Grades – Entering Grades In Your Course

The Grades area provides instructors with the ability to view, input, and adjust student grades. Options include Spreadsheet view, entering scores according to individual grade items, giving feedback to all students at the same time, exempting grade items, and previewing of grades.

View Grades in Spreadsheet View

Spreadsheet View allows for changes of all grades for all students on one page.

Go to Grades > Enter Grades > select Switch to Spreadsheet View > manually enter scores in boxes > Save

Note: please see the last accordion if you are trying to select a specific set of students

Give Multiple Students the Same Grade

This option allows you to give the same grade to all or most students at the same time.

On the navigation bar in your course, select Grades > Manage Grades

Select the drop down beside the grade item > Enter Grades

Select all students or individual students > Set Grades > Enter a value >

Save > Save and Close

Note: please see the last accordion if you are trying to select a specific set of students

Give Same Feedback to All Students

This option allows you to give the same feedback to all or some students at the same time.

Go to Grades > Manage Grades > select the dropdown arrow beside the grade item > Enter Grades

Tick the boxes beside the names of the students. Select all students by selecting the checkbox above the list of student names (red arrow).

Enter feedback in the textbox > Save > Save and Close

Note: please see the last accordion if you are trying to select a specific set of students

Enter Grades by Grade Item

This option allows you to enter marks for a selected grade item for each student.

Go to Grades > Manage Grades > select the dropdown arrow beside the grade item > Enter Grades

Manually enter scores in grade column for each student > Save > Confirm > Save and Close

Note: please see the last accordion if you are trying to select a specific set of students

Exempt Students from a Grade Item

This option allows you to exempt students from a certain grade item.

Select Save and Close > Yes

To remove exemption > follow the steps above and choose Unexempt

Note: please see the last accordion if you are trying to select a specific set of students

Exempt Students from Multiple Grade Items

This option allows you to exempt students from more than one grade item.

Go to Grades > Manage Grades > choose the drop down arrow beside any grade item > Enter Grades

Select the drop down arrow beside the appropriate student

Select the checkboxes next the to the grade items to be exempted. You have the option to Select/Unselect All at the top of the list > Save and Close

Note: please see the last accordion if you are trying to select a specific set of students

Preview Grades for a Student

This option allows you to preview what an individual student sees when they go to their Grades page.

Select Grades > Enter Grades > click the drop down beside a student > Preview.  A popup window will appear. You are now seeing exactly what that student sees when they go to the Grades area.

How to Choose a Set of Students in a Crosslisted course

If you have a cross listed course and would like to choose a particular set, go to Grades > Enter Grades > select the dropdown arrow beside User > Sections > Apply

Then choose the dropdown arrow > choose the section > Apply. Only the students from the selected section will appear.

To go back to the list of all students, follow the above steps and choose User > Apply