Adjusting Grades
There are two ways to adjust a student’s overall grade:
Manually adjust the student’s overall points or percentage for the term.
Drop one or more scores of the scores that contribute to the overall grade.
You can add or remove points from the student’s overall grade as appropriate.
Display the grade sheet for the student.
In the upper right portion of the screen, you will see one of the following links:
Give Student Name extra credit—displays if you have never adjusted the grade
Adjust Student Name’s extra credit—displays if you previously adjusted the grade
Click whichever of these links is displayed.
The system displays a pop-up titled Final Grade Extra Credit. If you previously adjusted the student’s grade, this pop-up shows the adjustment.
The pop-up may ask for a percentage, or it may ask for points—this varies depending on which weighting method you are using.
Do any of the following as appropriate:
To increase the student’s grade, enter the value you want to add.
To reduce the student's grade, enter a minus sign followed by the value you want to deduct.
Click Save.
The system saves your changes, and the screen updates to show that an adjustment has been made. The student will see this on his or her view of the grade sheet.
If desired, you can drop a score for a particular assignment or evaluation. When you do this, the student’s overall grade for the term will be automatically recalculated without that score.
After dropping a grade, you can always go back at any time and reinstate it. You can drop (an reinstate) as many scores as appropriate.
Display the grade sheet for the student.
In the list of assignments, locate the grade that you want to drop or reinstate. Click the corresponding Drop this link or Reinstate link.
The system saves your change, and the student’s grade is automatically recalculated. If you have dropped a grade, the assignment is now shown in gray, italic type, and there is a Reinstate link shown, so you can reverse the change later if desired.
