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: Grades
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 […]
Releasing Final Grades to Students
Before you submit your final grades to the Registrar’s Office, you can release them through Brightspace for students to see. Note: This process does not include submitting the grade of record to the college information system. For assistance with that process, please contact your department chair. Final Calculated Grade vs. Final Adjusted Grade There are […]
Grades
The Brightspace Grades tool displays grades for any learning object (E.g. Assignment, Quiz, Discussion) associated with a grade item, or for manually-entered grades. The Grades tool allows you to To access the Grades tool from your Course Home page: Gradebook Basic Setup These articles walk you through the tasks of initial gradebook setup. Grade Items […]
Grading Group Assignment Submissions
Once the assignment has been submitted, the instructor will be able to see the folder submissions and leave feedback for the group. Note: When you leave feedback and grade a group restricted assignment, all members of the group will receive the same feedback and grade.
Exporting & Importing Grades
When importing grades & grade items into D2L, it is important to include additional grade information in your header. To generate this information we recommend you create new grade items in your course and export them, rather than importing them as new grade items. Key Field: The Org Defined ID is recommended as this is […]
The Final Grade Item(s)
There are a number of options available for you in presenting final grades to your students. You can set a letter grade scheme to display with your final grades, manually recalcuate final grades if you have not selected automatic recalculation, and you must release the final grade before students will be able to see it. […]
