Gradebook Basics

The gradebook is a standard feature on all courses. Instructors can use the gradebook to monitor students' progress. Grades reported to the students through the gradebook feature can inspire motivation, or simply provide progress indicators to students. Instructors can use gradebook elements to generate student overall grades. It is important to understand the mechanics of managing grades for your courses. Items for consideration are displaying, customizing, importing, and exporting grades. Consideration should be given to what the students see in their gradebook as well.

1. Click on Grades in the Navigation Drawer.

The Grader report appears.

3. To show overall and total course grades view, select the Change to aggregates only icon.

4. To change back to the grades view, click on the Change to grades only icon.

5. The Grades for icon is located beside each student's name. 

6. The Grades for view shows grades for only one student as in this example.

Grades reside in the gradebook for a student. If, however, you wish to keep a paper copy of grades, you will need to export a gradebook file and save it.

At the top of the Grader report are two rows of tabs.

1. Click on the Export tab on the row above the Grader report.

2. Several options appear, choose Excel Spreadsheet.

3. Choose the Grade items to be included on the report.

4. Click on the Download button.

5. Save this Excel file if necessary.

6. Locate the file on your computer and open it. 

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