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1. What is grade Aggregation?
2. What is grade Calculation?
3. When should I use grade Calculation rather than Aggregation?
4. Where can I find examples of grade Calculation?
5. Where do I configure a category's Aggregation or Calculation?
6. Why should I use grade categories?
7. In most courses there is more than one Moed. Is there a simple solution?
8. Is there any difference between an empty grade and a grade of zero?
9. How can one exempt a student from a grade item?
10. What is Extra credit?
11. What are Scales?
12. What are Letters?
13. Can I use a letter for just some of the grades?
14. Can I simply mark an item e.g. as Pass or Fail?
15. How can I automatically ensure that a student gets an overall Fail grade...?
...If he does not pass everything?
...If he does not have a grade on any item considered compulsory
16. How can I...?
...Move a grade item or category?
...Edit grades?
...Narrow the Grader report?
17. What is on page...?
...Grader report?
...Grade history?
...Overview report?
...Single view?
...User report?
...Gradebook setup?
...Course grade settings?
...Preferences: Grader report?
18. Why...
...are some grades highlighted in yellow
...can I no longer change a student's grade in some activity?
...can I no longer change a student's grade in both the activity and the Gradebook
...can a student not see his grade?
19. How do I...?
...enter a grade?
...enter feedback?
...override a grade?
...unoverride a grade?
...hide a grade?
...lock a grade?
20. How do I import grades?
...from file
...from EXAM Moodle
...from CSE CourseAdmin
What is grade Aggregation?
The Aggregation method of a category specifies how the grade should be determined.
The following methods are available:
1. In the first three methods listed above, the category grade is a percentage
2. The Simple weighted mean of grades and Natural methods support Extra credit
3. The Natural method is somewhat non-intuitive when weights are used and the grades do not add up to 10 or 100.
As an example, suppose that there are four items in a category with maximum grades of 1, 2, 3 and 4, respectively.
Suppose the student scores the maximum grade in the first two items and zero in the last two.
His grade for the category would be:
See the top and bottom of the Gradebook setup for a course with most of the above categories and the top and bottom of the Single view for the student.
What is grade Calculation?
Grade Calculation is an alternative to grade Aggregation.
The grade for the category is calculated using a formula.
Calculation can do almost everything that Aggregation does.
However its syntax is heavy and awkward.
It is thus best avoided unless absolutely necessary.
When should I use grade Calculation rather than Aggregation?
Sometimes Calculation is unavoidable. For example,
Where can I find examples of grade Calculation?
It seems that grade Calculation is not widely used in other institutions.
A few examples are available here.
The option to use conditional expressions - functions cond and compulsory - and the logical operators & and |, and the relational operators > and < make it much more useful.
(These and the maxavg function are all HUJI features. Function if, equivalent to cond, was added recently to core Moodle.)
Following are some examples that demonstrate these:
Where do I configure a category's Aggregation or Calculation?
Aggregation (and other category options) is configured when the category is created, or by clicking on the Edit settings item of the Edit dropdown menu of the category item (above the category's items on the Gradebook setup page.)
Calculation is configured by clicking on the Edit calculation item of the Edit dropdown menu of the category total item (below the category's items on the Gradebook setup page.)
Why should I use grade categories?
Judicious use of grade categories provides lots of flexibility in determining the final grade.
For example, suppose the Final1 and Final2 grades should be a combination of:.
One would need top-level items Exam1, Final1, Exam2 and Final2 and category Targil with subcategories Assignments, Quizzes and Projects.
Configuration would be as follows:
In most courses there is more than one Moed. Is there a simple solution?
Yes! Just click on button Add support for Moadim.
It does a little behind-the-scenes magic:
Alternatively, a third Moed can be added.
This is a HUJI feature.
Is there any difference between an empty grade and a grade of zero?
For the purpose of determining a student's grade for a category, an empty grade is normally treated as zero.
However, if in the catagory's settings, option Exclude empty grades is checked, then any grade items for which a student does not have a grade are ignored when determining his grade for the category.
In other words, a student is considered to be exempt from any item in the category for which he does not have a grade.
Note: Grade Calculation does not distinguish between an empty grade and a grade of zero.
