Configuring the Gradebook
This chapter offers an overview of the Gradebook feature and explains how to do basic setup tasks.
Other sections that cover the Gradebook include Reviewing and Adjusting Grades and Submitting Grades to the ERP System.
Key Concepts of the Gradebook
For each course section, there is a unique instance of the Gradebook feature, which you can use to view students’ overall progress in the course, among other features.
How Faculty Use the Gradebook
For faculty members, the Gradebook is the place where you do the following:
Specify whether the system should automatically calculate students’ overall grades, using results from the Coursework and Attendance features.
Optionally, create evaluations—items you define that can affect the student’s overall grade.
Configure a letter-grade scale (for example, defining an “A” as 90% to 100%) that will be used both for Coursework assignments and for final grades.
Review and optionally adjust each student’s automatically calculated course grade or manually enter a grade.
Enter personalized feedback for students regarding their work in the course.
Depending on your school’s configuration, submit midterm and final grades to the ERP system.
This chapter, and the next two chapters, cover these topics.
How Students Use the Gradebook
For students, the Gradebook is the place where they can review their overall grade throughout the term as it progresses, along with any personalized feedback you have entered. Students can also use the Gradebook feature to leave comments for you.
The way you navigate to the Gradebook may vary if your school has customized the portal. The following steps describe how to navigate to the feature using the system’s default layout.
Log in to the portal.
Navigate to the appropriate course section:
In the Quick Links area of the sidebar, expand the link labeled My Courses.
Select the appropriate course section.
The system displays the course context.
In the sidebar, click Gradebook.
The system displays the Gradebook feature.