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How exactly are final projects graded for edX verified certificate?

I'm curious as to how the grading for the final project is done for participants via edX. Is it auto-graded?
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Why is my final grade 0%?

My final grade for CS50 is 0%. How come? I've uploaded all problems sets except for pset8 because I could not get the Google Earth plugin to work. All my other psets were graded 1.0. I Guess my final ...
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Is Pset8 optional?

It is mentioned "if unable to get the Google Earth Plug-in working on your computer, you may skip this problem set." Does this means pset8 is optional??
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Do I have to do problem set 0?

I was wondering, do I have to do problem set 0? I already have prior programming experience, and I'm hoping to get an Honor Code certificate, but Scratch seems a bit ridiculous to me (without wanting ...
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Why Can't I See My CS50 Project Scores On GitHub?

The course said that my grades would automatically be imported to the 2017 gradebook, which is GitHub. I logged into GitHub and confirmed my email address. I wanted to make sure that all of my grades ...
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Can psets be graded a second time in edX?

I'm taking CS50 through edX. Is it possible to have a pset regraded after it was graded once?
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Is Only check50 Being Used for Grading the psets?

I'm taking the course through edX and I've just received the grade for pset1. My grade was 0.39. Although my code has no problems, when I check it with check50, I get error messages. But not for code ...
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How do I get feedback on correct solutions to psets?

Okay so I can get around solving psets but I would really like to share my solutions with someone who can give feedback on my implementation and suggest better ways to implement it. Is there any way ...
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Does working on the Hacker Edition problem sets affect the certificate?

Is the certificate any different for students who work the Hacker Edition problem sets?
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Pset 1: My Grade is 0 But It Passed Check50

I've posted a few questions on it but there is a lack of feedback. So, my first submission for pset1 passed check50 but received 0.68 because I forgot to cite snippeted code in mario.c. When looking ...
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Is it possible to re-submit the a problem-set and get another grading? [duplicate]

I kinda did wrong in Problem2 Code and when I fixed it, I re-submitted, in that case, am I gonna get a new grading?
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Still missing grades on four psets after one month

I am still missing the grades on psets 2, 3, 5 and 6, which I submitted about a month ago. I have already used the Google form for missing grades but it didn't help. What should I do?
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Are cs50 psets actually checked and marked by the staff(humans)?

When cs50 psets and quizzes are answered and submitted, are they actually checked and marked by the staff (Humans), or everything is done by a machine? Because there'd be a whole bunch to check and ...
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Is it necessary to submit the forms of all the psets to get an Honor code certificate?

All of my cs50x problem sets are graded without having submitted the forms at the end of the problem set specifications. Are these forms mandatory if you want the Honor Code certificate? The forms ...
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My pset grades disappeared after changing my email address

As a result of changing my email address, I find that the progress scores for completed psets no longer appear. Will they appear soon, or am I expected to resubmit all missing psets to be scored ...
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"inline comments are discouraged" message from style50

I'm getting the following output: :| inline comments are discouraged when I use style50 in terminal window. I thought that commenting while coding was something like "must have." How is style ...
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ETA for November-completion certificates for CS50x?

Good morning & Happy December! With the new month and having completed all of my psets and the final project, I was hopeful to find a new button to "View Certificate" by now and celebrate my ...
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pset6 grading cat2.html and other strange files

I have previously completed pset6 and submitted for a grade of 1.0, twice in fact. Now I have to submit it again (due to extension of course), however my grade is 0.42, despite passing the check50 ...
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Pset3 find grade 0

My Pset3 has been graded and I received a 0.6 score. I got a full 1.0 for fifteen, but 0 for find. I think I have submitted the files correctly - I can see all the files in the files folder, and ...
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How to I know my grade? [duplicate]

I submitted pset1 and there is some feedback in the gradebook, but how do I know if I passed the assignment? What's my grade?
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Specifics of grading, and indivudality in coding

I recently did the mario.c code, and it works perfectly. However, while running CS50, I'm getting :( faces due to the fact I re-prompt with the same text when they enter a 0(enter a number between 1-...
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What's marking procedure?

I have a question, suppose I am doing a problem set of week 1 CS50P. On one question, I couldn't solve it completely, I have tried to build logic but, ofcourse, it didn't gave the output (but I put ...
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cs50 grading specifications (2020)

I would like to ask a question about the grading system If an assignment is done, and it passes all the specifications given, does it mean that you get a 100%? I have submitted 2 problems (I am yet to ...
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submitted and graded pset is now un-graded again

I'm currently on Week 2, having completed and submitted all the required challenges for Weeks 0 and 1. I'm taking the course through edX, and I can't remember how I originally got to the page listing ...
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If I completed 2016 Pset6 After Deadline, Does It Still Count?

I started CS50x in August of 2016, and I started Problem Set 6 before the deadline around November. I completed Problem Set 6 for 2016 after the deadline. I submitted Problem Set 6 a week ago, and it ...
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pset 6 hasn't been graded for over a week now

all the others were graded within a day.pset6 check50 is constantly showing unexpected end of input.my website works fine.but pset6 hasnt been graded for over a week now.is this a server issue.
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Grades, scale of 0 - 5?

