Gradebook

[gbowne1]

Development on this Gradebook program has officially started.

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[gbowne1]

@andrewlod

Have we decided on GPA?

I did some research on K-12 education and grading over the past few weeks .

I'm going to work on improving and debugging the files we have.

As far as [Test] we should use either Google test or CTest.

[andrewlod]

Hello!

By GPA do you mean the average grade calculation system?

I have a couple thoughts about grading:

• For flexible grading system, I think it would be quite challenging to cover all possible grading systems, but we could divide them into the following:
  • Number-based grading system, such as 0-10, where the user can specify min, max and a cutting point that divides pass/fail grades.
  • Letter-based grading system, such as A-F, where the user register each single letter as a grade and decides which ones are pass and which ones are fail.
• About average grading systems, I am not sure if letting the user input a formula would be a good idea. It would be flexible, but maybe too powerful and confusing. I suppose we can come up with some presets (basic average, weighted average, some other aggregation method...)
• When it comes to GPA, as far as I am aware, the range is always 0-4, right? I have seen some exceptions where it is 0-5 when AP classes are included

As far as [Test] we should use either Google test or CTest.

Great! I have worked with Google Test before and I am familiar with it.

[gbowne1]

I'm primarily focused on K-12 grades but that doesnt mean it could not be used in higher grades or college and university or in private schools.

I also realized that gradebook.cpp might end up pretty large. We can absolutely abstract the functions into classes, like Menu, etc.

I do like the idea of some commonly used presets. That would maintain some sense of unity.

I have a chart I will include for GPA and also it includes the ranges and yes its 0.0 to 4.0

Great. Do we include a menu system for running validation tests on the program?

I am familiar with both CTest and Google Test.

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