Overview
Administrators and Teacher-Authors have the ability to change the default final grade calculation for a course. The activity-level setting of Include in Final Grade must be selected if new activities are added into the final grade and a weight has to be applied to the category in which the activity belongs. Modifications to both of these elements are done within the Teacher application's Editor menu.
Change the Default Final Grade Scale:
- From the Teacher application, select the desired course from the Home page. Next, select the Main Menu and then select the Editor tool. Note: If logging in as an Administrator who is not enrolled in the course, go to the Admin application. Select the Courses menu, find the course, then open the course and select Editor.
- Select Tools in the Header menu. Next, select Course Settings.
- Locate the Gradebook options card.
- Grading scale and measurements are defined in the Grading Scales drop-down menu. Course grade scale is used within the course. Edit any of the existing grade scales to modify the grade scale.
- To modify the scale, select the drop-down menu and change the grade scale to be used in the overall course score and final grade.
- Select Save.
Change the Default Final Grade Calculation within Course Settings:
- From the Teacher application, select the desired course editor from the Home page. Or select the editor from the Course Menu. Note: If logging in as an Admin who is not enrolled in the course, go to the Admin application. Select the Courses menu, find the course, then open the course and select Editor.
- Select Tools in the Header menu. Next, select Course Settings.
- Locate the Grading periods and Grading categories cards.
- Course categories and their weights are defined within Grading Categories. Additional categories can be added here, too, and weights can be changed.
- Additional preference settings can be defined within each category. Changes here will impact all activities in that category within the course.
- After making changes, select Save.
Change to Default Final Grade Calculation within Editor > Weights
Course types often have different grading categories and default weights. The Weight view in the Editor menu provides a focused view of the existing weights and allows users to change default settings.
- From the Teacher application, select the Editor tool from the desired course card. Note: If logging in as an Administrator who is not enrolled in the course, enter the Admin application. Select Courses, find the course, then open the course and select Editor.
- Select the Weights tab. Courses and their weight values display as follows:
- Change the weight of an entire category by editing the numeric value in the boxes under the Weight column. Changes made will recalculate the Percent column. Changes are immediate and apply to all content within that category.