How does the scale of 0 - 5 described in the lectures and other videos actually apply to grading? It's explained here: https://youtu.be/3FyxsJzJpR0?t=4m52s In the lectures and some of the other ...
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Pset not submitted but still graded

I have submitted all problem sets except one (7). The problem is that the problem set I have not submitted has been graded 1 and there in one problem set (4) which I have submitted but has not been ...
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Grade Result Accuracy: pset1

I finally got to checking how I did on pset1. Not good. What I do not understand is what I did not do right or wrong. Example, the mario program does exactly as we were asked, but I got virtually ...
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What does it take to get a score of 1.0?

I'm currently making my way through the problem sets, and it's going pretty well. I haven't submitted any of them yet, so I can still change stuff if I want. I'm don't know much about CS50's grading ...
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edX Gradebook: Are my psets graded or not?

I can't understand if my psets are graded or not. There is a "1.0" at the right, but on the top right corner it says "Ungraded". Additional information: - I'm taking the course through edX - I attach ...
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Pset4 recovery, grading returns 0 points

My recovery pset4 solution recovers all 16 pictures, and I can see them. But in the gradebook I got 0 points except for the last image. Can I contact staff to get solution to my problem?
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Do we receive feedback for our Psets?

I just submitted Pset0 and wanted to know if I am going to receive grading/feedback/answers soon, or until after the deadline. Thank you
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If I have trouble getting the required 60% score on a problem set, can I try again? [duplicate]

It is said that you get a honor certificate only if you get more than 60% in all 9 projects. If we cannot get that score in one attempt, can we try again until we get 60% or above?
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Can I earn an honor code certificate without submitting problem set 8? [duplicate]

I have a problem installing the google earth plugin. I have a chromebook on which I have virtualbox installed (chrubuntu). While the appliance works fine, I can barely even start windows on the laptop....
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Does anybody know when exactly in September the certificates are issued?

It's August, therefore vacation time, and I was wondering if anybody knew when the certificates were issued in September because depending on the date it may or may not be worth it to spend a lot of ...
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Why isn't pset3 marked? [duplicate]

It's not really a question about coding. I was just wondering why my pset3, which I submitted two months ago, hasn't been marked yet. Sorry about using this forum, but I'm taking the course through ...
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had the wrong file stucture

I accidentally submitted Project 0 to the wrong file structure and received an email notifying me of the mistake. To rectify the situation, I resubmitted it using submit50. Subsequently, I completed ...
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Do I have to Resubmut The Form W/ The Problem Set?

I submitted everything and got a 0.68 (Mario had all 0s because I forgot to cite my code). Then I resubmitted it without the form and got 0.04, only everything worked. Then I resubmitted it again ...
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submitting-pset5-for-proper-grading

Submitting pset5 for proper grading I rolled everything into dictionary.c - still not seeing my grade changes from 0. I cant tell if the pset is still not graded or is the grading system changed ...
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Grading Turnaround

How long is it taking to receive marks on PSETs? Turned in PSET 0 and I had a 0 that turned into a 1 a couple weeks later. I'm waiting on my grades for PSETs 1 and 2 (been 2 weeks) have 0s on all ...
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check50 is happy with pest6, but my grade is less than 1

My server.c works just fine, and it passes both checkpoints with check50 (there are 2 for this pset), but for some reason my grade is only 0.42, and for all the points of the second (final) checkpoint ...
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Do you need a score of 1.0 in all psets to pass CS50 and get verified certificate?

I submitted by pset6 finally and got a score of .92. It had passed everything in Check50 so not sure why marks would have been deducted. Could it be for style? Do you need to get 1.0 in all the psets ...
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Pset5 problem with grading

Can anyone tell me if there is an issue with pset5 grading? I submitted my code two days ago and it passes all tests in check50 besides the last one. I couldn't finger out that one! My grade came back ...
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Submitting pset5 for proper grading

On the advice of the following statement in the instructions for pset5: "You may add functions to dictionary.c or to files of your own creation so long as all of your code compiles via make." I ...
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Problem sets are not getting graded [duplicate]

I turned a few of my Psets a couple of weeks ago. (Note: Its been more* than 2 weeks) and its not getting graded. Help! Thanks in advance, Ani.
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Extra file not used to grade my submitted problem set

I got all zeroes in the grader but my code passes check50 when one extra file I coded is included in the command line. I have a file called hashfunction.c that I included in the SRCS tag in Makefile ...
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pset2 not grading correctly

Both of my ciphers print the correct things, however, the auto-grader is not giving me credit for them. I originally thought it was because I had added printf("\n"); to the end to make the display ...
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How to check if a problem set is graded?

I submitted problem set 1 in the last week of August, 2014. How would I know if it has been graded? Snapshot: Why does it show "Ungraded?"
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