7. Gradebook User Manual 7. GradebookPrev Chapter 4. Using Components Next7. GradebookThe gradebook component has no extra settings other than the default component settings. Once a gradebook component is added though there are several things a site admin needs to do in order to set it up and use it.7.1. Adding itemsThe site admin needs to add the items to be graded into the gradebook. To do this select 'Add item' on the gradebook homepage. When adding an item to the gradebook you have the following settings:Name - a brief name for the item, eg. "Assignment One - Research Brief". This name will display on the gradebook homepage when a user enters the gradebook, and will be linked through to the full item details.Description - a description of the item, eg. "A 2000 word brief outlining your intended research topic. Needs to be submitted as a Word or RTF file.......". This description will display to the user when they link through to the full item details.URL - here you can enter the url of the online component of this item, eg. if the item being graded is 'Week one discussion' then here you can enter the url to the week one discussion folder. Entering a URL here provides special functionality in the case of the following components:Dropbox - if you enter the url of a dropbox then the grading scale assigned to the gradebook item will be available for marking items from within the dropbox. Also, any grades assigned from within the dropbox will automatically transfer into the gradebook.Quiz - if you enter the url of a quiz component, then any marks assigned when completing the quiz will be automatically transferred to the gradebook item.Due date - if the item has a specific due date then enter it here. This date will display to the user on the gradebook homepage, including the number of days left until the item is due.Scale - you can assign the type of grading scale that will be used to grade the item. There are default system grading scales that your server admin will setup, but you can also define your own custom scales.Sort order - this defines which order the item will display in on the gradebook start page. An item with a sort order of 1 will display above that with a sort order of 2.Maximum score - if you choose a numeric grading scale, then you need to enter the maximum possible score here. If you do not assign a maximum score then you will not be able to grade the item.Weighting - If you have chosen the Numeric scale you can specify a weighting for each gradebook item. The final grade will then be calculated automatically based on the grade for each item and its weighting. The combined weightings for each item in a gradebook can not exceed 100, eg. Maximum ScoreWeightingAssignment 15025Assignment 25025Assignment 310050 Total100If Joe Smithers gets 40 for Assignment 1, 38 for Assignment 2, and 83 for Assignment 3, then his final mark will be 81.7.2. Adding Custom ScalesIf you want to use grading scales other than those set up by your server admin, then you can add/modify your own. To do this select Add/Modify custom scales on the Gradebook start page. The following steps are required to add a new scale:In the 'Add Scale' box enter a name and a description for your new scale.Once you have added the new scale you then need to select it in the existing scales box.You then need to enter each grade for the new scale in the 'Add grade' box.Once you have entered your custom scales here they will be available for you to assign to items within the Gradebook 'Add Item' screens.7.3. Grading ItemsOnce you have added items to the gradebook you can assign grades in a couple of ways:You can assign grades for all users to a particular item by selecting the 'Grade' link that appears next to the item on the Gradebook start page.You can assign grades for all items for a particular user by selecting the 'Grade by user' link on the gradebook homepage.You can also see a spreadsheet view of all users and grades by following the 'Spreadsheet View' link on the Gradebook start page.Prev Up Next6. Forum Home 8. Group