When to Use?
Navigate to your course and select the Gradebook tab in the navigation bar at the top of the page. You can manage items and post grades in four different views: Overview, Gradable Items, Grades, and Students.
If you have submissions that need grading, the number to grade appears on the Gradebook tab as an indicator. An exclamation point indicates that all submissions are graded, but grades for one or more assessments needs posting or reconciliation.
Procedure
Overview
The Overview view displays grading tasks for you to complete:
• Needs reconciling lists all items ready for reconciliation. Select Reconcile now to open the Submissions tab for the item. Then review grades and feedback from others before determining the final grade. NOTE: This section only appears if you are an assigned grader for parallel grading. It's hidden when you have no items for reconciliation.
• Needs grading lists submissions ready for grading with the oldest ungraded submissions at the top of the list, allowing you to prioritize grading tasks. Select Grade now to open the submission and begin grading.
• Needs posting lists graded assessments that are ready to be posted. Select Post now to immediately post the graded assessment.
Gradable Items
The Gradable Items view displays all gradable items in your course. You can view due dates, grading status, and item categories. You can also post grades and adjust the overall grade calculation for the course.
• Items with missing submissions past the due date display in red.
• Use the move button to drag and drop items in a new order.
• Select an item’s name to go to its Submissions or Grades & Participation page.
• Select X to grade to go directly to the assessment’s Submissions page and start grading.
Grades
The Grades view displays each student’s grade for a specific assignment, with one student per row and one gradable item per column. Use the arrow buttons to sort columns into ascending or descending order.
In the grid, you can select a student’s gradable item to open a menu with these options:
• View — Go directly to the assignment submission and start grading.
• Feedback & Notes — Enter feedback for overridden test/assignment grades and automatic zeros. Add notes that are only visible to graders.
• Post — Post a grade that’s been assigned but not yet posted.
• Add or edit exceptions — If an assignment is timed or has a due date, you can add exceptions here, as well as allow multiple attempts.
• Add or edit exemptions — You can remove an assignment from being counted towards a student’s overall grade.
The student grid contains color-coded text:
• Green — Posted grades
• Red — Automatic zeros
• Purple — New submissions
When you select a gradable item at the top of the Grades view, a menu opens with options to edit or delete the item or send a reminder. Additional options including Question Analysis, Download Results, Statistics, and Download Submissions are available based on the type of gradable item and whether students have made submissions.
For a more efficient grading experience, you can customize the Grades view:
• Use sort options on each gradable item's column to view the information ascending or descending order.
• With the Filter button, you can narrow the information displayed in the grid to exactly what you need: Students, Groups, Gradable items, Assessment type, or Categories.
Students
The Students view lists the names of all your students with their dates of last access and their overall grades. You can view overall grades if you’ve set up the overall grade for the course. Students with grading accommodations have a purple flag with their name.
• You can directly message students and add accommodations from the Students view.
• Search for particular students by name, username, or student ID. If you don’t see usernames, your institution’s privacy policies are keeping usernames hidden.
• Select a student’s name to go to their student overview.