Desire2Learn 9.0
Gradebook: Categories
Categories are essential in a weighted gradebook and optional in a points gradebook. In a points gradebook, categories are used as an organizational tool. In a weighted gradebook, categories are used to specify the total weight a group of grade items contributes to the course final grade. If you create categories you can drop the lowest or highest grades from a set of grade items.
Categories: Weighted Gradebook
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From the Course Home page, on the Navigation bar, click GRADES
The User List screen appears. -
In the Grades Area widget, click MANAGE GRADES
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Click NEW CATEGORY
The New Category page appears. -
In the Name text box, type a name for the grade category
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OPTIONAL: In the Short Name text box, type an abbreviated name for the grade category
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In the Weight text box, enter the percentage the category as a whole will contribute to the final grade (e.g., 10% of final grade)
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To allow students' grades for the category to exceed 100%, select Allow category grade to exceed category weight
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To give all items in the category the same weight, select Distribute weight evenly across all items
The weight of each item will adjust automatically. -
To drop any number of lowest or highest non-bonus grade items within a category, in the appropriate text box, specify the number of items
NOTE: You must have selected Distribute weight evenly across all items for these options to be available.
Recommended: Wait until all items within the category have been graded before editing this information. -
To add another category, click SAVE AND NEW
OR
If you are finished creating categories, click SAVE
Categories: Points Gradebook
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From the Course Home page, on the Navigation bar, click GRADES
The User List screen appears. -
In the Grades Area widget, click MANAGE GRADES
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Click NEW CATEGORY
The New Category page appears. -
In the Name text box, type a name for the grade category
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OPTIONAL: In the Short Name text box, type an abbreviated name for the grade category
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To allow students' grades for the category to exceed the total number of points (e.g., 12/10), select Can exceed
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To exclude the category and all its items from being part of the final grade, select Exclude from Final Grade Calculation
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To make all items in the category worth the same number of points, select Distribute points across all items
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To drop any number of lowest or highest non-bonus grade items within a category, in the appropriate text box, specify the number of items
NOTE: You must have selected Distribute points across all items for these options to be available.
Recommended: Wait until all items within the category have been graded before editing this information. -
To add another category, click SAVE AND NEW
OR
If you are finished creating categories, click SAVE
