Step 1: From within your course in Moodle, select Grades from the Navigation block menu. Step 2: Select the Setup tab and make sure the tab below it is set to Gradebook setup. Step 3: Scroll to the bottom and click the Add grade item button at the bottom of the page.
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Only Value and Scale types can be used in Moodle aggregations. Only Value, Scale, and Letter grade types can be used in custom grade formulas. The grade type displayed for an activity-based grade item (such as an assignment or quiz) will vary according to the settings you chose while configuring the activity on the Activity settings page.
When you add any graded activity (such as an Assignment or Quiz) to a course, Moodle automatically adds a corresponding grade item (column) to the gradebook. You can also create grade items (columns) not linked to Moodle activities by adding them manually on the Gradebook setup page.
Note: When importing from a spreadsheet, you can also choose to add spreadsheet columns as new grade items rather than mapping them onto existing items within the Moodle gradebook. Grade categories are useful for grouping assignments together, calculating subtotals, and making special calculations such as dropping the lowest grades.
The Gradebook setup page in the Moodle gradebook (under Setup ) is used to rearrange grade items, add columns and categories, and customize how students' grades are calculated. The page displays settings for all grade items in a single table.
Modules that include a form of grading use the Gradebook API to generate a matching grade item, and to communicate their grades to the gradebook.
These can either be generated by the creation of a new activity module (by selecting Outcomes in the module creation form), or manually created like manual grade items. A grade outcome item uses a course outcome as its grading type, so such an outcome must be made available at the course level before a grade outcome item can be manually created.
These grade items are created manually through the "Edit Categories and Items" page. The "Add grade item" button is clicked, and the form appears. Several options are available here which are normally automatically filled out by the activity module creating an activity-based grade item:
Modules that include a form of grading use the Gradebook API to generate a matching grade item, and to communicate their grades to the gradebook.
These can either be generated by the creation of a new activity module (by selecting Outcomes in the module creation form), or manually created like manual grade items. A grade outcome item uses a course outcome as its grading type, so such an outcome must be made available at the course level before a grade outcome item can be manually created.
These grade items are created manually through the "Edit Categories and Items" page. The "Add grade item" button is clicked, and the form appears. Several options are available here which are normally automatically filled out by the activity module creating an activity-based grade item:
The Grade type setting controls the kind of values that can be input for a grade item. Only Value and Scale types can be used in Moodle aggregations. Only Value, Scale, and Letter grade types can be used in custom grade formulas.
There are 4 grade types:
The gradebook will open to the Gradebook setup page. On the Gradebook setup page, in the Actions column (at far right), in the row for a grade item or category title, click Edit, then select Edit Settings. Depending on your selection, the Edit grade item or Edit category page will open.
Locked After: If set, grades can no longer be edited after the set date. If you need additional help with advanced grade item options, please contact at the Instructional Media Lab at 413-545-2823 or instruct@umass.edu. Printer-friendly version.
Text feedback only: Only text can be input into the Feedback field of a student's grade. Feedback displays by default on the User report. Letter: Allows you to enter or import a Letter grade which can be used in a custom grade formula. See Add a Manual Letter Grade Item in Moodle.
The Gradebook setup page in the Moodle gradebook (under Setup ) is used to rearrange grade items, add columns and categories, and customize how students' grades are calculated. The page displays settings for all grade items in a single table.
To manually add a grade item: Select Course Management (black gear icon , top right), the Course Management panel will open. On the Course Management panel, under Grade, select Gradebook Setup. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Add grade item. The New grade item page will open.
To change the order of columns in the Grader report, move grade items into categories, or move categories: Select Course Management (black gear icon , top right), the Course Management panel will open. On the Course Management panel, under Grade, select Gradebook Setup. At the left of the Grade item or Category you want to move, click Move ( ).
When you add any graded activity (such as an Assignment or Quiz) to a course, Moodle automatically adds a corresponding grade item (column) to the gradebook. You can also create grade items (columns) not linked to Moodle activities by adding them manually on the Gradebook setup page.
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Categories are a way of grouping grades so that, if you want, you can weight each category.
Grade categories are visual and functional. They help you visually order graded items, on yours and the student's grader report. More so, though, they're functional.
Mark - I presume you are using Moodle 2.7, as you referenced the Moodle 2.7 documentation (and not the 2.8)? That's fine - just checking
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Adding a Grade Item in your gradebook provides you a place to grade any offline activities, such as a presentation given in class, participation points, or other homework and quizzes handed in as a physical copy.
Step 1: In your gradebook, select the View tab and make sure the tab below it is set to Grader report.#N#Step 2: Click in the box corresponding to the student and item you would like to enter a grade for. After you click, you may notice one or two boxes activated, this depends on whether you have feedback turned on .#N#Step 3: Type the grade/points into the first box, and any feedback into the second box. The grade will be automatically recorded for the student.