Weighted GradeBook

This process in MyCourses is designed for managing a weighted gradebook, ensuring that all grade items are properly categorized and weighted accurately. By assigning uncategorized grade items to categories, you help maintain the integrity of the weighted grade calculations, ensuring that each category contributes correctly to the overall grade. Additionally, this process allows you to manage and disconnect grade items linked to activities like quizzes, discussions, or assignments, preventing any miscalculations that could affect students' final grades.

Set Gradebook To Use Weighted Grades

Step by Step

1. In your course click Grades.
   
   
   
   
2. In Manage Grades, click Settings in the top right next to Help.
   
   
   
   
   
3. In the Personal Display Options screen, click Calculation Options tab.
   
   
   
   
   
4. Click Weighted. 
   
   
   
   
   
5. Select either Drop ungraded items, or Treat ungraded items as 0
   
   
   
   
6. Click Save.
   
   
   
   
   
7. In the Confirmation window click Yes.
   
   
   
   Note: You will be prompted twice to confirm the Gradebook change.
   
   
8. Once Confirmed your page will refresh. Then click Close.
   
   
   
   
   

Add Categories And Weights To Gradebook

Step by Step

1. click Grades.
   
   
   
   
2. In Manage Grades, click New and select Category.
   
   
   
   
   
3. In the New Category page, add a Name and a Short Name for the grade category.
   
   Note: Enter a short version of the category name or an abbreviation to display in the grade book to save space.
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. Select Show Description to open the Rich Content Editor (RCE)
   
   
   
   
   
5. Enter the weight for the overall category in the Weight text box.
   
   
   Note: You may optionally choose to allow the weight to exceed the total for the column if you use any bonus within the category.
   
   
   
6. We highly suggest selecting the option Distribute weight evenly across all items in the category. This will help prevent Gradebook errors during the final grade process.
   
   
   
   Optional: If you select  Number of lowest non-bonus items to drop for each user
   
   Use this option to drop users' lowest grades in the category from their final grade. You can only use this option if all grade items in the category are worth the same amount.
   
   
   
   

Create An Item Within A Weighted Gradebook

1. click Grades.
   
   
   
   
2. Click New, and select Item.
   
   
   
   
   
3. Choose the type of column you would like in the Gradebook for this Category. In this example, the Numeric option is being used.
   
   
   
   Note: The item type options are, Numeric, Selectbox, Pass/Fail, Formula, Calculated, and Text.
   
   
4. On the New Item page, Name the Item.
   
   
5. Click Category drop-down menu, and select the category for the item. 
   
   
   
   
6. Fill in the Description in the RCE (Rich Content Editor)
   
   
   
   
   
7. In the Maximum Points area, enter the total possible points for the item.
   
   
   
   
   Important for faculty who have selected the option Manually assign weight to items in the category. If you are weighing each item within the category, enter the percentage weight for the column. Otherwise, this field will be disabled. 
   
   
   
8. If you will allow this column to exceed the maximum points, check the Can Exceed option.
   
   If this is for Bonus Points only, check the Bonus option.
   
   
   
   
9. You may then change the scheme or add a rubric.
   
   
   
   
10. Click Save and Close.
    
    
    
    

Weighing Standalone Items (None Category)

1. click Grades.
   
   
   
   
2. Click New, and select Item.
   
   
   
   
   
3. Choose the type of column you would like in the Gradebook for this Category. In this example, the Numeric option is being used.
   
   
   
   Note: The item type options are, Numeric, Selectbox, Pass/Fail, Formula, Calculated, and Text.
   
   
4. On the New Item page, Name the Item.
   
   
5. Category Option None.
   
   
   
   
6. Fill in the Description in the RCE (Rich Content Editor)
   
   
   
   
7. in the Maximum Points area, enter the total possible points for the item.
   
   
   In the Weight text box, enter the percentage that this column will be worth for the overall course
   
   
8. If you will allow this column to exceed the maximum points, check the Can Exceed option.
   
   If this is for Bonus Points only, check the Bonus option.
   
   
   
   
   
9. You may then change the scheme or add a rubric.
   
   
   
   
10. Click Save and Close.
    
    
    

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