Drop Lowest in categories (non-weighted) type gradebook with unequal max points for items in has calculation (lowest selection) problems.
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James Renfro September 11, 2009 at 9:50 AM
This item has been included in the 1.1.0-rc1 and rolled to UCD staging in preparation for production release.
James Renfro September 3, 2009 at 9:10 AM
Closing since QA has passed this one.
Nancy Wilkison September 2, 2009 at 11:59 AM
based on recent testing, I think this is a pass but verified today for sure.
QA ENVIRONMENT -
vista enterprise, firefox and ie7
smartsite-test sakai_2-5-x-test-074 - Sakai 2.5.x-R57934 gb2-1.1.0-a5 - Server sakaitest2
QA SUMMARY -
recent site, deleted categories and items and modified as/test plan.
1 - set up as categories only
2 - created category w/items of unequal values
3 - verified that edit category no longer has drop lowest box - ok
4 - added category w/items of equal point values
5 - verify edit category drop lowest box is visible - ok
6 - change to drop lowest 1
7 - grade students. verify drop lowest works - ok
8 - change the point value for an item . verify grades re-calculated - ok.
verify no grades are dropped in the category - ok
9 - verify edit category no longer has drop lowest option - ok
10 - change points back to original. category and grades/dropped back to original.
all items colorcoded as expected.
QA RESULTS -
pass on -test server
James Renfro August 31, 2009 at 5:55 PM
This one is available for testing.
James Renfro August 19, 2009 at 4:07 PM
Test Plan A:
(1) Use a gradebook in "Categories" mode
(2) Create or use a category with items that have unequal point values
(3) Double-click on the category in the tree
(4) Note that there is no drop lowest box visible
Test Plan B:
(1) Use a gradebook in "Categories" mode
(2) Create or use a category with items that have equal point values
(3) Double-click on the category in the tree
(4) Note that there is a drop lowest box visible
(5) Set the drop lowest value > 0
(6) Verify that the score changes and the lowest item is marked in red with a line thru it for each student
(7) Modify the point value of one of the items in that category
(8) Double-click on the category in the tree
(9) Verify that the drop lowest is no longer visible
(10) Verify that the score does not include the drop and the item is no longer marked in red
See attached screen shot.
gradebook set as ORGANIZATION: Categories, GRADE TYPE: points
category set as drop lowest: 1
two items at 300 points and one item at 200 points.
when items to choose from have different max points, the drop lowest choice calculation does not seem to be working properly.
If it was choosing the lowest based on actual points, then the lowest points score would always be chosen.
if it was choosing the lowest based on the ratio of score to max points for an item, then the score with lowest percentage value effect would be chosen.
Neither of these choice algorithms seems to be in use.