Gradebook

The Gradebook is a tool that helps the Teacher to assess Students’ activity in various aspects of the learning process. However before you start putting marks to your Students, you should do the following:

1. Define your own grade scale for each course;
2. Define the fields of activity for which grades should be put;
3. Create certificates that could be granted to course Students.

The system allows the Teacher to create his/ her own system of grades for each course. To create a gradebook scale:

1. Enter the necessary course and click the Gradebook icon () in the top course menu. A list of course Students with their grades will appear.
2. At the top of the list click the Define Gradebook scale icon () to show gradebook scale items:

The gradebook scale is represented as a number of items that split the scale into grades (each grade basically represents a certain percentage range, for example, 100%-90% stands for the highest grade, 89%-75% stands for the good grade, etc.).

Use the icons at the bottom of the list to perform the following operations:

Icon	Name	Step
	New gradebook scale	Click the New gradebook scale icon to create a new item in the scale.
	Delete gradebook scale	Select check boxes next to scale items that you want to delete and click the Delete gradebook scale icon (use the Scale name check box to select all entries in the list).
	Edit gradebook scale	Select a check box next to the scale item that you want to modify and click the Edit gradebook scale icon.

• To move grades in the list, use the Move Up () and Move Down () icons.
• Use the Back icon () to navigate away from the gradebook scale page.

When you add new grades to the scale, you actually split it into a number of ranges. The ranges are expressed in percents, for example:

• Excellent: 100%-90%,
• Good: 89%-75%, etc.

Each grade has its own name that will be visible to Students (for example, Excellent or A).

To add a new grade:

1. Enter the necessary course and click the Gradebook icon () in the top course menu. A list of course Students with their grades will appear.
2. At the top of the list click the Define Gradebook scale icon () to show gradebook scale items.
3. Click New gradebook scale () at the bottom of the list to display the following form:

4. Fill out the following form fields:

   • In the Enter name field specify the name of the grade as it will be shown to Students (the name should be longer than 10 characters),
   • In the Min % value and Max % value fields set the minimum and the maximum percentage limits for the grade.
5. When finished, click Save () in the top right corner to save the grade; click Cancel () to discard changes and close the form.

To edit grades which were created earlier:

1. Enter the necessary course and click the Gradebook icon () in the top course menu. A list of course Students with their grades will appear.
2. At the top of the list click the Define Gradebook scale icon () to show gradebook scale items.
3. Select a check box next to the grade that you want to modify and click the Edit gradebook scale icon () at the bottom of the list.
4. Modify grade properties as described in the Adding Grades to the Scale topic.
5. Save changes.

Activity of your Students can be assessed from various angles: grades can be put for homework tasks, tests, exams, etc. The Gradebook Items section helps you define and create those aspects of the learning process that should be accessed in the gradebook. A Gradebook Item is an aspect (or a field of activity) for which Students can get a certain grade.

To work with gradebook items:

1. Enter the necessary course and click the Gradebook icon () in the top course menu. A list of course Students with their grades will appear.
2. At the top of the list click the Define Gradebook items icon () to show the list of items that can be assessed by the Teacher:

Use the icons at the bottom of the list to perform the following operations:

Icon	Name	Step
	New gradebook item	Click the New gradebook item icon to create a new item.
	Delete gradebook item	Select check boxes next to items that you want to delete and click the Delete gradebook item icon (use the Name check box to select all entries in the list).
	Edit gradebook item	Select a check box next to the item that you want to modify and click the Edit gradebook item icon.

• To move gradebook items in the list, use the Move Up () and Move Down () icons.
• Use the Back icon () to navigate away from this section.

To create a field or aspect of the learning process that can be assessed by the Teacher in the gradebook:

1. Enter the necessary course and click the Gradebook icon () in the top course menu. A list of course Students with their grades will appear.
2. At the top of the list click the Define Gradebook items icon () to show the list of items that can be assessed by the Teacher.
3. Click the New gradebook item icon () at the bottom of the list to display the following form:

4. Fill out the following form fields:

   • In the Enter name field specify the name of the gradebook item;
   • From the Category list select a category to which the item will belong;
   • In the Description field enter any description or comment text that will characterize the item. Use the embedded Visual Editor to format the text.
5. When finished, click Save () in the top right corner to save the gradebook item; click Cancel () to discard changes and close the form.

To edit a gradebook item that was created earlier:

1. Enter the necessary course and click the Gradebook icon () in the top course menu. A list of course Students with their grades will appear.
2. At the top of the list click the Define Gradebook items icon () to show the list of items that can be assessed by the Teacher.
3. Select a check box next to the item that you want to modify and click the Edit gradebook item icon () at the bottom of the list.
4. Modify gradebook item properties as described in the Creating Gradebook Items topic.
5. Save changes.

The Teacher can create a certificate that can be downloaded later on through the Gradebook section by course Students. Note that you can add only one certificate in this section.

To create a gradebook certificate:

1. Enter the necessary course and click the Gradebook icon () in the top course menu. A list of course Students with their grades will appear.
2. At the top of the list click the Create course certificate icon () to display the Course Certificate form.
3. Fill out the form as described in the Creating Quiz Certificates topic.
4. Save changes.
5. Navigate back to the Gradebook page and click the icons in the Certificate column to define what Students should be able (unable) to download certificates.

After you have defined the gradebook scale and created the list of gradebook items, you can start putting grades to your Students. Students’ gradebooks contain grades for gradebook items and quizzes. The Teacher can put grades for gradebook items only; grades for quizzes are put automatically when the quiz is completed.

To work with Students’ grades, enter the necessary course and click the Gradebook icon () in the top course menu. A list of course Students with their grades will appear:

The gradebook represents a list of your Students with grades put for SCORM packages, quizzes and gradebook items.

• To view or manage grades of a certain Student, click Student's name link.
• To allow (prohibit) a Student to download a course certificate, use the icons in the Certificate column.

Use the icons at the top of the list to perform the following operations:

Icon	Name	Step
	Define gradebook scale	Click the Define gradebook scale icon to work with the scale of grades.
	Define gradebook items	Click the Define gradebook items icon to work with the gradebook items.
	Create course certificate	Click the Create course certificate icon to add a certificate that can be granted to Students.

To manage grades of a certain Student:

1. Enter the necessary course and click the Gradebook icon () in the top course menu.
2. From the gradebook list choose the necessary Student and click his/ her name link. The system will display a page with quiz and gradebook results:

3. Use the drop-down lists in the Gradebook Results section to put grades for various aspects of the learning process.
4. To allow (prohibit) a Student to download a course certificate, click the icons next to the ‘User can have a certificate’ message (for those Students who can have certificates the system will display a special link to the course certificate in their gradebooks).
5. When finished, click Save () in the top right corner to save the grades; click Back () to discard changes and close the form.