How do I change a student’s final letter grade after submitting it through Moodle? [You cannot.]
Unfortunately, once you submit final grades through the Moodle interface, you can no longer make changes online. You must submit a grade change form to Enrollment Services to change the Final grade. Final grade changes cannot be accepted via email or over the phone. (There will be no changes to Mid-Term Progress grades accepted.) The...
Where can my students view their midterm progress grades and final letter grades?
Final letter grades, as well as midterm progress letter grades, can be viewed by the students in Self-Service, not in Moodle (Even though you, as a faculty member, submit the letter grades through Moodle). These grades are the letter grades “of record” submitted to Enrollment Services and the final letter grades listed on the students’ transcripts. You...
How do I submit Final Grades earlier for graduating students?
You may be asked to enter final grades earlier for a small number of graduating students taking your course. It is possible to submit final grades for these students, and then come back later and submit final grades for the rest of your course. NOTE: It is not possible to change these final letters through...
Why can’t I see my students’ course totals on the ‘Grader Report’ page?
The ‘Grader Report’ is the spreadsheet-like view of the gradebook with all the students listed down the left side of the screen, and all the graded activities listed across the top. If you cannot see your students’ course totals, you have likely switched your Grader Report view. There are actually three possible views that you...
How do I view just the course totals for my students in the gradebook?
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.You can change the view in the ‘Grader Report’ to ‘Aggregates only’ to allow you to just see the students’ names and the course totals. There are actually...
How do I review and grade an essay question on a quiz?
The ‘Essay’ question type is used for any open-ended question on a quiz activity. Essay question type examples could include: What is the scientific definition of parallax? If the next space exploratory mission goal is to find extraterrestrial organisms, on which solar system body should we focus and why? Make a case for your selection...
How do I regrade a quiz activity?
Occasionally, you will find that one of the questions on a quiz activity is incorrect or invalid. You have a number of options available to you to address this and regrade a quiz activity. You can adjust the problematic question, and run a regrade for all (or selected) quiz attempts. You can review the responses...
How do I make the existing attendance activity graded?
This FAQ will walk you through updating the settings for the existing attendance activity so that the system grades it for you. By default, the attendance activity is not set to be graded. To change the attendance activity settings such that it calculates a grade, you can follow the steps below. Moodle grades the attendance...
How do I change my gradebook category’s aggregation?
You can adjust your gradebook category’s aggregation in a similar way to adjusting your entire gradebook’s aggregation. By default, the Moodle gradebook category’s aggregation (the way it adds your grade values) is ‘Simple Weighted Mean of Grades.’ If you wish to use another aggregation in your gradebook category, follow the steps below to change the...
What is the difference between a category and a grade item in the Moodle gradebook?
On the ‘Gradebook setup’ page of the Moodle gradebook, you can set-up all of the details of your specific gradebook. Category vs. Grade Item A gradebook category is not something that will be graded on its own. It is a space used to group multiple items together where the individual items are set to be...