(If Calculation is used, then options Aggregation and Exclude empty grades do not appear in the item's settings.)
See How can one exempt a student from a grade item? for a workaround.
For the purpose of determining the class average for a grade item, empty grades are normally ignored.
Empty grades and Excluded grades can be included by toggling the value of field Grades selected for column averages in the Preferences: Grader report page.
How can one exempt a student from a grade item?
A student can be marked as Exempt from a particular grade item - either in his Single view or on his grade page (reached by clicking on the edit icon for the student/item when editing is turned on in the Grader report).
If so, the grade item is considered to have a weight of zero when determining his grade for the category.
Alternatively, all empty grades can be considered as exemptions. See Is there any difference between an empty grade and a grade of zero?
Note: Grade Calculation does not support Exempt grades i.e. it treats them as zero.
A simple workaround would be to give a low grade, e.g. 0.0001, instead of a zero and for the calculation to treat a grade of zero as a special case.
See the second example in Where can I find examples of grade Calculation?.
What is Extra credit?
Grade items that are marked as Extra credit work like bonus points i.e. they can raise a student's grade if it would otherwise be less than the maximum for the category.
(Technically, the grade is included in the numerator, but its weight is not included in the denominator, in determining the grade for the category.)
Note: It is supported only by the Natural and Simple weighted mean of grades methods of grade Aggregation.
However, a similar result can be achieved by giving a grade greater than the maximum in some grade item (which is allowed in HUJI Moodle).
What are Scales?
When the Grade type of a category or item is Scale, the Grader chooses the grade from a menu of options.
The options are usually words, orderered from low to high, with the first worth zero points and each successive option one point more.
(If Natural aggregation is used, the first is worth one point. Only No grade is worth zero.)
Note: The contents of column Range of the Single view is misleading for all aggregation types except Natural.
A few example scales are available. New scales can easily be defined.
What are Letters?
The Grade display type (in section Grade item settings of the Course grade settings page) determines what is shown to the Student in column Grade of his Gradebook.
Also, what is shown by the Grader report when editing is turned off.
It is effective for all grades (items and categories). It has nothing to do with how the grades are calculated.
There are several options, including Percentage, Real, Letter and various combinations.
Real is the actual grade. Percentage is the actual grade converted to a percentage. Letter is the actual grade represented as a letter e.g. A, B or C.
Each letter covers a range of percentages e.g. A may be 93% or more. The ranges of the letters is configurable.
Note: The names of the ranges can be anything - not necessarily letters.
Can I use a letter for just some of the grades?
If you mean, "Can I give a grade of e.g. A, B, C, D, E or F?" - Yes! Just define scale F,E,D,C,B,A. F will be 0/6 and A 6/6. (With Natural aggregation, F will be 1/6 and A 7/6.)
If you mean, "Can I give any grade e.g. any percentage, but ensure that the student sees his grade as a letter?" - No. Not for just some of the grades. Only for all the grades. See What are letters?.
Can I simply mark an item e.g. as Pass or Fail?
Yes. Either use a Scale to force the Grader to choose from a preconfigured list of options.
Or set the item's Grade type to Text to ensure that there in no grade, only feedback.
Set Show quick feedback to Yes (in section General of your Preferences: Grader report) to enable yourself to enter feedback directly in the Grader report (when editing is turned on) for all grades.
How can I automatically ensure that a student gets an overall Fail grade...?
...If he does not pass everything?
A Minimum grade to pass can be set on any item or category.
If option Pass only if children pass is enabled on a grade category, the student's grade is reduced to one below the category's Minimum grade to pass if it would otherwise be higher and his grade in any item in the category is below the item's Minimum grade to pass.
If Support for Moadim is enabled, the default Minimum grade to pass for Targil and Exam items is 50 and for Final items is 60. Also Pass only if children pass is by default enabled on Final items.
(Final items are effectively grade categories.)
Pass only if children pass is a HUJI feature.
...If he does not have a grade on any item considered compulsory
Option Compulsory can be enabled on any item or category.
If the student does not have a grade on any item for which it is set, his grade in the parent category is reduced to one below the category's Minimum grade to pass if it would otherwise be higher.
This is a HUJI feature.
How can I...?
...Move a grade item or category? Click on its
icon on the Gradebook setup page.
...Edit grades? Click Turn editing on in page header of Grader report page, or go to a student's or item's Single view either through one of the menus or or by clicking on its
icon on the Grader report page.
Note: Grades are not automatically saved. Going to another page (e.g. by clicking on the
icon for a student/item) loses all unsaved changes.
...Narrow the Grader report? Divide the grade items into categories. Then click on the
, 
or 
icon alongside a category name at the head of the table to toggle between displaying columns for the category only, items only or both category and items.
What is on page...?
...Grader report? The Grader report is really two things:
...Overview report? The Overview report is only really useful for a Teacher who teaches the same Students in more than one course. It show a Student's final grade in all the courses in which he teaches the Student.
...Single view? The Single view where one edits grades. Grades can be edited either by student or by grade item.
...User report? The User report is the Student's view of the Gradebook. However, it includes grades that are hidden from the Student. Note: If any of his grades are hidden, the Student's view does not show the Calculated weight and Contribution to course total of the items.
...Gradebook setup? The Gradebook setup is the page for managing the grade categories and items in the course, including category aggregation types (or calculation) and item weights
...Course grade settings? The Course grade settings are various settings effective for all graders in the course. It includes sections:
Why...
...are some grades highlighted in yellow The Assignment, Attendance, Checklist, Database, Forum, Glossary, LTI, Lesson, Questionnaire, Quiz, Scheduler, Scorm and Workshop activities are all integrated with the Gradebook. Normally, grades are assigned in the activity itself. However, a grade can be overridden in the Gradebook. Grades that are overridden in the Gradebook are highlighted in yellow in the Grader report.
...can I no longer change a student's grade in some activity? You may have overridden his grade in the Gradebook.
...can I no longer change a student's grade in both the activity and the Gradebook You may have locked his grade in the Gradebook.
...can a student not see his grade? The grade item may be hidden. The grade for a grade category, or the course category, is hidden if there is an item or category below it that is hidden (even if it has zero weight). This is the default. It can be changed under Hide totals if they contain hidden items on page Course grade settings.
How do I...?
...enter a grade? In the Grader report when editing is on (if Quick grading is kept as Yes in one's Preferences), or in the item's or student's Single view
...enter feedback? In the Grader report when editing is on (if Show quick feedback has been changed to Yes in one's Preferences), or in the item's or student's Single view.
...override a grade? Editing or deleting a grade in the Gradebook overrides the grade in the activity. It is highlighted in yellow in the Grader report.
...unoverride a grade? In the item's or student's Single view by unchecking the checkbox in column Override
...hide a grade? By clicking on its
icon in the Grader report when editing is on (if Show show/hide icons has been changed to Yes in one's Preferences).
...lock a grade? By clicking on its
icon in the Grader report when editing is on (if Show locks has been changed to Yes in one's Preferences). If it is locked, the student's or item's name is marked with a 
icon in the item's or the student's Single view
In addition, grade, feedback, override, exclude, lock and show/hide can all be viewed and changed for any item/student by clicking on the grade's icon in the Grader report when editing is on.
But see question 11. How do I avoid HTML tags in Gradebook Quick feedback and Assignment Feedback comments in the FAQ for teachers
How do I import grades?
...from file
In the Gradebook, click on Import and select one of the file options.
In the Gradebook, click on Import and select EXAM Moodle.
On the Setup page, items imported from EXAM Moodle are marked by
...from CSE CourseAdmin
In the Gradebook, click on Import and select CourseAdmin (available in CSE and the Law School).
On the Setup page, items imported from CourseAdmin are marked by
2. What is grade Calculation?
3. When should I use grade Calculation rather than Aggregation?
4. Where can I find examples of grade Calculation?
5. Where do I configure a category's Aggregation or Calculation?
6. Why should I use grade categories?
7. In most courses there is more than one Moed. Is there a simple solution?
8. Is there any difference between an empty grade and a grade of zero?
9. How can one exempt a student from a grade item?
10. What is Extra credit?
11. What are Scales?
12. What are Letters?
13. Can I use a letter for just some of the grades?
14. Can I simply mark an item e.g. as Pass or Fail?
15. How can I automatically ensure that a student gets an overall Fail grade...?
...If he does not pass everything?
