Cognitive Science 107B -- Systems Neurobiology


Test 1 (Winter, 2007)

perfect score: 80
average score: 52.3 (65.4%)
standard deviation: 11.2 (14%)
tests graded: 126
weighting: if higher than Test 2, 45% of final grade, else 15%
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Test 2 (Winter, 2007)

perfect score: 80
average score: 43.1 (53.9%)
standard deviation: 12.7 (16%)
tests graded: 124
weighting: if higher than Test 2, 45% of final grade, else 15%
N.B: second test first scaled to average of first test before pick best
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Final (Winter, 2006 -- last year!!)

perfect score: 120
weighting: 40%

[test keys are not posted for the final]
Histogram of final percent grade (out of 100)
      93.500       2 **
      92.500       0 
      91.500       0 
      90.500       0 
      89.500       2 **
      88.500       3 ***
      87.500       2 **
      86.500       2 **
      85.500       2 **
      84.500       7 *******
      83.500       3 ***
      82.500       2 **
      81.500       6 ******
      80.500       3 ***
      79.500       1 *
      78.500       4 ****
      77.500       7 *******
      76.500       1 *
      75.500       5 *****
      74.500       5 *****
      73.500       9 *********
      72.500       2 **
      71.500       5 *****
      70.500       5 *****
      69.500       2 **
      68.500       4 ****
      67.500       3 ***
      66.500       2 **
      65.500       1 *
      64.500       5 *****
      63.500       1 *
      62.500       3 ***
      61.500       1 *
      60.500       1 *
      59.500       3 ***
      58.500       2 **
      57.500       2 **
      56.500       0
      55.500       0
      54.500       4 ****
      53.500       1 *
      52.500       4 ****
      51.500       2 **
      50.500       1 *
      49.500       2 **
      48.500       0
      47.500       0
      46.500       0
      45.500       0
      44.500       0
      43.500       0
      42.500       1 *
      41.500       1 *

Final Grade Calculation
# record point scores for tests
test1 (out of 80)
test2 (out of 80)
final (out of 120)

# normalize second test score using averages
test2n = test2 * test1avg/test2avg;

# pick higher test
lower  = test1 OR test2n
higher = test1 OR test2n

# calculate final percent grade
percent = 0.45*higher*(80/100) + 0.15*lower*(80/100) + 0.40*final*(120/100)