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1.2 ! bowersj2 1: \label{Spreadsheet_Problem_Weight}
1.1 bowersj2 2: Problem weight is set on the \textbf{Parm} screen. The
3: \textbf{weight} of the problem is a parameter that is attached to the
4: problem that \emph{can} be used by the spreadsheet to calculate the
5: points a student will receive for a problem.
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7: The default spreadsheet uses the ``weight'' parameter as the number of
8: points a student will receive for completing a problem
9: correctly. Custom spreadsheets can use many parameters to compute the
10: points a student will receive, such as \emph{status} (completed, not
11: solved, excused, etc.), \emph{partial credit}, \emph{number of tries},
12: etc., or \textbf{weight} as just another parameter.
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14: Thus, for a given course, the true effect of the \textbf{weight}
15: parameter can only be understood in the context of the spreadsheet the
16: course is using to determine the number of points a student will
17: receive for a given problem. (Using \textbf{weight} as part of the
18: spreadsheet calculation can provide an easy way to manipulate how the
19: problem distributes points without needing to edit the spreadsheet
20: directly.)
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