...If he does not have a grade on any item considered compulsory
16. How can I...?
...Move a grade item or category?
...Edit grades?
...Narrow the Grader report?
17. What is on page...?
...Grader report?
...Grade history?
...Overview report?
...Single view?
...User report?
...Gradebook setup?
...Course grade settings?
...Preferences: Grader report?
18. Why...
...are some grades highlighted in yellow
...can I no longer change a student's grade in some activity?
...can I no longer change a student's grade in both the activity and the Gradebook
...can a student not see his grade?
19. How do I...?
...enter a grade?
...enter feedback?
...override a grade?
...unoverride a grade?
...hide a grade?
...lock a grade?
20. How do I import grades?
...from file
...from EXAM Moodle
...from CSE CourseAdmin
What is grade Aggregation?
The Aggregation method of a category specifies how the grade should be determined.
The following methods are available:
- Mean of grades - Grade items are of equal weight
- Weighted mean of grades - Weights of grade items can be adjusted
- Simple weighted mean of grades - Weight of each grade item is its maximum grade less its minimum grade
- Median of grades - The middle grade (or average of middle two grades)
- Lowest grade
- Highest grade
- Mode of grades - The grade that occurs the most frequently
- Natural - Maximum grade is the sum of the maximum grades of the grade items. Weights of grade items can be adjusted
1. In the first three methods listed above, the category grade is a percentage
2. The Simple weighted mean of grades and Natural methods support Extra credit
3. The Natural method is somewhat non-intuitive when weights are used and the grades do not add up to 10 or 100.
As an example, suppose that there are four items in a category with maximum grades of 1, 2, 3 and 4, respectively.
Suppose the student scores the maximum grade in the first two items and zero in the last two.
His grade for the category would be:
| Mean of grades | 50% | |
| Simple weighted mean of grades | 30% | |
| Median of grades | 0.5 | |
| Lowest grade | 1 | |
| Highest grade | 2 | |
| Mode of grades | 0 | |
| Natural | 3/10 | |
| If, in addition, he has extra credit of one point: | ||
| Simple weighted mean of grades | 40% | |
| Natural | 4/10 | |
| If the grades are weighted 4, 3, 2 and 1 respectively: | ||
| Weighted mean of grades | 70% | |
| Natural (weights adjusted) | 7/10 | |
What is grade Calculation?
Grade Calculation is an alternative to grade Aggregation.
The grade for the category is calculated using a formula.
Calculation can do almost everything that Aggregation does.
However its syntax is heavy and awkward.
It is thus best avoided unless absolutely necessary.
When should I use grade Calculation rather than Aggregation?
Sometimes Calculation is unavoidable. For example,
- If a grade item or category must be used by more than one other item or category. For example the Targil category in Why should I use grade categories? is used to determine both Final1 and Final2.
- If the grade depends on some condition e.g. as in the first and last examples in Where can I find examples of grade Calculation?.
- If the grades are not sorted into categories in an appropriate way.
Where can I find examples of grade Calculation?
It seems that grade Calculation is not widely used in other institutions.
A few examples are available here.
The option to use conditional expressions - functions cond and compulsory - and the logical operators & and |, and the relational operators > and < make it much more useful.
(These and the maxavg function are all HUJI features. Function if, equivalent to cond, was added recently to core Moodle.)
Following are some examples that demonstrate these:
-
Reduce the final grade to a failing grade (59) if the student has 49 or less in either the term average or the exam:
= cond( [[term]] > 49 & [[exam]] > 49, 0.1*[[term]] + 0.9*[[exam]], min( 59, 0.1*[[term]] + 0.9*[[exam]] ) ) -
Average of items. Consider any item without a grade to be an exemption
= ( [[item1]] + [[item2]] + [[item3]] ) / cond( ( [[item1]] & [[item2]] & [[item3]] ), 3, cond( ( [[item1]] & [[item2]] ) | ( [[item1]] & [[item3]] ) | ( [[item2]] & [[item3]] ), 2, 1) )
(This would be more simply done using Aggregation and exemptions.) -
Average of best two of three itemes
= maxavg(2, [[item1]], [[item2]], [[item3]])
Average of best two of three items if grade is above 50 in all three. Otherwise, the average of all three items.
