GradeGauge

Want to know what you need to get on that final to keep your A? Want to keep all your grades in one convenient place? GradeGauge can help.

GradeGauge is a lightweight app to help math-challenged (or lazy) students keep track of and play "what-if" games with their class grades.

You can enter each of your classes and define how they're graded. Common grade scales like ABCDF, plus/minus grades, and rounded versions are included in this version (custom grading scales coming soon!).

For each class, you can then create different sections to organize your grades ("Homework", "Test", "Projects", etc.).

Grades at every level are available at a glance: the grades for each class (your "report card"), the grades for each sub-section, and the grades for each assignment.

Want to know what you need to get on the final exam to get an A (or B, or C...)? GradeGauge's What-If feature makes this quick and easy. Simply select the final exam for What-If and tell it what grade you're hoping to get. GradeGauge will tell you the exact percentage and number of points you'll need (and whether or not you have to get extra credit in order to make it happen).

Does your instructor grade using different weights for each section? GradeGauge can still help. For example, your instructor might say tests are 40%, homework 30%, quizzes 10%, and the final is 20% of your grade. GradeGauge can help you manage classes that use this type of grading system.

Disclaimer:
There are countless grading methods that instructors can use. Section Weights and Total Points are the most common grading methods but sometimes instructors might add their own twist. They might use a non-standard grading scale (but remember, the ability to create your own scales is coming soon). They might curve the class (sometimes they only curve if it helps your grade, other times the curve can actually hurt your grade). Instructors can also modify grades outside of the stated grading policy (perhaps for disciplinary reasons). The point is: this app isn’t perfect, it might not be adequate for all your classes. It’s up to you to know all of the grading policies and plan accordingly, don’t blindly rely on the What-If tool or displayed grades. One common policy to watch out for is minimum final exam grades. In some classes, you have to get higher than a certain percent on the final exam to pass, regardless of what your final grade ends up being. So even though you can get a 50% on the final and still get a C in the class, some instructors will give you an F instead because you didn’t get a good enough final grade. The What-If tool can’t help you with these sorts of policies so just keep them in mind when using it.

Every effort has been made to ensure the correctness of calculations but I am not responsible for inaccurate results or class performance (this is not a tutoring app).

Special thanks to Caitlin Hurley for all artwork and testing.