Gradebook Overview
The Gradebook provides several capabilities, allowing users to select from several views, grading options, and grading actions. There are four tabs in the Gradebook: Overview, Gradable Items, Grades, and Students. To enter the Gradebook, click on the Gradebook tab in the upper menu of your course.
Gradebook Tabs Explained
As discussed, the Gradebook contains the following tabs: Overview, Gradable Items, Grades, and Students.
This tab provides two categories of information: Needs Grading and Needs Posting. From this screen, grading can be initiated. Student submissions in need of grading are displayed. Clicking the Grade Now button, launches the Grading interface. Clicking Post Now button, will post grades awarded for students to view.
The Gradable Items tab most closely resembles the student's view of the Gradebook. It provides an overview of each assignment, their due dates, how many submissions are in need of grading, and how grades are in need of being posted. Missing assignments are highlighted red. Additionally, this view allows you to easily rearrange the order of the graded activities in your course through the drag and drop feature.
The Grades tab shows the graded activities in the course along the top row and the list of students in the left column. Here, you may search and filter through student names and submissions via the upper right-hand menu. This view displays the point totals, assignment titles, overall student grades, and the total number of graded and posted grades for each assignment.
On this tab you may review each of your students’ total points earned in the course. Each student record shows their user’s name, student ID, accommodation status, date/time of last access, and overall grade. Clicking on their names will refer you to the student overview page.
Search and Filter Options
Under the Grades and Students views, you may search the Gradebook for specific graded activities and/or student names.
The upper right-hand side of the Gradebook contains the following additional options:
- Filter: The filter icon only appears in the Grades view of the Gradebook. This feature allows you to apply several filters to assist you in sorting through the Gradebook.
- Search by Submission Receipt: This allows you to search by submission receipt number for student work submitted into the course.
- Upload: Upload the Gradebook.
- Download: Download the Gradebook.
- Settings Gear Icon: Opens a side pane with additional configuration options.
To learn more, see filtering options in the Grades View of the Gradebook.
Filter Options
From the Filters side panel, you can search by a student, a group, a particular activity in the Gradebook, or by a Gradebook category:
Search by Submission Receipt
Should a student indicate work was submitted into the course that you cannot locate, it can be searched by the Submissions Receipt number provided by the student.
Upload and Download Options
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Settings Gear Icon
Clicking the gear icon opens the Settings panel. Here, you may manage Grade Schemas, define student performance thresholds, enable Automatic Zeroes, modify Overall Grade settings, add and edit Grade Categories, review Rubrics, and set up Overall Grade Notations.
Other Resources
Watch this short video on the Gradebook:
For a more in-depth review of the Gradebook and all its capabilities, watch The Ultra Gradebook Video Series including:
To learn more about the Gradebook and Grading see: