The Gradebook app allows curriculum activities to be scored and tracked for grading purposes. Each activity may be assigned a custom point value, enabling instructors to weight activities individually according to their relative importance within the curriculum.

How it works

Each curriculum activity added to the gradebook as an entry is assigned a point value:

  • For quizzes and exams, the student’s percentage score is multiplied by the maximum point value assigned to that activity.

  • Activities requiring completion approval, such as file uploads or exams with essay questions, do not award points until approved by an administrator. Once approved, the activity is marked complete and the full point value is awarded. 

  • All other activities, including book and video activities, award the full point value upon completion. 

The scores for gradebook entries are summed and displayed as the cumulative score. 

Setting up the Gradebook 

Follow the steps below to configure the gradebook on a course:

  1. Navigate to the course and select Settings from the course menu.

  2. Click the Apps tab.

  3. Locate the Gradebook app and click Install App. When prompted, click Add Shortcut.

  4. Select the newly-added Gradebook shortcut from the course menu to begin creating gradebook entries, assigning activities from the curriculum, and setting activity points. 

  5. Click the New Gradebook Entry button to open the drawer on the right of the screen. 

  6. Enter an optional title for the entry and set the maximum points available. The maximum points available is the highest number of points a student can earn for completing an activity, quiz, or exam.

  7. Then, select a curriculum Activity to associate with the entry from the list at the bottom of the drawer. 

  8. When finished, click Save.

  9. Repeat this process for any curriculum activities that should be scored. 

Modifying a gradebook entry

While students are awarded the maximum available points upon completion of an associated activity, scores can be modified by admins. 

Follow the steps below to modify a student's gradebook entry: 

  1. Navigate to the course and select Students from the course menu.

  2. Locate the student and click to go to the Manage Student screen.

  3. Select the Gradebook tab, just below the student's info. 

  4. Select the entry you wish to modify to open the drawer with the entry details. 

  5. Click into the Activity score field and update the score. Add any feedback regarding the updated score in the Feedback field. 

  6. When finished, click Save.

Student experience

Students can view their scores by selecting Gradebook from the course menu. Here, they can view their individually scored activities and any feedback left by an admin.