A manual grade item populates a gradebook with work that occurs outside of Moodle: Work hosted elsewhere, such as required emails or outside tools from publishers Extra credit above normally graded work, such as a student earning 12/10 points on an assignment In-Class work Anything that is not completed using a Moodle Activity or Resource Scroll [...]
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Sharing Kaltura Videos Since Zoom Cloud Recording storage is limited, we recommend that you host your videos in Kaltura. Kaltura videos can be accessed using My Media in Moodle (online.clackamas.edu) and MediaSpace (video.clackamas.edu). Kaltura Video Resource in MoodleEmbed Kaltura Video in Moodle ResourceShare Link to Kaltura Video Outside MoodleKaltura Video Resource in Moodle The Kaltura Video [...]
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Working with Messages in Moodle Tool Name with Article Link Ask & Share Forum (Included in Course Template) Bulk Moodle messaging (Participants page) Bulk Email through Self Service (MyClackamas Portal) Quickmail block (third party plugin) General Guide Ideal for course announcements that are not time sensitive. These can be seen by ALL students in a visible [...]
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Here are the common issues that you might experience when trying to grade the assignment activity. Blank First Page If you have the assignment submission types set to both Online text and File submissions you will have a blank first page in the Review Panel. Use the page navigation controls (top left of the previewed document) [...]
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Instructors can privately reply to a post within a Forum. This feedback method pairs well with Grading via Forum Ratings, but can be used to provide more pointed feedback or direction in any forum setup. Private reply visibility and functionality: Other students CANNOT see these responses. Those with Teacher permissions (or higher) in this course [...]
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Whole forum grading is an alternative to grading Forums using ratings. This allows you to view and grade all forum posts made by a specific student at one time. NOTE: If you want to provide detailed feedback when using whole forum grading, consider using a Moodle Rubric or Grading guide instead of Simple direct grading [...]
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Change the Default for All Grade Totals The Current default display in the gradebook is Real (Percentage) and may appear overwhelming. You can change this in the course settings for each of your noted courses with the following instructions: Enter the course you wish to modify gradebook defaults in Select the Grades option on the Secondary [...]
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Some quiz questions will grade automatically. For those that don't or for when you need to override a grade, you can manually grade quiz questions. Most types of quiz questions will be automatically graded by Moodle: True/False Multiple Choice All forms of Matching Calculated Cloze Short Answer* However, some question types must be manually graded [...]
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There are two processes that you can use to grade Moodle assignments in bulk offline. You can use these processes together or separately depending on what you are trying to accomplish. You can also grade the assignment activity within Moodle. Worksheet Scores/FeedbackAnnotating FilesWorksheet Scores/Feedback You can use this process to download a CSV file in [...]
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In the gradebook, you can move grade items one at a time to a specific location or you can move multiple selected grade items to a gradebook category. Move Single ItemMove Multiple ItemsMove Single Item Move a Single Item in your Gradebook Move items into an expected order (Assignment #1, Assignment #2, etc.) or move [...]
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The Question Bank is a pool of questions (with various question types) you can use in Quiz and Lesson activities. You can then set up quizzes using random questions or specific questions from your question bank. NOTE: You can add questions to quizzes directly, but it is not recommended as you will only have access [...]
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Assignments, quizzes, forums or other gradable activities have their own built-in grading tools. We recommend that you primarily grade these activities using the built-in grading tools. There are some tasks such as bulk entering empty grades, removing grade overrides, and excusing a student from an assignment that should be done using the gradebook in Single [...]
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Gradebooks in Moodle are very powerful with many features. OLET can help you match your gradebook to your course syllabus. Design (Percentage vs. Points)GradeStudent ViewFinal GradesTroubleshootDesign (Percentage vs. Points) Designing a Gradebook There are two standardized Gradebook layouts: Percentages and Points. Example Percentage Layout In situations where your syllabus has grades broken down into percentages like [...]
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You can grade manual grade items in two different ways. The first is by manually entering your grades into the assignment using Single View. The second method is to import the grades from another source. NOTE: If you are using assignments, quizzes, forums or other gradable Moodle activities you should be using their specific grading [...]
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Working with Quizzes in Moodle Quizzes are one of the more unusual activities in Moodle and have some added depth of functionality which makes them seem a bit more complicated to set up. However, they are often low maintenance afterward as many question types are or can be self-grading. CreateGradeFor StudentsAccessibilityTroubleshootCreate Get your Quiz Questions [...]
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Rubrics in Moodle allow instructors to use criteria-based assessment forms to grade student work consistently, quickly, and transparently. The tool allows instructors to create their own rubrics from scratch or use an existing rubric that can be modified and filled out online. The rubric is available to students reviewing their grades, and can also be [...]
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This article will cover the basics of getting an existing quiz to function with your grade book. To find out more about the quiz activity as a whole, check out the quiz activity article. Setting the Point value of a Quiz in the Gradebook You won't find a place to enter the grade value of [...]
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