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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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Set up your Grade book
Use the Grades Setup Wizard to configure your course grade book. The wizard guides you through choosing a grading system, setting how final grades release, deciding how ungraded items are treated, and selecting display options for teachers and students. Note: The wizard is the fastest way to set up a new grade book. You…
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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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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 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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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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Create, delete, and restore grade categories and items
Use grade categories to organize grade items and manage restrictions and conditions in your grade book. Grade categories also help you group and characterize learner activities such as assignments and quizzes. Create a grade category Grade categories organize and group related grade items into sections in your grade book…
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Enter grades in the Grades tool
Use the Enter Grades tab to easily view all learner grades, grade categories and grade items. From this tab, instructors can assess and evaluate grades, as well as import and export grade books. Navigate to the Enter Grades tab The Enter Grades tab of the Grades tool provides an overall view of learner grades, the grade…
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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 course activity types interact with automatic zero grading
To run automatic zero for missing submissions, all activities must have grades associations and have a due date setting in the future. Supported course activities Supported activity typeTriggers automatic zero grade when:Does not trigger automatic zero when: Assignment file submission* The activity submission due date is…