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  • Grades & the Gradebook

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    Instructors can maintain a gradebook in Moodle. Yes, it can be difficult to use, but so are all other online gradebooks :)

    • Gradebook: Tour Page
      A tour of the gradebook for faculty. This was originally done for the 4.2 update, but it is still accurate.
    • Gradebook: Create Weighted Grade Categories Page

      Setting up the Moodle gradebook can be complicated. It is recommended that faculty follow the steps outlined on this page.

    • Grading: Pass/ Fail Page

      Directions are here for setting an assignment or forum to pass/ fail grading.

    • Dropping Lowest Grades in a Category Page

      Many faculty include this in their grading schemes. This shows how to configure the gradebook to do this.

    • Quiz: Delete Attempts Page

      This was originally done for Moodle 4.2, but it still applies to the current version.

    • Convert Blank Grades to Zeroes Page

      "I want blank grades to convert to zeroes automatically when students don't take a quiz on Moodle."


    • 2) Configure the Quiz Settings & Adding Questions Page

      Moodle makes it possible to specify many aspects of how the quiz in administered. This page details the choices.

    • Grade Me block Page

      Displays work that need the instructor's attention in the block drawer. This page includes directions for hiding it from students.

    • Whole forum grading Page

      Enable this option to quickly grade students' participation in forums.

    • "My Students Can't See Their Grades" Page

      There are several reasons students cannot see their grades in the Gradebook. This page describes to most common reason.

    • Grading Assignments for Faculty Page

      Find students' submissions and open them for grading following the steps on this page.

    • Annotate PDF Page

      This tools allows faculty to view PDF submissions in the web browser without the need to download. Several tools are available for marking up the file, as well as providing typed feedback, entering a grade to be displayed in the grade book, and uploading a feedback file. This page includes a video demonstration (apologies, I forgot to capture at high resolution!) that demonstrates using the "Annotate PDF" interface. 

    • Workflow for Using "Annotate PDF" Page

      Annotate PDF is the preferred method for grading and providing feedback for assignments.

    • Turn Off Annotate PDF Grading Page

      By default, we have enabled "Annotate PDF" grading. It can be turned off using these steps.

    • Files Instructors Download Page

      GCC's TLIC does not recommend this, but will answer questions and troubleshoot existing "Assignments."

    • Creating and Using Rubrics in Moodle Page

      Rubrics are a widely used tool for grading students? work. When they are provided to student before they complete work, it is reasoned, students will have a better idea of what the expectations are.

    • Grading Forums Page
      the recommended method for grading forums is to enable "Whole forum grading." This allows instructors to see students' participation on a single page and enter grades easily. 
    • ExamSoft (For Nursing Faculty) Page

      Directions for pushing graded exams from ExamSoft to Moodle.