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How to Setup Weighted Gradebook 2
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After you have setup your weighted gradebook, you need to add grade items and categories. Here is an example of how to weight grade items by points/percentage: 

 

     Table showing assessments with weights in points and percentages.

 

Begin by clicking on the "Grades" tab in the blue navbar. Then click on "manage grades" toward the top left of the page.

 

     Digital grading interface with "Manage Grades" active and buttons labeled "New" and "More Actions."     

 

Begin by clicking on the blue "New" button and select "Item"

 

     Online grading interface with menu options, a dropdown list, and grading items.

Click on "Numeric." Then enter the name, points, and weight for the grade item. When finished scroll down and click "Save and Close"

 

     Interface for educational grading system with fields for name, category, and grading criteria.

 

Next, make a grade item called "final exam" that is worth 70 pts and 50 weight. Your manage grades should now look like this:

 

     Table displaying grade items, their type, max points, and weight.

 

Since there is more than 1 quiz, make a quiz category. Click on the "New" button and then "Category"

 

     Screenshot of a grade management system interface showing dropdown menus and a list of grade items.

 

Give your category a name, weight 15, and since all quizzes are worth the same amount, click the radio button next to "Distribute weights by points across all items in the category" then "Save and Close."

 

     Webpage interface screenshot showing the grading properties for quizzes.

 

Now click on the blue "New" blue button and "Item." Then click "numeric." Give your quiz a name, put it in the "Quizzes" category with the dropdown, and finally enter the point value.

 

     Screenshot of an online form interface for setting up a quiz with fields for Name, Category, Maximum Points, and Weight.     

 

Now create a "Quiz 2" grade item with the same instructions. Your manage grades area should now look like this: 

 

     A grade management interface showing checkboxes for grade items like case study, exams, quizzes, and final grades.

 

Next, since there are multiple mock board exams worth the same amount of points, create a "Mock Board Exams" category.

 

     Digital form interface for grading category setup with fields and options for name, weight, and distribution.

 

Finally, create 8 mock board exam grade items in the "Mock Board Exam" category, worth 20 pts each. 

 

     A digital form for entering mock board exam details with fields for name, short name, category, and grading.

 

Afterwards, your gradebook should now look like this:

 

     Table displaying assessment categories like Case Study, Final Exam, Quizzes, and Mock Board Exams with numeric scores.

 

You can now link the exams, quizzes, and assignment to these new grade items. 

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