Using Oncourse CL Gradebook, how do I view grades?
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Note: As of December 2008, letter grades in Gradebook are referred to as non-calculating grades. Non-calculating grades may be any string of text up to eight characters. If you want your grades calculated automatically, you must enter them as either points or percentages. See Changing the grade entry, type, and scale in Gradebook, How changes in the Gradebook tool affect data for previous semesters, and How changes in the Gradebook tool affect grade entry for current and future semesters.
In Gradebook, both students and instructors can view grades.
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Students
When you enter Gradebook, depending on what information your instructor has made available, you will see one or both of the following:
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Course Grade: The course grade is a cumulative
grade based on items you have completed. Any items you have not
completed are not included in the course grade calculation unless your
instructor has explicitly assigned zeroes to those items. A grade
percentage appears in parentheses and shows the actual percentage
derived from completed items.
- Gradebook Items: The list of gradebook items shows each item name, its due date (if applicable), your grade, and any comments associated with the grade.
Instructors
Setting score display options
Instructors can choose to make individual gradebook items visible or invisible to students. They can also choose whether to display a cumulative course grade for calculated grade types (points or percentages). For instructions, see Making grades available to students.
Viewing grades
When you enter Gradebook, you will see a list of individual gradebook items and, for points or percentage gradebooks, an average course grade for the class. You can view scores using one of the following options:
- To see grades for individual gradebook items, from the Gradebook
Items page, click each item's title. You will see a list of your
students with the grades you have assigned; for calculating gradebook
types, you will see a class average for scores entered near the top of
the page.
To view grades by section or group, use the "View" drop-down list to select the section or group. Additionally, you can use the text box to search for individual students.
By default, only 50 students are visible. You can use the "Show" drop-down box to display more than 50 students per page.
- To see course grades, near the top, click
Course Grades. You will see a list of your students. In most calculating gradebooks, the points earned, the letter grade, and a percentage is displayed for each student. The letter grade and percentage are based on the items that have been completed. To include items that have not been completed in the course grade calculation, you must enter a zero (0) for each item. For non-calculating gradebooks, you will see a course grade only if you have assigned one manually; you can do so by entering a grade in the "Course Grade" column and clickingSave Changes.To view the course grade by section or group, use the "View" drop-down list to select the section or group. Additionally, you can use the text box to search for individual students.
By default, only 50 students are visible. You can use the "Show" drop-down box to display more than 50 students per page.
- To see both course grades and grades on individual items, near the
top, click
All Grades. You will see a list of your students; for each student, you will see a grade value for each item in the Gradebook. The course grade is only shown as a percentage in this view and is based on the items that have been completed. To include items that have not been completed in the course grade calculation, you must enter a zero (0) for each item. For non-calculating gradebooks, a percentage will only appear in the "Course Grade" column if a grade has been assigned manually.To view the roster by section, group, or category, use the "View" drop-down list. Additionally, you can use the text box to search for individual students.
By default, only 50 students are visible. Use the "Show" drop-down list to display more students.
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Last modified on September 21, 2009.
