What is It?
Instructors and staff are able to edit their gradebook on Moodle.
Table of Contents
- Adding a Grade Category
- Categories are useful when organizing Moodle Gradebook
- Adding a Manual Grade Item
- Creating a grade for an assignment that does not have a corresponding activity on Moodle.
- Custom Grade Scale
- Customizing the letter grade scale in a Moodle Course
- Grade Display - Course Total
- Customize how grades are displayed for the course total
- Grade Display - Categories
- Customize how grades are displayed in categories
- Grade Display - Individual Assignments
- Custome how grades are displayed for an individual assignment
- Automatically Drop Grades in a Catagory
- Configuring automatic grade drops
- File Submissions
- Creating assignments which allow for students to submit a file
- Accessing Student View
- Viewing grades from a student's point of view
- Providing Feedback
- Giving feedback on graded activities
- Importing and Exporting on Moodle
- Importing to Banner
- Export gradebook to Excel
- Import Gradebook from Excel
- Export Graded Column
- Advanced Grading Options on Moodle
- Extra Credit
- Calculations and Weights
- Custom Grade Formulas
- Scales
- Using a Rubric
Adding a Grade Category
Step 1:
On your web browser, navigate to your Moodle homepage using the following link:
https://moodlemtech.mrooms3.net/
Note: If you are having any issues accessing Moodle please navigate to the Login section.
Step 2:
All of your courses are listed on the homepage. Select the one in which you will be adding a category.
Step 3:
Select "Grades."
Step 4:
Once redirected, select the dropdown menu located on "Grader Report." Then select "Gradebook setup" as outlined in the figures below.
Step 5:
On the Gradebook setup page, select "Add category."
Step 6:
You will now be able to create and customize categories for your course.
Step 7:
When you have finished creating a category, remember to scroll down to the bottom and select "Save changes." By doing so, you can be sure that your new category has been saved.
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Adding a Manual Grade Item
Step 1:
On your web browser, navigate to your Moodle homepage using the following link:
https://moodlemtech.mrooms3.net/
Note: If you are having any issues accessing Moodle please navigate to the Login section.
Step 2:
On the homepage, you have the ability to choose from various courses. Select the one in which you will be adding a grade item.
Step 3:
Select "Grades."
Step 4:
Once redirected, select the dropdown menu located on "Grader Report." Then select "Gradebook setup" as outlined in the figures below.
Step 5:
On the Gradebook setup page, select "Add grade item."
Step 6:
When you have finished creating a grade item, remember to select "Save changes." By doing so, you can be sure that your new grade item has been saved.
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Custom Grade Scale
Step 1:
On your web browser, navigate to your Moodle homepage using the following link:
https://moodlemtech.mrooms3.net/
Note: If you are having any issues accessing Moodle please navigate to the Login section.
Step 2:
On the homepage, you have the ability to choose from various courses. Select the one in which you will be customizing the grade scale in.
Step 3:
Select "Grades."
Step 4:
Select the dropdown menu located on "Grader Report." Then select "Grade Letters" as outlined in the figures below.
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Select the "Edit" option which is located directly to the right of the dropdown menu.
Step 6:
Check (✓) the "Override site defaults" box to set grade letters and boundries. Once the box is checked, you can continue by customizing your grade scale.
- Note: The text fields will remain locked until the override is selected.
Step 7:
Remember to select "Save changes" when you finish setting your grade scale. By doing so, you can be sure that your new customization has been saved.
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Grade Display - Course Total
Step 1:
On your web browser, navigate to your Moodle homepage using the following link:
https://moodlemtech.mrooms3.net/
Note: If you are having any issues accessing Moodle please navigate to the Login section.
Step 2:
On the homepage, you have the ability to choose from various courses. Select the one in which you will be customizing the grade display in.
Step 3:
Select "Grades."
Step 4:
Select the dropdown menu located on "Grader Report." Then select "Course grade settings" as outlined in the figures below.
Step 5:
Under the "Grade item settings" section, select the dropdown menu next to "Grade display type." You will now be able to set the grade display to your liking.
Step 6:
Remember to select "Save changes" when you finish setting your grade display type. By doing so, you can be sure that your customizations have been saved.
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Grade Display - Categories
Step 1:
On your web browser, navigate to your Moodle homepage using the following link:
https://moodlemtech.mrooms3.net/
Note: If you are having any issues accessing Moodle please navigate to the Login section.
Step 2:
On the homepage, you have the ability to choose from various courses. Select the one in which you will be customizing the grade display in.
Step 3:
Select "Grades."
Step 4:
Select the dropdown menu located on "Grader Report." Then select "Gradebook setup" as outlined in the figures below.
Step 5:
Each of your categories will have an "Edit" dropdown menu. Select "Edit" then "Edit settings" in the one you will be editing.
Step 6:
Directly under the "Category total" section there will be an option to "show more." Select "Show more."
Step 7:
Scroll down the "Category total" section until you see "Grade display type." To the right of this you will see a dropdown menu labeled "Default (Real)." Select this to set your grade display type.
Step 8:
Remember to select "Save changes" when you finish setting your grade display type. By doing so, you can be sure that your customizations have been saved.
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Grade Display - Individual Assignments
Step 1:
On your web browser, navigate to your Moodle homepage using the following link:
https://moodlemtech.mrooms3.net/
Note: If you are having any issues accessing Moodle please navigate to the Login section.
