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Moodle Gradebook - Second Edition
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Moodle Gradebook - Second Edition

Chapter 2. Customizing Grades

When creating a graded activity, you will choose how the activity will be scored and this score will automatically be added into the course's grades area.

The default grading options in a Moodle site are number grades (0–100) and a preset scale called Separate and connected ways of knowing.

Note

Scales are an option to grade assignments or rate forum posts with words rather than numbers. You can find out more about scales at https://docs.moodle.org/27/en/Separate_and_Connected_ways_of_knowing.

Different courses will use different grading conventions, and the ability to customize grades to meet specific course requirements is sometimes required. Letter grades can be customized and scales can be created by teachers within a course and site-wide scales, known as Standard scales, can be created by a Moodle administrator.

In this chapter, the different grading options will be outlined and you will be given some uses of each grade type. You will...

Numeric grades

100 is the default grade for all assessments in Moodle. When setting up a graded activity, you will choose the highest grade possible for that assignment (such as 50), and when marking the assignment, you will assign the grade achieved. No other changes need to be made in order to use numerical grades from 0–100. However, if you want to grade assignments with scores higher than 100, an administrator can change the maximum grade possible within Site administration area.

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Site administrators can change the highest numerical grade possible by navigating to Site Administration | Grades | General settings. Find the Grade point maximum section and add the maximum number for assignments across the site.

Numeric grades are the simplest type of grading used to calculate course scores. Numbers are always easier to add than words!

Letter grades

For some assessments or homework activities, students might need to see their assignment graded with a letter such A or D. In Moodle, letter grades are essentially number grades that are shown as letters in the Gradebook. Percentages are used to link the grade awarded to a relevant letter grade. The advantage of using letter grades is that they act like numbers, so they can be used for a course's total calculations.

The default grade letters within Moodle courses are shown in the following screenshot:

Letter grades

When the teacher grades the assignment, they give a numerical grade, which is then converted by Moodle into a percentage and is shown as the relevant grade letter in the Gradebook.

For example, if the course uses the default letter grades and an assignment is given a grade of 85%, the letter grade shown in the Gradebook will be B because the grade is between 83.00% and 86.99%, as shown in the preceding screenshot.

The letter grades can be customized to link to any percentage...

Creating scales to grade assignments

Scales are a list of words or characters that can be used to grade assignments. Each scale needs at least two choices, but you can have as many words in the scale as you want. You can also use lots of different scales within one course. Examples of scales include the following:

  • Refer or pass
  • Unsatisfactory, satisfactory, good, or outstanding
  • Reviewed or feedback given
  • Fail, pass, merit, or distinction

The scale is created prior to the graded activity being added to the course, and when an activity is added to the course, the required scale can be selected. When marking an assignment, the teacher is given the scale options in a drop-down list so that they can select the grade to be awarded. It should be noted that after a scale has been used, it can no longer be edited.

Scales are useful when assignments are assessed using words or phrases or when a course needs to use a range of different grades in order to provide feedback to learners (as we are only able...

Using Outcomes

Outcomes are extra elements that can be added to a graded activity in order to be able to grade specific elements that have been completed. Each outcome can be graded with Scale, but the teacher must also put in an overall grade for the graded activity. Outcomes can be especially useful for courses that require students to demonstrate competency against specific performance criteria. When we add a graded activity, we will choose which outcomes, if any, it links with (you do not have to use all outcomes on all assessments).

We will set up some outcomes to enable us to assess whether specific criteria is completed and evidence has been provided. We will make use of the Completion scale that we have just set up.

Note

In order for outcomes to be set up in a course, they need to be enabled site-wide by an administrator. The setting can be turned on by navigating to Site administration | Advanced features and adding a tick next to Enable outcomes. Click on Save changes at the bottom...

Summary

Through the use of numerical grades, letter grades, and scales, a teacher can customize their Gradebook to ensure that it can meet the specific course requirements. Where required, a teacher can also make use of outcomes that can be used in conjunction with a scale to demonstrate competency against specific criteria. Each type of grade has its own benefits, but the options you would like to calculate the final grade should be considered before you choose your grade type in order to ensure that it meets your needs. Remember that numerical grades or grade letters can always be calculated in a more straightforward manner than word grades (scales). Scales should only be used when no grading or only simple grading is required. However, numerical grades and letter grades can be used for more complex grading requirements.

We will now take a look at how to add these grading options to assignments within Moodle before you learn how to grade work.

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This book is for teachers and administrators who have experience with Moodle. Basic knowledge of Moodle 2.x will be required, but no prior knowledge of grade functions is needed. This book will help you utilize the full functionality of Version 2.7.

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Table of Contents

9 Chapters
1. Introduction to Gradebook Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
2. Customizing Grades Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
3. Adding Graded Activities Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
4. Assigning Grades Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
5. Using Calculations Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
6. Organizing the Gradebook Using Categories Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
7. Reporting with the Gradebook Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
8. Additional Features for Progress Tracking Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Index Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

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Moodle Gradebook –Second Edition by Rebecca Barrington.Moodle Gradebook 2 is an excellent resource tool for all online and hybrid course instructors. The book covers the most common and important gradebook features available in Moodle, and it goes beyond the basics.The detailed, easy-to-understand illustrations and instructions on how to customize, add activities, organize, report, and assign grades help the reader to maneuver with ease within the gradebook structure. By providing detailed examples accompanied by pictures and tutorials, the author ensures that the user will get a sense of facility and understanding when setting up his/her course gradebook.By explaining and outlining each step in clear-cut wording with the many screen shots to follow, the author captures the attention of the reader. The chapters are well organized, and all information is added so that accomplishing the task of setting up a gradebook is easily achieved. The reader will be able to create a functional and useful gradebook with multiple categories of assessment for any eLearning course.
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Moodle Gradebook - Second EditionThis book was a really helpful tool with jumping into Moodle Gradebook, the 2nd edition covered practically all the changes made to the framework. I've used this for training and education purposes at home and work. The author did a rather fine job keeping everything neat and organized which I appreciated. I really enjoyed the flow of the book from customizing grades to the progress tracking features, it really has everything you could need. This book gives you all the information you need to create some practice activities for your child at home to reinforce what they're learning in school, you can engage at their level and also learn with them. This book was tremendously helpful with getting started.More from the publisher: https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/moodle-gradebook-second-edition
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