Falcon Online Gradebook Best Practices Krissy Leonard, School of Student Life Skills Spring Planning 2018

College Expectations A gradebook will be maintained in Falcon Online All assignment grades will be entered on a reasonable and timely basis Substantive feedback Overall Comments Improvement Suggestions/Referrals for Assistance Kudos for Improvements Reminders for students to check the online gradebook for grades and to evaluate personal progress/course status Need Help? Faculty Innovation Center and Instructor Videos

College Expectations An assignment for Hybrid/Online Course Attendance Verification Milestone/Benchmark assignments for 2nd Course Attendance Verification Entering of Final Grades in Falcon Online and PeopleSoft by deadlines outlined in emails Delays in your grade posting is an obstacle to transcript updates Records processes grades posted in PeopleSoft before they appear on transcripts

Creating Your Gradebook Plan What grade items you plan to evaluate Which grading system is most appropriate for your course Which grade items you want to associate with course objects A milestone grade at least once during the course (Attendance Verification) How you want to calculate final grades

What Grade Items Will You Evaluate Assignment Folders Essays, Worksheets, Presentations Points/Rubrics/PF Discussions Post and Reply Sum of Points Per Post, Average of Points Across Posts, Highest Post Score Quizzes Quizzes, Exams Test Construction/ Question Types Auto Grade New Tools YouSeeU Video Assignments

Most Common Items – Grade Types Numeric Pass/Fail Text Calculated Calculated Grade – Auto Release final grade -set up wizard Display final grade calculation to users Drop ungraded items (must remember to enter a “0” for any assignments not done Final grade includes calculator icon -shows the items included Calculated Grade Item - Points To Date Must check the items to be included

Your Grading System - Weighted or Points As you plan your grade book, consider: What grade items you plan to evaluate Which grading system is most appropriate for your course How you will allocate points or weights across grade items Example of WEIGHTED

Associating Your Grade Item To an Object To appear in the Grade Book: The item must be associated to an object (Assignment Folder, Quiz, Discussion) Make sure that points match in both locations – it is not automatic

Individual Grade Set Up and Common Errors Check point value Allow ‘extra’ points Is this a Bonus? Required but not included in Final Grade? Percentage, Default/Default NO F Create or use a Rubric

Setup Hints and Common Errors No manual entry of zero Automatic is defaulted -will ‘read’ this setting Check Calculated/ Adjusted Points – affected by this setting – if off, fix this

Setup Hints and Common Errors What do you want to ‘show’ Points (number) Symbol (grade) Color (grade color)

Where To Enter Grades Grade Book Manual Entry Individual Scores Mass grade entry Grade Within The Assignment Link assignments to grade book items

Check Your GPA Scale in Grade Schemes Falcon Online Default GPA Scale College GPA Scale Check your points Do the Math Create a Scheme

End of Semester – Releasing Final Grades Previously instructors had to check the box to release final grades as it was unchecked by default As of this semester, the release of final grades is checked by default

End of Semester – Releasing Final Grades End of the Gradebook Drop down from calculated or adjusted grade – GRADE ALL Drop down Recalculate Transfer All Release All

Need Help? Instructor Videos – Falcon Online Departmental e-Mentor – Online Studies www.daytonastate.edu/onlinestudies/ Faculty Innovation Center Monday through Friday between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM Phone: (386) 506-3485 Email: fic@daytonastate.edu Daytona Campus - Nunamann Hall - Bldg. 200, Room 206F www.daytonastate.edu/fic

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