Enter Grades into the Gradebook
On This Page:
Enter Grades or Clear Grades for Multiple Students
Exempt Students from Grade Items
Exclude Grade Items from the Final Calculated Grade
Enter Grades for a Grade Item
Note
If the Grade Item is linked to an assignment, discussion, or quiz, you can grade the activity within its tool and the grades will sync to the Gradebook.
Step 1
Select Grades from the Navbar.
Step 2
Locate the Grade Item that you want to enter grades for, then select the Actions Menu icon.
Step 3
Choose Enter Grades.
Step 4
Enter a grade for each student.
Step 5
(Optional) Select the pencil icon to add comments. Use the HTML editor (opens in new tab) to add video and audio feedback.
Step 6
Select Save and Close.
Enter Grades or Clear Grades for Multiple Students
Step 1
Select Grades from the Navbar.
Step 2
Locate the Grade Item that you want to enter grades for, then select the Actions Menu icon.
Step 3
Choose Enter Grades.
Step 4
Scroll down to the bottom of the page, and locate the per page count (bottom right), then increase the per page count to 200 per page or the number needed to ensure all students are displayed on one page.
Step 5
Select all students using the top checkbox in the leftmost column.
Step 6
Select Set Grades to assign one grade/feedback to all students. Select Clear Grades to erase grades/feedback for all students.
Note
If a Grade Item is connected to an assignment, discussion, or quiz, you will see the submitted icon (dot, orange) in the Submission column for every student who has submitted. Use this information to expedite grading all students with submissions, e.g., when using Set Grades, unselect the students who did not submit.
Step 7
Enter the Grade for all students.
Step 8
Select Save.
Exempt Students from Grade Items
Step 1
Select Grades from the Navbar.
Step 2
Locate the Grade Item that you want to exempt students from, then select the Actions Menu icon.
Step 3
Choose Enter Grades.
Step 4
Select each student you want to exempt.
Step 5
Select Exempt, located above the list of student names.
Step 6
Select Save and Close.
Exclude Grade Items from the Final Calculated Grade
Step 1
Select Grades in the Navbar.
Step 2
Locate the Grade Item that you want to exclude from the Final Calculated Grade, then select the Actions Menu icon.
Step 3
Choose Edit.
Step 4
Scroll down to the Grading area, then select the Exclude from Final Grade Calculation checkbox.
Note
The Exclude from Final Grade Calculation checkbox is only available when using a Points Grading System. If using a Weighted Grading System, set the weight of the Grade Item to 0%. This will exclude it from the Final Grade Calculation in a Weighted Grading System.
Step 5
Select Save and Close.
Filter Students by Section or Group While Grading
Step 1
Select Grades from the Navbar.
Step 2
Locate the Grade Item that you want to enter grades for, then select the Actions Menu icon.
Step 3
Choose Enter Grades.
Step 4
In the Users area, locate the View By: filter, then select Groups or Sections depending on which you want to filter by.
Step 5
Select Apply.
Step 6
Select the specific Group or Section you want to view by using the corresponding dropdown menu, then select Apply.
Import Grades Via a File on Your Computer
Note
It works best to first export your Grades, make your changes, and then import the file back into Enter Grades, using the following steps:
Step 1
From the top row of the Enter Grades buttons, select Export.
Step 2
Choose whether to export Grades for All Users, Groups, or Sections.
Step 3
Make sure the box for Points grade is selected.
Step 4
Choose the Grade Items that you want to export.
Note
Only Numeric, Pass/Fail, Selectbox, Text, and the Final Adjusted Grade can be imported back from your file.
Step 5
Export to either CSV (recommended) or Excel.
Important
Your Import file must be in CSV.
Step 6
Make the necessary grade changes in the file.
Step 7
If you downloaded to Excel, make sure to add an End-of-Line Indicator column at the end, and enter a hashtag into each line, as demonstrated in the screenshot below:
Note
Avoid making any changes to column headers. If you are adding a grade item(s) that is (are) new, add it (them) directly to the left of the End-of-Line Indicator and copy/paste the formatting of the other columns into the header(s).
Step 8
Save the file as a .csv file.
Step 9
Go back to Enter Grades and select the Import button.
Step 10
If you have added a new Grade Item into your modified spreadsheet, select Create new grade item under Item Creation.
Step 11
Select Choose File and locate your new .csv file to import.
Step 12
Select Continue.
Step 13
Select Import. You will receive a message if you have Imported Successfully.