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The Grade Center (a.k.a. Gradebook)

Overview

Adding a Grade Column

Entering Grades

Changing How Grades Are Displayed

Clearing/Resetting Student Attempts to Complete/Submit an Item
Downloading the Grade Center

Importing Grades 

Overview

You can use the Grade Center to post grades for your students, allowing them to track their progress throughout the quarter.  The Grade Center is separate from the Banner system and is used primarily for communicating grades with your students. 

Adding a Grade Column

You can add a grade column for any assignment, test, project, or other part of your grading criteria.

Please note:  Online tests, surveys, assignments (when created using the Assignment feature), and SafeAssignments automatically appear in your Grade Center.

To add a grade column, please do the following:

  1. Log into your course site.

  2. Click the Control Panel.

  3. Click Grade Center.

  4. Click the Add Grade Column button.

  5. Under Item Information, be sure to enter the Column Name and Points Possible.  You may also choose how you would like the grade center column name and actual grade to be displayed.

  6. Under Dates, you may choose to set a due date.

  7. Under Options, you may choose whether or not to include the item in Grade Center calculations, display the grade to students (via their My Grades), or show students statistics for the graded item.

  8. Click the Submit button.

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Entering Grades

  1. In the Control Panel, click Grade Center.

  2. Click on the space / cell (no item or score submitted), ! (item waiting to be scored), or score that appears for a student.

    If you need to view the item before entering a score, click the cell's dropdown arrow to see options and choose Grade Details.  Under Attempts, click the View Attempts button.

    Note:  The Override button gives you a field for entering an override score which is useful when you desire to assign a point value other than what the Calculated Total may show.  For example, if a student submitted an assignment late, you could 1) enter the score they would have received had they submitted it on time in the Calculated Grade field and 2) then enter the adjusted grade into the Override field.

  3. Type the score and press Enter on your keyboard.


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Changing How Grades Are Displayed

Instructors may choose to display results as complete/incomplete, letter grades, percentages, scores or text.  It is recommended that you choose a uniform method for evaluating student work (all letter grades or all scores).

To change how a grade displays:

  1. In the Control Panel, click Grade Center.

  2. Click the dropdown arrow next to the name of the column and choose Modify Column.

  3. Under Column Information, you can set the primary and secondary display of grades.


Note:  If you choose to display grades as letters, you will need to define what percentages correspond with a letter grade.  To do this:

  1. Return to the Grade Center.

  2. Click Manage > Grading Schemas.

  3. Click the Modify button to the right of Letter.

  4. Modify the percentages to match your scoring.

  5. When finished, click the Submit button.


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Clearing/Resetting Student Attempts to Complete/Submit an Item

Instructors have the ability to clear a student’s attempt at completing or submitting an assignment.  Students do not have the ability on their end to reset their attempt.

To clear a student’s attempt:

  1. In the Control Panel, click Grade Center.

  2. Click on the dropdown arrow in the student's grade cell to see options and choose Grade Details.

  3. Click the View Attempt button

  4. Click the Clear Attempt button.

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Downloading the Grade Center

You can export your Grade Center into a spreadsheet format. This will allow you to perform more complicated spreadsheet operations or format for printing. To export your gradebook,

  1. In the Control Panel, click Grade Center.

  2. Click Manage > Download.

  3. Under Data, select the data you want to download.

  4. Under Options, select Tab and choose whether or not to include hidden information.

  5. Click the Submit button.

  6. Click the Download button.

  7. Click Save, and select a location on your computer in which to save the file.

  8. Once the file has saved, you may click Open to view the file or you may choose to open the file at a later time. 

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Importing Grades

You can import an comma or tab delimited file into the Grade Center. It works best if you set up your Grade Center online (containing columns for all items to be assessed), download the Grade Center to your computer, fill in student grades, and then upload the grades.

To import your spreadsheet:

  1. In the Control Panel, click Grade Center.

  2. Click Manage > Upload.

  3. Click the Browse button, locate your file, click its name, and click Open.  Set the delimiter type.

  4. Click the Submit button.

  5. Select which items should be imported.

  6. Click the Submit button.

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