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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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About automatic zero grading for missing submissions
The automatic zero grading feature automatically assigns a score of zero (0) to unsubmitted learner activities once the due date passes. This automation eliminates the need for instructors to manually assign zeros to missing submissions, simplifying the process of identifying learners who have not submitted their course…
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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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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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Define Settings in the Grades tool
Grades tool settings enable faculty to set up how Grade book appears in their instructor view (not visible to learners) and to learners when viewing the grade book. Configure Personal Display Options The Personal Display Options allow faculty to set up their personal grade book view. These settings do not affect how…
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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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Set up your Grade book
If a grade book is not set up or imported for your course, the Grades Setup Wizard page is displayed when you first navigate to the Grades tool. Note: If you cannot select the Automatically release final grade option, contact your administrator and request the permission for your role. Navigate to Grades. Click Setup…
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Manage Grades in the Grades tool
The Manage Grades tab enables you to create and edit grade items and grade categories, reorder your grade book, and more. Navigate to Manage Grades From the Grades tool, click the Manage Grades tab. Figure: The Manage Grades tab. Create a Grade Category You can create a grade category with a name and description to…
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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…