Setting Grading Rules

Step 1

From the course homepage, click the Grades tab.

Step 2

On the Grades page, click the Set Grading Rules button.

Step 3

On the Set Grading Rules screen, set up the following highlighted items:

• Enter the final possible score in points for this course, for example, 100 points.
• Enter the due date when the teacher has to complete the grading for this course, for example, 12/18/2020 (the last day of the fall semester).
• Select when to post grades:
  • Yes
  • No
  • Only after due date
• Assign a weight to each gradable item. If you assign 0 to an item, it means that you will not count the students' score on this item towards their final grade. By default, the system includes 8 gradable items:
  • Courseware Learning - Module/Topic average
  • Courseware Time - 100 or 0 points (graded based on time spent on learning courseware)
  • Courseware Progress - Counted as a percentage
  • Assignments - Actual points based on the teacher's assigned points
  • Discussions - Graded on total cumulative score with a cap
  • Attendance - Graded on penalty reduction
  • Participation - Graded on total cumulative score with a cap
  • Exams - Actual points based on the teacher's assigned points

Notes:

• You can add your own customized items toward the final grade by clicking the + Add Grade Item link.
• Ensure that the sum of the weights you assigned is 100%.

Step 4

For the courseware grading group on the Set Grading Rules page:

• Enter details or select options as desired.
• To include/exclude specific courseware contents, click the Setting link.

• On the Content Scope popup window, select or unselect the modules/topics to include/exclude.
• Click the Confirm button.

Step 5

To include/exclude assignments toward the course final grade:

• Click the Setting link for the Assignments item.

• On the Assignments popup window, include or exclude the assignments as desired.

• Click the Confirm button.

Step 6

Enter details as desired for the following gradable items:

• Discussions: Enter a value, such as 50. If the total points a student earned from discussions reach or exceed 50, the student will contribute the full points (e.g., 10 points) toward their final course grade. If the earned points are 25 (50% of full discussion points 50), the student will contribute 5 points (50% of full points 10) to their final course grade.
• Attendance: Assign a weight or point contribution toward the course final grade. Set the penalty reduction for listed penalty items. For example, if a student had 1 absence and 1 leave early, they will contribute 3 attendance points to the final course grade. If there are 2 absences and 3 lates, there will be 0 point contribution toward the final course grade.
• Participation: The rule for participation is similar to the rule for discussions.

Step 7

To include/exclude exams toward the course final grade:

• Click the Setting link for the Exams item.

• On the Exams popup window, include or exclude the exams as desired.

• Click the Confirm button.

Step 8

After setting up all the items, click the Save button at the bottom of the Set Grading Rules page.

Step 9

On the Saved successfully popup window, click the Ok button.

Step 10

On the Grades screen, the students' course grades are loaded based on the grading rules you have just set up.