How do I enter a zero for a student who didn’t take a quiz activity?
If a student does not take an online quiz activity that you have created, you will want to enter the ‘zero’ that the student earned directly into the gradebook. To manually enter a grade for a student for a quiz activity, please follow the steps below. This is also how you would enter a grade...
Why can’t my students see their quiz grades?
In the Quiz activity, the instructor controls when the students can see each bit of information such as whether they got a specific question correct, what the correct answer is, and how many points they earned for the quiz (i.e., their grade on the quiz). If your students cannot see their quiz grades, it is...
How do I make an item extra credit in the gradebook?
As an instructor, you can indicate to Moodle that certain graded items are extra credit. However, extra credit items are only possible in a points-based aggregation system. The aggregation for the whole course or the category in which you are adding extra credit must be either ‘Natural’ or ‘Simple Weighted Mean of Grades.’ Note: You CANNOT have...
How do I weight items in my gradebook?
To assign different weights to various items, assignments or grade categories in Moodle, your course’s gradebook aggregation must be set to ‘Weighted Mean of Grades.’ By default, the Moodle gradebook aggregation (the way it adds your grade values) is ‘Simple Weighted Mean of Grades.’ This is points-based, and does not allow you to weight categories or...
Why is my gradebook only showing my course total or only the category total for one or more categories?
The ‘Grader Report’ is the spreadsheet-like view with all the students listed down the left side of the screen, and all the graded activities listed across the top. There are actually three possible views that you can choose for the ‘Grader Report’ in the gradebook in Moodle. ‘Full view’ – everything in the gradebook is...
How do I grade a student’s submission to an assignment activity?
As an instructor, you can create an online space where students can submit their homework assignments called an Assignment Activity. Through an Assignment Activity, a student can submit to you: Text typed directly into the browser File(s), 64MB or smaller You can then provide them a grade (if you would like to grade the assignment),...
How do I change my gradebook aggregation?
By default, the Moodle gradebook aggregation (the way it adds your grade values) is ‘Simple Weighted Mean of Grades.’ If you wish to use another aggregation in your gradebook, follow the steps below to change the aggregation. For more information on choosing the right aggregation for your gradebook, check out this Fast FAQ video, “Understanding...
Fast FAQ: Understanding Your Gradebook Aggregation Options
[Faculty Fast FAQ] Here is a video on the various gradebook aggregation, and choosing the right one for your gradebook! Fast FAQ Video Transcript (Microsoft Word format): Understanding Your Gradebook Aggregation Options Same Topic with Screenshots and Written Text English CC Available on Video <– Click on this icon in the bottom right corner of...
Fast FAQ: Setting Up Your Gradebook
[Faculty Fast FAQ] Here is a video demonstrating the process of setting up your gradebook! Fast FAQ Video Transcript (Microsoft Word format): Setting Up Your Gradebook Same Topic with Screenshots and Written Text English CC Available on Video <– Click on this icon in the bottom right corner of the player when the video is...
Fast FAQ: Changing Your Gradebook Aggregation
[Faculty Fast FAQ] Here is a quick video on how to change the aggregation of your gradebook! Fast FAQ Video Transcript (Microsoft Word format): Changing Your Gradebook Aggregation Same Topic with Screenshots and Written Text English CC Available on Video <– Click on this icon in the bottom right corner of the player when the...