= cond( compulsory( 3, 50, [[item1]], [[item2]], [[item3]] ), maxavg( 2, [[item1]], [[item2]], [[item3]] ) , average( [[item1]], [[item2]], [[item3]] ) )
Where do I configure a category's Aggregation or Calculation?
Aggregation (and other category options) is configured when the category is created, or by clicking on the Edit settings item of the Edit dropdown menu of the category item (above the category's items on the Gradebook setup page.)
Calculation is configured by clicking on the Edit calculation item of the Edit dropdown menu of the category total item (below the category's items on the Gradebook setup page.)
Why should I use grade categories?
Judicious use of grade categories provides lots of flexibility in determining the final grade.
For example, suppose the Final1 and Final2 grades should be a combination of:.
- The average of the top two out of three assignments
- The average of the first four quizzes, with the fifth quiz as a bonus
- Highest of two projects
- The Exam1 or Exam2 grade, respectively
One would need top-level items Exam1, Final1, Exam2 and Final2 and category Targil with subcategories Assignments, Quizzes and Projects.
Configuration would be as follows:
- Assignments category: Aggregation of Simple weighted mean of grades and Drop the lowest of 1
- Quizzes category: Aggregation of Simple weighted mean of grades with the fifth quiz marked as Extra credit
- Projects category: Aggregation of Highest grade
- Targil category: Aggregation of Weighted mean of grades with appropriate weights for Assignments, Quizzes and Projects subcategories
- Final1 item: Calculation using the Targil and Moed1 grades
- Final2 item: Calculation using the Targil and Moed2 grades
In most courses there is more than one Moed. Is there a simple solution?
Yes! Just click on button Add support for Moadim.
It does a little behind-the-scenes magic:
- The Course total will be renamed to Targil. This becomes the default category.
- In the Gradebook Setup pages:
There will be a new item - Exam.
Category Targil and item Exam will be in category Final.
The Final grade is determined in the usual way - by aggregation or by calculation.
(Items [[Targil]] and [[Exam]] are available for calculation. They are not available for the calculation of any other item.)
If the Exam grade is to be determined by calculation, a separation calculation is provided for each Moed.
The Final and Exam grades can be locked and hidden per Moed. Initially, they are all hidden. - In the Gradebook View pages:
There will be four new grade items - Exam1, Final1, Exam2 and Final2.
Setting the grade for Exam1 or Exam2 will automatically set the grade for Final1 or Final2, respectively (according to how the Final grade is specified) - unless it is overridden.
Alternatively, a third Moed can be added.
This is a HUJI feature.
Is there any difference between an empty grade and a grade of zero?
For the purpose of determining a student's grade for a category, an empty grade is normally treated as zero.
However, if in the catagory's settings, option Exclude empty grades is checked, then any grade items for which a student does not have a grade are ignored when determining his grade for the category.
In other words, a student is considered to be exempt from any item in the category for which he does not have a grade.
Note: Grade Calculation does not distinguish between an empty grade and a grade of zero.
(If Calculation is used, then options Aggregation and Exclude empty grades do not appear in the item's settings.)
See How can one exempt a student from a grade item? for a workaround.
For the purpose of determining the class average for a grade item, empty grades are normally ignored.
Empty grades and Excluded grades can be included by toggling the value of field Grades selected for column averages in the Preferences: Grader report page.
How can one exempt a student from a grade item?
A student can be marked as Exempt from a particular grade item - either in his Single view or on his grade page (reached by clicking on the edit icon for the student/item when editing is turned on in the Grader report).
If so, the grade item is considered to have a weight of zero when determining his grade for the category.
Alternatively, all empty grades can be considered as exemptions. See Is there any difference between an empty grade and a grade of zero?
Note: Grade Calculation does not support Exempt grades i.e. it treats them as zero.
A simple workaround would be to give a low grade, e.g. 0.0001, instead of a zero and for the calculation to treat a grade of zero as a special case.
See the second example in Where can I find examples of grade Calculation?.
