Desire2Learn 9.0
Working with the Final Grade
This document describes settings for the final grade in your Desire2Learn gradebook. In order for these recommended settings to work, you should have your Grade Calculations set as described in Gradebook: Setup Wizard.
To submit final grades to the Registrar's Office, see Online Submission of Grades.
Setting Final Grade Properties
Final grade properties determine how the Final Grade item is displayed in the Grades List. The properties need to be set only once each semester.
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From the Course Home page, click GRADES
The User List pane appears. -
In the Grades Area widget, click MANAGE GRADES
The Grades List appears. -
In the Grade Item column, click ADJUSTED FINAL GRADE
The Edit Adjusted Final Grade pane appears with the Properties tab selected. -
If you are using extra credit or bonus items, to allow the final grade to exceed total points (or 100%), in the Grading section, select Can Exceed
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To change the default grade scheme, select a grade scheme from the Grade Scheme pull-down menu
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To make statistics visible to students, in the Display Options section, for Submission View, select the desired options
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Click SAVE
The changes are saved.
Recalculating the Final Grade
These steps need to be performed each time grade items are updated in order for the Final Grade to reflect those changes.
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From the Course Home page, click GRADES
The User List pane appears. -
In the Final Grades column, click ENTER GRADES
The Final Grades pane appears. -
Click RECALCULATE ALL
The Recalculate All dialog box appears.
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To recalculate the unadjusted final grade, select Calculated Final Grade
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Click CALCULATE
The Grade Items Included in Calculated Final Grade dialog box appears.
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Click CALCULATE
A confirmation dialog box appears. -
Click YES
The grades are recalculated.
