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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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About automatic transfer of overall score to a learner's grade
You can automatically transfer the overall score of a numeric rubric to a learner's grade. A score transfers automatically only when the rubric has an overall score. Numeric rubrics include the following types: * Point analytic * Custom point analytic * Percentage holistic When multiple rubrics are present in the rubric…
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Grading systems types
Brightspace supports three types of grading systems: Weighted, Points, and Formula. Each system calculates the final grade differently and offers flexibility in how grade items contribute to the overall course grade. Choose the grading system that aligns best with your course structure, assessment strategy, and grading…
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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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About Brightspace rounding rules
When rounding, Brightspace Grades tool automatically applies the Round to Half Even rounding rule when assessing answers that contain decimal places that end with the number 5. Grades with decimal places that end with 5 will round down for even numbers before 5 and round up for odd numbers before 5. Note: Currently, there…
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Create a grading system
You choose how grade items contribute to the final grade by selecting a grading system in Grades. Brightspace supports three grading system types: Weighted, Points, and Formula. Choose the option that matches your course design, then set up your grade book. Choose your grading system Your grading system controls how each…
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Grade book Mastery View
The Grade book Mastery View is an additional page of the Grades tool that provides an overall suggested level of achievement for each outcome and each learner within a course based upon a selected calculation method. The overall level of achievement can be automatically suggested or manually evaluated. In addition,…
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Setting up and configuring the Grade book Mastery view
Tool dependencies The Mastery View depends on Learning Outcomes being enabled at the main org level and within the course offering. When it is enabled, it automatically appears in the Learning Outcomes (Standards) Tool at the main org level and within the course offering. In addition, ensure that Grades is enabled at the…
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How grade exemptions affect calculations
Grade exemptions impact how Brightspace calculates category scores, calculated grade items, and formula grade items. When a learner is exempted from a grade item, that item is treated as if it does not exist in the grade structure. This behavior affects not only the individual grade but also how categories and formulas are…
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Setting up Outcomes for use with Grade book Mastery View
The Grade book Mastery View provides a summary of the evaluation data collected by the Outcomes tool. The following Outcomes features have an impact on the content that is displayed in the Mastery View. Achievement Scale The Mastery View uses the achievement level labels and colors that you define in your achievement…