)
• Exam 1: On the first exam, Mr. Gates' raw score was 75 points, which through curving became a 90/100.
• Average and current grade: Mr. Gates' current average is 82.5/100, computed from the quiz and exam scores in accordance with the grading policy (see below). This translates to a B- according to the scale below.

Interpreting the score display: Details

• Computation of average grade. The "average" shown at the end of the display reflects your current grade in this course. At the end of the semester, once all scores are in (quizzes, exams, final), and drop scores have been factored in, this would be the grade reported as your course grade. There will be no additional curving or adjustments to this average.

  The average is computed by first computing separately a quiz average and an exam average from the (curved) quiz and exam scores, and then averaging these two averages using weights 1/4 and 3/4, respectively. The weights reflect the weight to which these two grade components contribute to your final grade: 1/6 for the quizzes and 3/6 for the midterm exams (with the remaining 2/6 coming from the final); see the Course Information Sheet handed out at the beginning of the semester. For example, if your current quiz average is 90 percent and your current (curved) exam average is 80 percent, then your overall average would be (1/4)*90 + (3/4)*80 = 82.5.

• Tanslation to letter grades: The average score shown is translated to letter grades with cutoffs as follows:
  • 96.666: A+
  • 93.333: A
  • 90.000: A-
  • 86.666: B+
  • 83.333: B
  • 80.000: B-
  • etc.
• Curving. All exams are curved, with the specific curve decided after each exam, depending on the class performance; see the exam results pages posted after each exam for curving information.
• Excused exams/quizzes: If you have been granted an excuse for a missed quiz or exam, this is indicated in the score report by an asterisk (*). An excused grade is not taken into account in the grade computation. By contrast, a dash (--) in the score report indicates a quiz or exam that was missed; this counts like 0 points in the grade computation. (If you see a hash mark (#) in place of the score, that usually means that the scores for your section have not yet been entered into the system. It may also happen in case you registered late, or switched sections, in which case your name may not have been on the roster at the time the quiz scores were entered. In that case, let your TA know, and we will try to sort things out.)
• Drop scores: The lowest quiz score will be dropped before computing the final course grade. The drop-score rule will be implemented near the end of the semester; until that time, the quiz average takes into account all quizzes. Note that no exam scores will be dropped.

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