Using exemptions, an instructor can provide an implicit reason why a student does not have a score for a grade item or an activity. A blank grade or a zero (0) grade can mean that the student hasn’t submitted the item, that the item has not been graded, or that the student has failed the […]
Tag: Gradebook Basic Setup
Gradebook Basic Setup
These articles walk you through the tasks of initial grade book setup.
Grades Settings
You have several options to choose from to customize how grades are calculated and displayed. Grades Setup Wizard When using the Setup Wizard, you will be asked to make a number of decisions about how you want grades to be handled. Before setting up your gradebook, you should have a clear idea of what you […]
Bonus marks
Assign bonus marks to a Question in a Quiz Bonus questions will not be counted towards a total score unless the student attempts them. To mark a question as a Bonus question: Assign bonus marks to a quiz In order to assign bonus marks to a quiz, you must first create a grade item with […]
Event Logs in Gradebook
Event logs maintain a record of changes made in the Grades tool. The logs can be useful when auditing a grade book, managing updates made by teaching assistants, and discussing grades with students. What an Event Log Does Access the event log for a user Access the event log for an individual grade item Access the event log for a user’s […]
Weighted System
The Weighted Grading System The weighted system calculates grade items as a percentage of a final grade worth 100%. Categories are assigned a weight (or percentage) of the final grade. For example, you may have a set of chapter quizzes which, taken together, represent 15% of the final grade. Weights can also be assigned to […]
Grade Schemes
A grade scheme enables you to students’ performances on grade items into levels of achievement. A grade scheme can include any number of achievement levels. Each achievement level has its own range of acceptable grades and a symbol, such as a numeric value, letter, or text description, to represent it. Types of Grade Schemes Grade scheme Example Letter F, D, C, B, […]
Grading Systems
The single most important decision is which grading system to use. Brightspace offers three types of grading systems, Weighted, Points, and Formula. The system that will work best for you depends on how you structure your course grades. If your grade items count as a percentage of a final grade worth 100% use the Weighted […]
Set up your grade book (Grades Setup Wizard)
In the Grades tool, if a grade book is not set up or imported for your course, you will see the Grades Setup Wizard page when you first navigate to the tool.