What is Extra credit?
Grade items that are marked as Extra credit work like bonus points i.e. they can raise a student's grade if it would otherwise be less than the maximum for the category.
(Technically, the grade is included in the numerator, but its weight is not included in the denominator, in determining the grade for the category.)
Note: It is supported only by the Natural and Simple weighted mean of grades methods of grade Aggregation.
However, a similar result can be achieved by giving a grade greater than the maximum in some grade item (which is allowed in HUJI Moodle).
What are Scales?
When the Grade type of a category or item is Scale, the Grader chooses the grade from a menu of options.
The options are usually words, orderered from low to high, with the first worth zero points and each successive option one point more.
(If Natural aggregation is used, the first is worth one point. Only No grade is worth zero.)
Note: The contents of column Range of the Single view is misleading for all aggregation types except Natural.
A few example scales are available. New scales can easily be defined.
What are Letters?
The Grade display type (in section Grade item settings of the Course grade settings page) determines what is shown to the Student in column Grade of his Gradebook.
Also, what is shown by the Grader report when editing is turned off.
It is effective for all grades (items and categories). It has nothing to do with how the grades are calculated.
There are several options, including Percentage, Real, Letter and various combinations.
Real is the actual grade. Percentage is the actual grade converted to a percentage. Letter is the actual grade represented as a letter e.g. A, B or C.
Each letter covers a range of percentages e.g. A may be 93% or more. The ranges of the letters is configurable.
Note: The names of the ranges can be anything - not necessarily letters.
Can I use a letter for just some of the grades?
If you mean, "Can I give a grade of e.g. A, B, C, D, E or F?" - Yes! Just define scale F,E,D,C,B,A. F will be 0/6 and A 6/6. (With Natural aggregation, F will be 1/6 and A 7/6.)
If you mean, "Can I give any grade e.g. any percentage, but ensure that the student sees his grade as a letter?" - No. Not for just some of the grades. Only for all the grades. See What are letters?.
Can I simply mark an item e.g. as Pass or Fail?
Yes. Either use a Scale to force the Grader to choose from a preconfigured list of options.
Or set the item's Grade type to Text to ensure that there in no grade, only feedback.
Set Show quick feedback to Yes (in section General of your Preferences: Grader report) to enable yourself to enter feedback directly in the Grader report (when editing is turned on) for all grades.
How can I automatically ensure that a student gets an overall Fail grade...?
...If he does not pass everything?
A Minimum grade to pass can be set on any item or category.
If option Pass only if children pass is enabled on a grade category, the student's grade is reduced to one below the category's Minimum grade to pass if it would otherwise be higher and his grade in any item in the category is below the item's Minimum grade to pass.
If Support for Moadim is enabled, the default Minimum grade to pass for Targil and Exam items is 50 and for Final items is 60. Also Pass only if children pass is by default enabled on Final items.
(Final items are effectively grade categories.)
Pass only if children pass is a HUJI feature.
...If he does not have a grade on any item considered compulsory
Option Compulsory can be enabled on any item or category.
If the student does not have a grade on any item for which it is set, his grade in the parent category is reduced to one below the category's Minimum grade to pass if it would otherwise be higher.
This is a HUJI feature.
How can I...?
...Move a grade item or category? Click on its
...Edit grades? Click Turn editing on in page header of Grader report page, or go to a student's or item's Single view either through one of the menus or or by clicking on its
Note: Grades are not automatically saved. Going to another page (e.g. by clicking on the
...Narrow the Grader report? Divide the grade items into categories. Then click on the
What is on page...?
...Grader report? The Grader report is really two things:
- When editing is off, it shows all grades, as seen in the User report or Student view of the Gradebook
- When editing is on, it is a quick way to edit the grade and/or feedback for any student/item.
...Overview report? The Overview report is only really useful for a Teacher who teaches the same Students in more than one course. It show a Student's final grade in all the courses in which he teaches the Student.
...Single view? The Single view where one edits grades. Grades can be edited either by student or by grade item.
...User report? The User report is the Student's view of the Gradebook. However, it includes grades that are hidden from the Student. Note: If any of his grades are hidden, the Student's view does not show the Calculated weight and Contribution to course total of the items.
