índice académico (vs. promedio ponderado)
English translation: current GPA (out of 5) vs. cumulative GPA (out of 20)
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| 3 | current (partial) GPA (out of 5) vs. cumulative GPA (out of 20) |
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| “weighted” and “unweighted” cumulative grade point averages |
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current (partial) GPA (out of 5) vs. cumulative GPA (out of 20) Explanation: Universidad Metropolitana documentation clearly explains how the "promedio ponderado" is calculated: (a) For each course completed you multiply the grade (calificación) by the credit-value of the course (créditos). The result is the points (puntos) for that course. For example, if you get a grade of 13 for a course worth 3 credits, that gives you 39 points for that course. (b) You add up the total number of points for all courses completed. (c) You divide that total by the total credit-value, that is, the total number of credits for all courses complete. The result is the "promedio ponderado". The document that explains this explicitly says that the "promedio ponderado" is exactly the same thing as the "índice académico acumulado". Both are marks out of a maximum of 20. It's explained here: http://informacionestudiante.unimet.edu.ve/wp-content/upload... Well, what can we deduce from the figures we've got? 1. The "promedio ponderado", 17.94, is indeed the number of points (1552) divided by the number of credits (87). 2. This must be the cumulative weighted average for all courses taken to date. 87 credits represents several years of study. The maximum number of credits at this university for a whole degree is 180 for licenciado etc. and 115 for técnico superior universitario. The number of credits per term cannot exceed 15. So 87 credits is probably about 6 terms. See Article 8 here: http://www.unimet.edu.ve/unimetsite/wp-content/uploads/2013/... 3. The índice académico, 4.6, cannot be the índice académico acumulado, first because it's not out of 20, and second because it is not the scaled-down equivalent of the "promedio ponderado". 17.84/20 is equivalent to 4.46/5, not 4.6/5. 4. Therefore this is some other kind of índice académico, and the only kind it can be is the índice académico parcial, mentioned but not defined in some Universidad Metropolitana documents; for example: "Las asignaturas de ingles cursadas extracurricularmente se toman en consideración a los fines del cálculo del Índice Académico Acumulado y del Índice Académico Parcial" (Article 4) http://www.unimet.edu.ve/unimetsite/wp-content/uploads/2013/... I don't believe it's an unweighted cumulative average. I think "parcial" suggests that it's a weighted current average; in other words, 4.6/5 is the weighted average for the current term, or perhaps the current year, rather than the whole degree to date. This is obviously a guess, but it seems to me the only plausible conclusion. There are several ways you might express it, but I would use the terms "current" (perhaps adding "partial" in parentheses) and "cumulative", by analogy with current vs. cumulative GPA in the US: http://www.back2college.com/allthingsgpa.htm There is an element of doubt, so I would add a note to the client saying that this is what you think (if you agree) and asking for confirmation; or contact the Universidad Metropolitana. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2017-09-12 02:43:26 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Entiendo los problemas, Yvonne. En cuanto al número total de créditos (87), que por lo que me dices debe de corresponder a toda la carrera, el reglamento que he citado dice que 180 para la licenciatura y 15 por trimestre son máximos para todos los programas de estudios. Cada programa de estudios tendrá su requisito mínimo; lo que pasa es que ninguno puede superar esos límites. En cualquier caso, como dices, es posible que los límites (y tal vez el valor de un crédito) hayan cambiado desde que esta persona hizo la carrera. Indudablemente, el promedio ponderado es lo mismo que el índice académico acumulado. Sin embargo, existe también este "índice académico parcial", que tiene que ser otra cosa. Parece claro que "parcial" quiere decir "no acumulado", ya que se diferencia del IAA. "No acumulado" significaría que no se tienen en cuenta los años de estudio anteriores. Tenemos que partir del hecho de que 4,6 sobre 5 no es equivalente a 17,84 sobre 20. Si este "índice académico" fuera el acumulado, es decir, el promedio ponderado expresado como nota sobre 5 en vez de sobre 20, sería 4.46. Por tanto, 4.6 no puede ser el índice académico acumulado, a no ser que haya una errata y que deba leerse 4.46. Si no hay errata, es otra cosa, y si es el índice académico pero no es el acumulado, tiene que ser el parcial, el no acumulado. Ante la duda, supongo que una posibilidad dejar de concretar el sentido de "índice académico, poniendo simplemente "GPA", y poner "cumulative GPA" por "promedio ponderado". Pero ojalá se pueda aclarar. |
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| Reference: “weighted” and “unweighted” cumulative grade point averages Reference information: Calculating Your "Real" Grade Point Average (GPA) - Great College ... https://greatcollegeadvice.com/calculating-your-real-grade-p... Calculating one's GPA is a fairly straightforward process. Except for the fact that many high schools report “weighted” and “unweighted” grade point averages. Understanding Grade Point Average (GPA) https://www.zbths.org/cms/lib/.../Understanding GPA.pdf 4.0 (unweighted) scale or 5.0 (weighted) scale. ... Unweighted Cumulative GPA is the average of all final course grades received in high school courses based ... What is a Weighted GPA? College Admissions Advice. - ThoughtCo https://www.thoughtco.com › ... › Application Tips 13 ene. 2017 - A weighted GPA is based on the simple idea that some high school ... may be just a 3.4 unweighted GPA, and a B+ average isn't going to be ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 29 mins (2017-09-11 23:38:00 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- GPA Calculation for College Admissions - Testive www.testive.com/gpa-calculation/ 12 ene. 2017 - In particular, in a weighted GPA model, grades in IB and AP classes are ... That said, the average unweighted high school GPA, nationally, is about 3.0. ... We're going to do a GPA calculation for the cumulative GPA of a ... |
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