When you enter grades by class, you can enter grades for one or multiple marking columns at a time. If you select one marking column, which has not been calculated yet, the assignment grade columns, category average columns, marking column average, marking column grade, posted grade, and letter grade columns appear. If the marking column you select has already been calculated, the grade columns that comprise the marking column calculation appear. As well, the marking column average, posted grade, and letter grade columns for the calculated marking column appear.
If you select multiple marking columns, click the icon next to the Marking column field, and select the marking columns to show. For the multiple marking columns you select, only the marking column grades appear.
Tip: Before you enter grades, we recommend you set the number of decimals to use in calculation averages. To set the decimals, from the navigation bar, under Options, click General. Under Decimal precision, select the decimal places to use. If you change the decimal precision after you enter grades, existing calculated averages do not automatically update. You need to update a grade for each student in each category to update the decimal precision.
In the Grade Entry grid, you can customize your gradebook settings. In the grid, click Settings. The Gradebook settings screen appears.
| • | Under Columns to include, select only the columns you need to see and use in your gradebook. The Grade entry grid loads faster without unnecessary columns. |
| • | You can sort the order assignments appear in the grid. If you select [None], the order you set up when you edited assignments is the order that appears. You can also sort by student date due and category. |
| • | When you use your gradebook, you can set notifications to alert you when dropped grades or comments are present. If you have dropped grades, the assignment grades appear in red. If you have grade entries with comments, the background color for the grade is green. You can also select to show a warning if you enter an assignment grade over the maximum points. |
To save your settings before you navigate back to the grade entry grid, click OK. The grid reloads with your new settings.
You can also custom sort your students in a class. To custom sort your students, in the Grades grid, click the beginning of a row to highlight and then use the up and down arrows to arrange the students in your preferred order. You can also sort your students alphabetically by first or last name. If you need to have the Student ID column, on the General options page, select Show student ID.