Grades

Grade aggregation

Grade aggregation The aggregation dropdown menu lets you choose the aggregation strategy that will be used to calculate each participant’s overall grade for a grade category. The different options are explained below. Aggregation strategy The grades are first converted to percentage … Continued

Grade category settings

Grade category settings Grade category settings in Settings > Site administration > Grades > Grade Category Settings enable administrators to choose which options appear for teachers when adding/editing a grade category in their course gradebook, and their default values. Settings are applied site-wide. There … Continued

Simplifying the gradebook by changing permissions

Simplifying the gradebook by changing permissions The gradebook in Moodle may be simplified for teachers and non-editing teachers by changing permissions at the system, course category or course level. The following suggested changes can be applied to any Moodle site. … Continued

BTEC marking

BTEC marking The BTEC Advanced Grading Method BTEC (Business and Technology Education Council) marking is an advanced grading method for use with Moodle assignments. This method of marking is used mainly with the vocational criteria assessed assignments as found in secondary and … Continued

Learning Analytics Enriched Rubric

Learning Analytics Enriched Rubric The Learning Analytics Enriched Rubric (LAe-R) is an advanced grading method used for criteria-based assessment. As a rubric, it consists of a set of criteria. For each criterion, several descriptive levels are provided. A numerical grade is assigned to each … Continued

Ratings

Ratings It is possible to rate glossary entries, forum posts and database records within Moodle. These ratings are then aggregated to produce a grade for that activity for the student being rated. For example a student’s forum posts may be … Continued

Grade history

Grade history What is Grade history? Accessed from Course administration > Grade administration > Grade history, the Grade history report allows teachers to select specific students, grade items and/or graders and view the grading history for certain dates. It is possible to … Continued

Grade calculations

Grade calculations A grade calculation is a formula used to determine grades, based (optionally) on other grade items. Note that this is not the same as Calculated question types. Calculations for the gradebook follow the pattern of formulas/functions in popular spreadsheet … Continued

Grade categories

Grade categories Grades can be organised into grade categories. A grade category has its own aggregated grade which is calculated from its grade items. There is no limit to the level of nesting of categories (a category may belong to … Continued

Grade items

Grade items A grade item is a unit (typically an activity) where course participants are assessed through a grade or mark. As such, a grade item is a container for grades and a set of settings applied to these grades. … Continued

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