Step 2:
On the homepage, you have the ability to choose from various courses. Select the one in which you will be customizing the grade display in.
Step 3:
Select "Grades."
Step 4:
Select the dropdown menu located on "Grader Report." Then select "Gradebook setup" as outlined in the figures below.
Step 5:
Each of your assignments will have an "Edit" dropdown menu. Select "Edit" then "Edit settings" in the one you will be editing.
Step 6:
Select "Show more" which is located in the "Grade item" section.
Step 7:
There will be a dropdown menu labeled "Default (Real)" to the right of "Grade display type." Select this to set your grade display.
Step 8:
Remember to select "Save changes" when you finish setting your grade display. By doing so, you can be sure that your customizations have been saved.
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Automatically Drop Grades in a Category
Step 1:
On your web browser, navigate to your Moodle homepage using the following link:
https://moodlemtech.mrooms3.net/
Note: If you are having any issues accessing Moodle please navigate to the Login section.
Step 2:
On the homepage, you have the ability to choose from various courses. Select the one you will be automatically dropping a grade in.
Step 3:
Select "Grades."
Step 4:
Select the dropdown menu located on "Grader Report." Then select "Gradebook setup" as outlined in the figures below.
Step 5:
Each of your categories will have an "Edit" dropdown menu. Select "Edit" then "Edit settings" in the one you will be editing.
Step 6:
Select "Show more" which is located in the "Grade Category" section.
Step 7:
At the bottom of the "Grade category" section you will see "Drop the lowest." Input the specified number of lowest grades you wish to be excluded from the aggregation.
Note: When set, this option will automatically drop the X lowest grade(s), where X representns the selected value for this option.
Step 8:
Remember to select "Save changes." By doing so, you can be sure that your customizations have been saved.
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File Submissions
Step 1:
On your web browser, navigate to your Moodle homepage using the following link:
https://moodlemtech.mrooms3.net/
Note: If you are having any issues accessing Moodle please navigate to the Login section.
Step 2:
On the homepage, you have the ability to choose from various courses. Select the one you will be adding an assignment in.
Step 3:
On the top right part of the page turn the edit mode on.
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Select the (+) in the week you will be adding the assignment into.
Step 5:
Select "Assignment."
Step 6:
Give the assignment a name, description, and activtity instructions.
- Description will be seen by students on both the main Moodle page and the submission page.
- Activity instructions will only be shown on the submission page where students edit and submit their assignments.
Step 7:
Select the File Submissions box under "Submissions types" to activate the file submission feature.
Note: You can select the online text and the file submissions to give the students more submission options.
Step 8:
Remember to select "Save and display" or "Save and return to course." By doing so, you can be sure that your assignment has been saved.
Step 9:
Remember to turn your "Edit mode" off.
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Accessing Student View
Step 1:
On your web browser, navigate to your Moodle homepage using the following link:
https://moodlemtech.mrooms3.net/
Note: If you are having any issues accessing Moodle please navigate to the Login section.
Step 2:
On the homepage, you have the ability to choose from various courses. Select the one you will be accessing student view in.
Step 3:
Select "Grades."
Step 4:
Select the dropdown menu located on "Grader Report." Then select "User report" as outlined in the figures below.
Step 5:
Select the dropdown menu located on "Select a user." Then select a user to view their report.
Step 6:
You can now view what the user sees from their end. Feedback is also shown on this page.
To view a specific assignment click the assignment name.
Step 7:
You can now view any additional feedback that you have given to a student on an assignment.
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Providing Feedback
Step 1:
On your web browser, navigate to your Moodle homepage using the following link:
https://moodlemtech.mrooms3.net/
Note: If you are having any issues accessing Moodle please navigate to the Login section.
Step 2:
On the homepage, you have the ability to choose from various courses. Select the one you will be providing feedback in.
Step 3:
Select "Grades."
Step 4:
Select the dropdown menu located on "Grader Report." Then select "Preferences: Grader report" as outlined in the figures below.
Step 5:
Scroll down the Grader report preferences page until you see the section labeled "General." In this section you will find a "Show quick feedback" option. To the right of this you will see a dropdown menu labeled "Report Default (No.)" Change this to "Yes."
Step 6:
Remember to select "Save changes." By doing so, you can be sure that any changes you made have been saved.
Step 7:
Select the dropdown menu located on "Preferences: Grader Report." Then select "Grader report" as outlined in the figures below.
Step 8:
On the top right part of the page turn the edit mode on. If you are unsure as to whether your edit mode is on or off, refer to the next step.
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Step 10:
Once the page has reloaded, select the edit emoticon located to the right of the assignment you wish to provide feedback on.
Step 11:
Select the "Override" box. Once the box is checked you will have the ability to provide feedback. Make sure to select "Save" after you are done. This will ensure that your feedback has been posted.
Step 12:
Once saved, you will be redirected to the Single view page. You will see a message that states "Grades were set for (#) items." This means that your feedback has been posted.
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Importing and Exporting on Moodle
The guides for the following will now be located in a new article called Importing and Exporting on Moodle.
- Importing to Banner
- Export gradebook to Excel
- Import Gradebook from Excel
- Export Graded Column
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Advanced Grading Options on Moodle
The guides for the following will now be located in a new article called Advanced Grading Options on Moodle.
- Extra Credit
- Calculations and Weights
- Custom Grade Formulas
- Scales
- Using a Rubric
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