eCourses Gradebook Overview March 2019 Moodle 3.3.4 eCourses Gradebook Overview Center Instructional Innovation & Technology Services cIIts@pvamu.edu

Primer Purpose To introduce eCourses gradebook vocabulary and basic concepts as a prerequisite for face to face or web training sessions.

BASIC TERMS Grader Report Course (Master) Category Category (Optional) View Only Editing Mode Course (Master) Category Category (Optional) Grade Item Manual Manual Import Automatic Import Linked Grade

Think of a category as a file folder, and a grade item as a page in that folder which the grades are written on.

Organization of Gradebook Course (Master) Category Categories Grade Item Student Grades Categories below Course Category are optional. Typically, a category should have more than 1 grade item in it.

Getting to Gradebook Setup

Grade Item Types Type When to Use Example Manual Activity is completed outside of eCourses Paper quiz in a Face to Face class Imported (Automatic) Activity is completed in a 3rd party tool that can link to eCourses gradebook directly CONNECT, Revel or InQuizative assignment done on publishers webpages Imported (Manual) Activity is recorded in an external spreadsheet and imported into eCourses Participation grades Linked Activity is completed in eCourses and grade is sent over to gradebook automatically Quizzes, assignments, turn it in assignments, forums

Grade Book Item Types – Manual Grades A manual grade is one that is entered in the gradebook setup interface. It is not linked to a tool in the course content area. Manual grades are good for participation grades, or assignments not completed in eCourses.

Grade Book Item Types – Imported Imported Grade – Automatic & Manual Automatic imports come from 3rd party tools, primarily textbook ancillaries like CONNECT, REVEL,MindTap and InQuizative. Some send over a single grade for all assignments, others send over a grade per assignment. Some will update automatically, others require manual inititation of the process. Manual imported grades can be uploaded via CSV or TSV files from third party tools that don’t integrate directly into eCourses. Interface from Manual Import

Importing & Exporting Grades If you wish to upload from Excel, Setup the Gradebook in eCourses Export it Fill in grades and then Import from that sheet

Grade Item Types – Linked Linked Grade A linked grade is created any time a forum, assignment, or quiz is created in eCourses. It is linked to that item on the course page. When the tool is graded the grade automatically moves to the gradebook. Total points for linked grades are usually controlled by the tool, rather than the gradebook entry. We’ll cover each of these in the tutorial. Grade Override: Occurs when you enter a grade other than the grade sent over from the linked tool. Overrides appear in brown highlight.

Review of Grade Book Item Types

Gradebook Views Grader Report Single View User Report (View Only) Spreadsheet View Single View Data Entry by Student Data Entry by Grade Item User Report (View Only) Student view Instructor View

Grader Report – Spreadsheet View

Single View – Allows Edits Student Single View Assignment Single View

User Report – View Only Instructor View Student View Taskstream 1 is hidden Student doesn’t see it

Gradebook Categories & Aggregation Types Every course has a master category or a course category – by default named the same as the course You must have at least this category in every gradebook. Additional categories can be added. Set up category settings as shown to the left:

Aggregates Points System: Natural (Points/Total) with only the Course Category Category System: Mean of grades Weighted mean of grades Simple weighted mean of grades

Setting Aggregates: Considerations The eCourses gradebook can appear to mimic a points system, but it’s designed to operate on a percentage basis by default. The gradebook does not dynamically average according to possible points to date, only total possible points. Total Points in Course: 500 Points Earned to Date: 250 Points Earnable to Date: 300 Actual Grade = 250/300 = 83.33% Reported Grade = 250/500 = 50.0%

Hiding and Showing Linked Grades Grades can be hidden at the activity level (course page) for linked items only.

Showing Linked Quiz Grades

Hide Course Total or Change Formula Manually

If Scheduled for a Class Next Steps If Scheduled for a Class If Working on Your Own Review the related PowerPoint to this video Look over your grading criteria before coming to session Review the related PowerPoint to the video to reinforce concepts Review the Aggregates video Sample Setup Video View Extra Credit Video if Necessary If you need additional assistance contact ciits@pvamu.edu