ARCHIVED: Oncourse Gradebook: Using categories and weighted grades

In the Gradebook tool, you can create categories and assign Gradebook items to them. Also, for calculated gradebook types (points and percentage), you can assign percentages to the categories, thereby weighting them and the items they contain.

Creating categories

To create Gradebook categories:

1. In your site's menubar, click Gradebook.
2. Near the top, click Gradebook Setup.
3. Under "Categories & Weighting", choose Categories.
4. In the text box that appears, type a name for the category you're adding. To create additional categories, click Add a Category.
5. When you are finished, click Save Changes.

Creating categories with weighted grades

To create categories and weighted grades in points and percentage gradebooks:

1. In your site's menubar, click Gradebook.
2. Near the top, click Gradebook Setup.
3. Under "Categories & Weighting", choose Categories & Weighting.
4. In the text box that appears, type a name for the category you're adding. To create additional categories, click Add a Category.
5. Next to each category name, under "%", enter a number representing that category's percentage of the final grade.
   Notes:

   • When the box in the "Adjustment Category" column is checked, the percentage assigned to the associated category will be counted as extra credit. See "Use an adjustment category" in ARCHIVED: Giving extra credit or a grade penalty in Gradebook.
   • Before you can save your changes, the total percentage of the regular categories must equal 100.0%.
6. When you are finished, click Save Changes.

Adding Gradebook items to a category

After you create a category, you can assign Gradebook items to it while creating or editing the item; see ARCHIVED: Adding, editing, or deleting a Gradebook item.

For more, see ARCHIVED: How categories and weighting affect grade calculation in points gradebooks and ARCHIVED: How categories and weighting affect grade calculation in percentage gradebooks.