Grading - Faculty Perspective

Faculty members enter two main types of grades, assignment grades and grade report grades:

  • Assignment grades for quizzes, tests, projects, homework, etc., are entered in gradebooks throughout a term. For more on information on entering assignment grades, see Individual Gradebook Setup and Working with Gradebook.

  • Grade report grades are typically entered at the end of a term, but may also be scheduled throughout a term to report on student progress. Faculty enter grade report grades, comments, and assessment skill grades in Grading, which is accessible from the Grading tab on a class page or from My Day.

For more information on grade report grade entry, continue below.

Faculty members can enter grade report grades for their students during grading periods called Grade Plans. Your Grading Manager defines the start and end dates of your school's Grade Plans.

Enter grade report grades as a faculty member

Note: Every school's grading setup is different, so some of this information may not apply to grading at your school.

From a class page:

  1. In Faculty, select Classes.

  2. Choose a class.

  3. Select Grading.

From My Day: 

  1. In Faculty, select My Day, then Schedule & Performance.

  2. In the Grading tile on the right side of the page, select a grade plan. Standard grade plans are indicated by an (S) and Assessment grade plans are indicated by an (A).

    Tip: When grading from My Day, use the tabs across the top of the page to switch between classes. Use the Grade plan dropdown to access classes associated with other active grade plans.

The type of grades you are entering determine your next steps.

Standard vs. Assessment grades

Your school may use Standard and/or Assessment grades for grade reports. Standard grades may include grades and comments for exams, effort, midterm, term, or final term grades and they can be used to calculate GPAs and academic performance. Assessment grades are typically used to evaluate students on skills, such as "Comes to class prepared", "Counts by fours", or "Participates in class discussions".