I would like to assign letter grades to my grading scheme without having to create an arbitrary points system. So, for example, a writing assignment would get a letter grade (A-, C+, whatever) and...

James, You have hit on the exact issue "'Letter grades are really Likert scales' and as such we should not be assigning point values to them at all." I think that is the real problem t...

I guess I would use a 4 point scale (A=4.0, B=3.0, etc)

That does help, thanks. It's incorrect that every assignment is worth the same amount as I have checked "Weight final grade based on assignment groups" so that different assignments are, i...

Thanks, James--I think there are two issues at hand: the first is that I have a course grading scheme, which makes an A = 93%-100% an A- = 90%-92% etc. (or I could use the GPA-type 4.0, 3.5, e...

James, You have hit on the exact issue "'Letter grades are really Likert scales' and as such we should not be assigning point values to them at all." I think that is the real problem t...

That does help, thanks. It's incorrect that every assignment is worth the same amount as I have checked "Weight final grade based on assignment groups" so that different assignments are, i...

Thanks, James--I think there are two issues at hand: the first is that I have a course grading scheme, which makes an A = 93%-100% an A- = 90%-92% etc. (or I could use the GPA-type 4.0, 3.5, e...

I guess I would use a 4 point scale (A=4.0, B=3.0, etc)

I would like to assign letter grades to my grading scheme without having to create an arbitrary points system. So, for example, a writing assignment would get a letter grade (A-, C+, whatever) and...