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Set up your Grade Book
You must set up a Grade Book before you can use the Grades tool. A grade book contains the following elements: * Grading systems: Enables you to set how grades display to students, how they update in the grade book, and how you want to deal with ungraded items. Choose from Weighted, Formula, or Points systems. * Grade…
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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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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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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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Manage final grades
You can manage the final grades of your students by calculating final grades for single users, manually recalculating final grades, or entering adjusted final grades. Calculate final grades for a single user You can also calculate final grades for individual students. To calculate grades for single users From your course…
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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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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 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…