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title: "Calculate grades"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Calculate grades

Calculations are used to assist you with setting up the Current Grade.

There are two types of calculations you can create:

1. **Add Calculation** – this allows you to create a formula for example to calculate the maximum of a number of gradable items.
2. **Add Total Calculation** – specify which gradable items should be tallied up or which gradable items/categories should be weighted.

![types of calculaions](https://cdn.document360.io/8ea693b1-555d-4973-acf4-f29e9965c563/Images/Documentation/types%20of%20calculaions.PNG)

Each of these will be discussed on the pages to follow.

## Add calculations

To add a calculation in the Gradebook, follow these steps:

| From Grid View | From List View |
| --- | --- |
| * Go to the place you want to add the calculation | * Go to the place you want to add the calculation |
| * When you place your mouse over the lines between the columns, you will see the + to click on | * Move the mouse over the line between gradable items and click on the + |

Choose the type of calculation you want to add:

1. **[Add Calculation](/v1/docs/add-calculation-formula)** – a formula
2. **[Add Total Calculation](/v1/docs/semester-mark-calculation)** – total or weighted. The Semester Mark is an example of where you can use the Add Total Calculation option.

The Current Grade is a calculated item you build to show students a weighted summary of the items you grade and post in their Grades area. Take note:

- For Semester Modules, this will be the Semester Mark calculation.
- For Year Modules, this will be the half-year Progress Mark.