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The first step in setting up your gradebook criteria is establishing how the category average will be calculated.
The first step in setting up your gradebook criteria is establishing how the category average will be calculated. Evenly gives every item within the category equal weight. Point based offers weight as the function of the item. Max points are divided by the sum of all max points in a category. It is important that students know how their grade is calculated. Using the "Assignment Report" to show detailed list of the students assignments and how the assignment fell into each criteria along with the points or percentage earned will demonstrate how the student their grade in each criteria. The gradebook system is designed to correspond with the instructor's syllabus. Program director have the choice to set up gradebook criteria and lock the criteria section from the instructor.
1. Go to Academics > Grading System. Click on Grading System…
2. Make sure the term is correct or type in the start date of the term. Instructor's name should auto populate within the instructor box. Click on Search
3. Click on the Gradebook of the section you need.
4. This is a blank gradebook ready to be set up. The first step for setting up the gradebook is to edit the grading criteria. Click on Edit Grading Criteria.
5. Click on Add Grading Category
6. Type each category of the criteria.
7. Type in the total weight of each category within the weight box.
8. Click on Add Grading Category and continue to add categories until the total weight meets 100%
9. Instructors can drop the lowest or highest grade in any category. By placing a "1" into the drop lowest box, the lowest grade will be dropped. By placing a "2", then the two lowest grades will be dropped, and so on...
10. Program Directors can lock the grading criteria for program core courses by checking Restrict to Program Directors only.
11. Click on Save to complete the set up of the Grading Criteria.