...Gradebook setup? The Gradebook setup is the page for managing the grade categories and items in the course, including category aggregation types (or calculation) and item weights
...Course grade settings? The Course grade settings are various settings effective for all graders in the course. It includes sections:
- General settings:
- Aggregation position and Editor for feedback can be overridden in the grader's Preferences: Grader report
- Min and max grades used in calculation: Useful only if an item's maximum grade is changed after some students were already graded. (The minimum grade is zero and can't be changed in HUJI Moodle.)
- Overview report: Useful only for a Teacher who teaches the same Students in more than one course.
- Grade item settings: How the grade is shown in the User report and Grader report when editing is off.
- User report: Various information that is shown in the User report in addition to the actual grade (as configured in Grade item settings),
Why...
...are some grades highlighted in yellow The Assignment, Attendance, Checklist, Database, Forum, Glossary, LTI, Lesson, Questionnaire, Quiz, Scheduler, Scorm and Workshop activities are all integrated with the Gradebook. Normally, grades are assigned in the activity itself. However, a grade can be overridden in the Gradebook. Grades that are overridden in the Gradebook are highlighted in yellow in the Grader report.
...can I no longer change a student's grade in some activity? You may have overridden his grade in the Gradebook.
...can I no longer change a student's grade in both the activity and the Gradebook You may have locked his grade in the Gradebook.
...can a student not see his grade? The grade item may be hidden. The grade for a grade category, or the course category, is hidden if there is an item or category below it that is hidden (even if it has zero weight). This is the default. It can be changed under Hide totals if they contain hidden items on page Course grade settings.
How do I...?
...enter a grade? In the Grader report when editing is on (if Quick grading is kept as Yes in one's Preferences), or in the item's or student's Single view
...enter feedback? In the Grader report when editing is on (if Show quick feedback has been changed to Yes in one's Preferences), or in the item's or student's Single view.
...override a grade? Editing or deleting a grade in the Gradebook overrides the grade in the activity. It is highlighted in yellow in the Grader report.
...unoverride a grade? In the item's or student's Single view by unchecking the checkbox in column Override
...hide a grade? By clicking on its
...lock a grade? By clicking on its
In addition, grade, feedback, override, exclude, lock and show/hide can all be viewed and changed for any item/student by clicking on the grade's
But see question 11. How do I avoid HTML tags in Gradebook Quick feedback and Assignment Feedback comments in the FAQ for teachers
How do I import grades?
...from file
In the Gradebook, click on Import and select one of the file options.
- Using an existing grade item:
- First export the grade item from the Gradebook using the Plain text format.
- Open the file in a text editor or spreadsheet program and enter (or change) the grades in the column named by the grade item.
- Then import the file back to the Gradebook, keeping all the defaults.
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Using a new grade item:
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Prepare a file with two columns: ID and grade.
To avoid having to make changes to defaults: The columns should be separated by a comma and the column headers should be ID number and the name of the grade item. -
Import the file back to the Gradebook:
In section Grade item mappings, select New grade item in the field named by the grade item.
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Prepare a file with two columns: ID and grade.
In the Gradebook, click on Import and select EXAM Moodle.
- If Support for Moadim is enabled:
- One can import exam grades directly to an Exam item by selecting a single exam and clicking on one of the Import to Exam buttons
- Alternatively, one can import grades from one or more exams to regular items by selecting the exams and clicking on Import to Targil
See How do I add a factor to grades in EXAM Moodle?
- Otherwise:
- One can import grades from one or more exams by selecting them and clicking on Import
On the Setup page, items imported from EXAM Moodle are marked by
...from CSE CourseAdmin
In the Gradebook, click on Import and select CourseAdmin (available in CSE and the Law School).
- If Support for Moadim is enabled:
- One can import directly to an Exam item by selecting a single CourseAdmin grade and clicking on one of the Import to Exam buttons
- Alternatively, one can import one or more CourseAdmin grades to regular items by selecting them and clicking on Import to Targil
- Otherwise:
- One can import grades from one or more CourseAdmin grades by selecting the them and clicking on Import
On the Setup page, items imported from CourseAdmin are marked by