Extra Credit is Not Calculating It's best to have a single "layer" of extra credit as close to the gradebook total as possible. Either the grade item(s) need to be marked as extra credit OR a single category within the Course's category be marked as extra credit (with all category content's normal- NOT marked as [...]
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Grades do not automatically move from Moodle to MyClackamas at the end of each term because not everyone uses Moodle or its gradebook; you must do this manually to officially submit grades. Login to the My.Clackamas.edu portal. Ensure you're in the Faculty view (if you aren't already, you'll find links to different views in the [...]
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These instructions assume your publisher's representatives have worked with Online Learning to set up a preconfigured tool for an LTI integration of their software. If this has not been done, please connect online@clackamas.edu with your publisher's representative. If you only wish to try a tool or set it up in a single course, review those [...]
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If you are using the Pearson's MyLab & Mastering integration in Moodle, you can concurrently assimilate a gradebook item for each assignment from myLab into your Moodle gradebook. This won't update automatically but it's a quick process an instructor can run on a regular basis to sync grades between the two systems without heavy data [...]
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If you want to tweak what status you can grant students each session you want to change the settings. Enter the Attendance activity. Click into the Status set tab to set what possible grades each student can get per attendance session. This page is where we set what values can be given for each session [...]
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This is an element of the gradebook setup for a percentage-based gradebook. Repeat these steps for each grade category you mention in your syllabus. Create a new Category Locate the Actions Menu (gear icon) from the top-right corner of the page. Select the Gradebook Setup option. Scroll to the bottom of this page. Click the [...]
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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 Expand the Actions Menu (Gear Icon) [...]
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This setting is used to ensure that the lowest graded assignments (you choose how many) are NOT factored into a category's total worth within your gradebook. It is strongly recommended this not be used on a points gradebook unless all items in a category are the same value. Expand the Actions Menu (gear Icon) from the top-right [...]
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While student grades could be appearing incorrectly in the gradebook for a number of reasons the most common issues we see can be fixed with the following steps. Enter the gradebook of the course with oddly low grades. Click into the Setup tab. Locate the name of your course on the table of grade items [...]
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This is an element of the gradebook setup for a points-based gradebook. Repeat these steps for each grade category you mention in your syllabus. Expand the Actions Menu (gear Icon) from the top-right corner of the page. Select the Gradebook Setup option. Scroll to the bottom of this page. Click the Add category button. For [...]
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This will ensure that any grade items and categories will total in points rather than "Out of 100" , which is probably not what your points add up to. Locate the Actions menu (gear icon), click the Gradebook Setup link Locate the title of your course. (In my Example it's "Points Based Gradebook Example") Click the Edit [...]
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Moodle's Gradebook aligns with the best practice in online pedagogy to provide learners with a well designed and up-to-date gradebook. However, if your gradebook needs some work, you can temporarily hide it until it's ready: Enter your Moodle course. Expand the Actions Menu (gear Icon) in the top-right corner of the page. Select the Edit [...]
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What does this mean? The weight of a question within a quiz is the ratio of its worth compared to other questions in a quiz. If one question has a weight of 2 and all questions have a weight of 1 then that 2 point question is worth twice as much as its peers. The [...]
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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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This applies to Forums set up to use Ratings (Option 1 in Create a Forum Activity) Enter the (Open) Forum you wish you enter grades for. Enter the Discussion you wish to enter grades for. (Does not apply for Single Simple Discussion or Blog style forums) Read over a student's post. Locate the Rating... drop-down menu [...]
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You can change the course total or a category total to display letter grades in the gradebook. Set a Single Gradebook Category to Display Letter Grades Expand the Actions Menu (Gear Icon) from the top-right corner of the page. Select the Gradebook Setup option. Locate the Category or Course total you wish to display as a [...]
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In the Moodle gradebook you can move things around either one at a time and fine-tune their location in the process or you can grab a bunch of items at once and move ALL of them to the end of a selected gradebook category. One or Many, Move to a Category This is ideal for [...]
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To remove Moodle activities like Forums, Quizzes or Assignments you will need to set their grade type to None or delete them from the main course page/weekly view of your course. Steps for doing that are not covered in this article. Enter the Course you wish to rearrange the gradebook in. Locate the Actions menu (gear [...]
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