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titleSome Initial Tips

The Gradebook is non-punitive. So the null grades do not count against students by default. Only grades inputted will be calculated in the total score.  

You cannot have grades that are more than a hundred percent. Here is how to give students extra credit

You can drop the lowest grade in a category.

To get started, determine how your grades will be calculated and use easy math

Course Site will allow for multiple grading schemas, but it is easiest to use natural aggregation and total all of your assignments out of 100 or 1000 points. You can also choose to make all assignments 100 points and weight each category. It is normally less troublesome to use either a set points value or weights, but not both. 

  1. Go to your Course Site Grade Set-up

  2. Confirm that Aggregation is set to Natural (Default)

    * Go to Gradebook Set-up>Edit (Top Level of Categories)>Edit Settings

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  3. Leave all other settings at default 

  4. Set up categories ("Folders") and organize in your grade book setup

    Add Categories

    *Go to Gradebook Set-up, Add, and add category

    Example categories: Discussions, Exams, Weekly Quizzes, Attendance, Turnitin Assignments, etc.

    Organize your grade items
    * Check items to be moved on far right (under select menu) Scroll to bottom of screen
    * Select drop down box under “move selected items to”
    Grades will be recalculated and progress bar given

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    Update Item point values as needed
    If you have added a
    course site item that is integrated into your gradebook such as an assignmentan electronic assignment that students will upload their work to, you can only change the point value by editing the item located in your course topics. The default value will be 100 points.

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    If you added a line item directly to your gradebook to manually enter a grade for a collected written assignment, you can change the point value by going to the gradebook setup and clicking on edit>edit settings...>edit grade item.

    Note: If grades have already been awarded, you will have to rescale in order to make adjustments in point values.

    Able to edit values New item - no grades awardedMust rescale Grades already awarded


  5. Clean up the Student View

    Go to Gradebook Set-up> Course Grade Settings tab> Scroll down to User Report
    Hide If required, hide Weightings, Hide hide Contributions to Course, Hide hide Ranges -- leave rest remainder at default.

        
  6.  Change Grade Display Types to Letter, Percentage, Real (Point Tally)

Change All Default Grade Display Type

Go to Gradebook Set-up> Course grade settings tab> Grade Item Settings> Grade Display Type

Change Total Grade Display Type Only

Go to Gradebook Set-up> Top Folder Level (course name)> Edit> Edit settings> category> Category Total > Show More> Grade Display Type

Note: When you are in edit mode, the REAL points value will still be be the default.

BEST PRACTICES
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Gradebook Best Practices
Gradebook Best Practices

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When grading activities integrated in your gradebook (electronic submissions)- items that students have submitted in course site, you SHOULD ALWAYS grade from the assignment page.  There are a few ways to find the assignment's page.  Click on the blue the blue assignment name in column header from the grader report OR find the assignment listed in topics or use the activities block, click on the name, and go to “Grade”. By default, students will be notified via email when graded.


https://docs.moodle.org/37404/en/Grading_quick_guide

Overrides
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Gradebook Overrides
Gradebook Overrides

If you grade any item from the grader report rather than from the assignment page and the item has already been given a grade -- the previous grade and the new grade will be averaged.  You overwritten.  

If you would like to change, you will need to clear this override in the SINGLE VIEW and SAVE your changes.

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Don't forget to SAVE changes.

More information:

https://docs.moodle.org/39404/en/Grade_settings