Wiki Page, HEALTHCARE FOUNDATIONS A: Course Category Weighting (HF-A)

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Healthcare Foundations A is graded using weighted categories rather than simply the summation of individual assignment scores.

For those unfamiliar with category weighting, this process allows the teacher to more fairly balance the most important elements of the class. It can initially be confusing to realize that one assignment "worth 5 points" may actually impact the grade more or less than another assignment "worth 5 points", but we do try to emphasize that it is the category the assignment is in that must be considered before simply the points of the assignment.

A few notes before the actual weighting:

Category Weighting is visible from the Canvas Gradebook, but make-up work and extra credit may not be scored correctly in it

Skyward is the only official place to see the current, overall grade

The Categories and Weights used for this class are:

Categories | Weights
ASSIGNMENTS | 20%
CERTIFICATION | 30%
CLASSWORK | 10%
COMMUNITY SKILLS | 10%
PROJECT | 7%
SAFETY | 3%
SKILL MASTERY | 10%
SUMMATIVE | 10%
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In addition to the Categories identified above, it is also possible that two additional unweighted categories may be utilized:

Industry Recognized Credential

Work Based Learning

These unweighted categories would be set for 0% category weighting and would have no bearing on the actual grade. They would only be used for tracking some state-required datapoints.