From the Gradebook you can make changes to the grading schemas in your course.
Select the Settings button to access the Gradebook Settings panel:
2. Select Manage Grade Schemas to view the schemas available in your course. The default schema’s name and values are defined by the administrator, but you can create new grading schemas and customize existing ones.
3. You can rename the default schema in your course and make changes to the Grade Ranges to suit your needs. The changes that you make to the default grade schema will only apply to your course.
A. Select Add to add a new grade schema. Enter the schema name. New grade schemas have two rows by default; each row contains a grade name and grade range.
B. To copy or delete a schema, select the options menu. You can only delete schemas that are not in use.
C. To insert a row, select the plus sign (+).
You can edit the grade ranges by selecting the values. Start from the bottom row and work your way up the rows. You can make the uppermost value greater than 100%. For example, if students earn 100% or more, you can assign A+.
D. All rows have an options menu. Select it to edit or delete a row. At least two rows must remain for the schema to be valid, and you can’t delete the last row.
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The weighted overall grade calculates categories and grade items as a percentage of a final grade worth 100%. You can assign percentage values to any course item and category and choose whether to weight items in the same category proportionally or equally.
Where to find the weighted overall grades calculation
Go to the Gradebook Tab
Go to the Grades Section
Click on the Overall Grade Icon
A small new window will pop up, click on Edit
Edit weighted overall grades calculation
A new Overall Grade page will open, under Select a Calculation Type, select Weighted.
Under Weigh gradable items within a category, select Proportionally or Equally.
Proportionally takes the raw scores of the included columns and categories and then divides the result by the total points possible to obtain a percentage for each item in the weighted column. The resulting percentages retain the proportional weight of each item so that items with a larger point value have more effect on the calculated grade.
When the columns and categories you select for the weighted column have different point values, Equally converts them to percentages. These percentages are averaged to obtain an equal value for each of the items included in the weighted column.
3. There are 9 default Grading Categories. Categories containing items are listed first and ordered by the number of items contained. Expand a category to see its items. From here you can:
Unlink an item from its category. This is useful if you want to include the item in the calculation separately from the rest of the category.
Unlock an item or category to edit its weighting. The calculation will automatically balance all unlocked items to ensure the overall calculation equals 100%.
Exclude an item within a category from the overall grade calculation. This removes the item points from the total number of points available in the course. The item or category turns gray to indicate that it’s not included in the calculation. Select the button again to include the item or category in the calculation again.
4. For each category, you can select Edit calculation rules to verify or update the current settings:
Drop Scoresremoves the specified number of the highest or lowest grades for each category from the calculation.
Use only removes all grades from the calculation except for the highest or lowest score.
5. On the right side in Overall Grade Settings, choose how to display the overall grade — as a letter grade, percentage, points, Complete/Incomplete, or any grading schema created in the course. When you select Points, instructors and students see the overall grade as a fraction of the total points earned, divided by the total points available in the course. For example, 745/800.
6. When you select Show to Students, students can view the overall grade and calculation details from the information button in their Gradebook.
7. Select Save.
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On the Courses page, users can access all of their courses. Each course has a course card that lists the course ID, course title, and instructor. If a course has multiple instructors, select Multiple Instructors for a list. Select More info to see the description and schedule, if added.
Open a course card’s menu to access the management options. Instructors can make their courses private while they add or experiment with content, and then open courses to students when they’re ready. Students see private courses in their course lists, but they can’t access them.
Users can view the Courses page as a list or a grid. In grid view, instructors can customize the image on their course cards.
Go to about Courses in Ultra Base Navigation to learn more.
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