Set up a Gradebook with categories for organization and/or dropping grades

In this scenario, you are setting up a gradebook with categories but no weighting. It provides a straightforward calculation of total points earned in the course. However, the addition of categories allows you to use the Group by Category option to organize the visual layout of your gradebook items. In addition, you have the option to drop grades within categories if desired.

Go to Gradebook.

Select the Gradebook tool from the Tool Menu in your site.

Click the Settings tab.

Click to expand the Categories and Weighting section.

Select the Categories only radio button.

Additional options will display once you select categories only.

Enter categories.

1. Click the Add a category button to add more categories.
2. For this example, enter each category as follows: Homework, Projects, Exams.

Enable drop highest, drop lowest, and/or keep highest. (Optional)

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If you would like to be able to drop or keep a subset of scores within categories, check the box next to Drop highest, Drop lowest, and/or Keep highest.

Note: In order to drop items within a category, all items in that category must be worth the same point value.

Indicate the number of items to be dropped or kept within each category.

Click Save Changes.

More questions about the Gradebook tool?

  Add a rubric to a gradebook item

  Add items to the Gradebook

  Apply Equal Weight in Gradebook Category

  Calculate grades in Gradebook

  Customize your Gradebook display

  Different ways to set up Gradebook

  Edit Gradebook items

  Enter and/or edit grades in Gradebook

  Exclude a grade for a specific student

  Export grades from Gradebook

  Format my file for importing grades into Gradebook

  Give extra credit points in Gradebook

  Grade a gradebook item using a rubric

  Import grades into Gradebook

  Override a course grade in Gradebook

  Set all ungraded items to zero in Gradebook

  Set empty cells to zero for a single grade item

  Set up a Gradebook with categories and weighting

  Set up a Gradebook with categories for organization and/or dropping grades

  Set up a points-based Gradebook

  Set up my Gradebook

  View and print individual student grades

  View grades in Gradebook

  View my rubric feedback

  View the course grade override log in Gradebook

  What is Gradebook?

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This page is adapted from an equivalent Sakai Community help article.

The original Sakai Community help article, unedited, is available at https://sakai.screenstepslive.com/s/sakai_help