16. LETTER GRADES AND GRADE POINTS LETTER GRADES GRADE POINTS A 4 B 3 C 2 D 1 E 0
17. GRADES AND GRADE POINTS (5 point scale) Grade Grade Points Grade Range A 4 3.5 to 4 B 3 2.5 to 3.49 C 2 1.5 to 2.49 D 1 0.5 to 1.49 E 0 < 0.5
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19. CALCULATION OF WEIGHTED AVERAGE The weighted grade points of an answer = Grade Points Ă— Weightage Type of Question Grade awarded Grade point Weightage Weighted grade points Essay A 4 4 16 Short essay B 3 2 6 Short answer A 4 1 4 Objective type A 4 1 4
20. ARITHMETIC OF GRADING: Objective type (Example) Type of questions Qn. Nos Grade awarded Grade points Weightage Weighted grade points Objective 1-4 B 3 1 3 5-8 A 4 1 4 9-12 A 4 1 4 13-16 C 2 1 2
21. ARITHMETIC OF GRADING: Short Questions (Example) Type of question Qn. Nos Grade awarded Grade points Weightage Weighted grade points Short Answer 17 C 2 1 2 18 B 3 1 3 19 A 4 1 4 20 D 1 1 1 21 A 4 1 4
22. ARITHMETIC OF GRADING: Short Essay (Example) Type of question Qn. Nos Grade awarded Grade points Weightage Weighted grade points Short Essay 22 B 3 2 6 23 E 0 2 0 24 B 3 2 6 25 A 4 2 8
23. ARITHMETIC OF GRADING: Long Essay (Example) Type of question Qn. Nos Grade awarded Grade points Weightage Weighted grade points Long Essay 26 B 3 4 12 27 D 1 4 4
24. Calculation of Overall Grade of a model answer paper Type of questions Qn. Nos Grade awarded Grade points Weightage Weighted grade points Objective 1-4 B 3 1 3 5-8 A 4 1 4 9-12 A 4 1 4 13-16 C 2 1 2 Short Answer 17 C 2 1 2 18 B 3 1 3 19 A 4 1 4 20 D 1 1 1 21 A 4 1 4 Short essay 22 B 3 2 6 23 E 0 2 0 24 B 3 2 6 25 A 4 2 8 Long essay 26 B 3 4 12 27 D 1 4 4 Total 25 63 Calculation : Overall grade of an answer paper = Sum of weighted grade points Ă· Sum of the weightage = 63 Ă· 25= 2.52= Grade B
27. SEVEN POINT SCALE FOR CERTIFICATION Grade Grade range A + 3.8 to 4 A 3.5 to 3.79 B + 3 to 3.49 B 2.5 to 2.99 C + 2to 2.49 C 1.5 to 1.99 D .5 to 1.49