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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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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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Export grades
To export grades To export grades D2L recommends that you set up your grade book in Brightspace even if you want to enter grades in a CSV or TXT file. You can then use the Export Grades option to create an appropriately structured file. On the navbar, click Grades. On the Enter Grades page, click Export. In the Export…
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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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Gradebook icons and notifications
An orange warning dot indicator in your gradebook indicates that an activity (such as a discussion, quiz, or assignment) requires attention by the instructor. Depending on the type of activity being reviewed, the indicator appears based on your interactions with the learner's submission. Assignments Figure: The Assignments…
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Banner Grades
Banner Grades is an add-on to the Brightspace Grades tool and Banner Adapter that enables instructors to export final grades from Brightspace to your organization's Banner Student Information System (SIS) in near real-time. Banner Grades features include Grade Exchange with Banner by Ellucian® with near real-time feedback,…
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Delete grade items or categories
Note: 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. From your course navbar, click Grades. On the Manage Grades page, click the More Actions button, and select Delete. Select the check box for each grade item or…
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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. On the Edit Grade Exemptions page, for the column that says…
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Importing grades
You can enter grades in an external application and import them into Brightspace using a CSV, TSV or TXT file. You can also create new grade items by adding a column for each new item to your import file. Any grades you import for discussion grade items and assignment grade items are also synchronized back to Discussions…