1. eCourses Gradebook Overview
March 2019
Moodle 3.3.4
eCourses Gradebook Overview
Center Instructional Innovation & Technology Services

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

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

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

5. 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.

6. Getting to Gradebook Setup

7. 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

8. 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.

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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.

12. Review of Grade Book Item Types

13. 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

14. Grader Report – Spreadsheet View

15. Single View – Allows Edits
Student Single View
Assignment Single View

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

17. 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:

18. 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

19. 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%

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

21. Showing Linked Quiz Grades

22. Hide Course Total or Change Formula Manually

23. 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
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