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Grading systems types
Selecting a grading system is the first step in setting up your grade book. Weighted The weighted system calculates grade items as a percentage of a final grade worth 100%. The maximum points you assign to individual grade items can be any value, but their contribution towards the category they belong to and the final…
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About exemptions
Video: Exemptions Overview Using exemptions, an instructor can provide an implicit reason why a learner does not have a score for a grade item or an activity. A blank grade or a zero (0) grade can mean that the learner hasn't submitted the item, that the item has not been graded, or that the learner has failed the item.…
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Create a grading system
You can determine how to set up your grade book using the Grades tool. You can choose a grading system that best reflects your approach to evaluation. The grading system determines how the grade items in your grade book contribute to users’ final grades. There are three options: * Grade items can count as a percentage of a…
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How grade exemptions affect calculations
Grade exemptions affect any calculation that depends on the values of the constituent grade items. Category scores that include exemptions For category scores, grade exemptions affect the scores as follows: * Exempted grade items are excluded from the calculation of category scores. The grade item is treated as though it…
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Create Grading Schemes using the Grades tool
A grade scheme enables you to organize learners performance on grade items into levels of achievement. It can include any number of achievement levels, and each achievement level has its own range of acceptable grades and a symbol (such as a numeric value, letter, or text description) to represent it. The Schemes tab lets…
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Final Grades that include exemptions
For final grade items, grade exemptions affect the scores as follows: * Exempted items are excluded from the calculation. These grade items are treated as empty grades, not as 0 if Treat Ungraded Items as 0 is turned on. * If all items are exempted, there are no grades to use to calculate a final grade. The final grade…
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Create and delete grade categories and items
Grade categories provide a way to sort your grade items and create restrictions and conditions for grade items. They offer a way to sort and characterize learner activities like assignments and quizzes. Create a grade category Grade categories organize and group related grade items into sections in your grade book and…
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Import grade items
Navigate Grades. On the Enter Grades page, click Import. Figure: The Import option in the Enter Grades tab. Under Import File, click Choose File. Locate the file you want to import and click Open. Select Create new grade item when an unrecognized item is referenced if you want to be able to create new grade items from the…
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Delete grade items or categories
Note the following: * To delete a grade item or category, you require the Manage Grades permission. Contact your administrator if this permission is not assigned to your role. * Selecting a category does not select the grade items that reside in it. If you delete a category, the grade items associated with it become…
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Drop the lowest grade
You may want to drop the lowest grade for learners to increase their overall final grade for the course. To drop the lowest grade On your course homepage, navigate to Grades. Click the Actions drop-down menu beside a learner's name and click Bulk edit exemptions. Figure: The Bulk edit exemptions option in the Actions…