Grading Categories help organize graded items in a course. At least one is required to use the Gradebook. You can create unlimited categories, such as Classwork, Homework, or Quizzes, and assign weights as needed.
Add a category
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Navigate to a course and select Grade Setup.
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From Categories, click Add.
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Enter the category information.
Use Drop lowest to automatically drop the lowest n grades within that category from each student's overall score in the course. -
Click Create.
Click the star icon for the category to set it as the default.
Delete a category
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Navigate to a course and select Grade Setup.
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From Categories, hover over the category and click X.
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If materials are attached, assign them to another category before proceeding.
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Click Delete.
Weight categories
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Navigate to a course and select Grade Setup.
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From Categories, select Weight Categories.
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Enter proportional values to adjust the weight for each category.
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Changing category weights affects all grading periods in the course.
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If one weighted category has no associated graded materials, then the category's weight is evenly distributed across the other categories.
Edit categories
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Navigate to a course and select Grade Setup.
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From Categories, select a category.
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Update the information.
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Click Save Changes.
Manage grading periods and final weights
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Navigate to a course and select Grade Setup.
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From Grading Periods & Final Weights, click Edit.
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Select from existing grading periods.
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If no grading periods are available to select, enter details to add a new one.
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Contact a system administrator if you can't add grading periods to your course.
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Click Save.
Final and midterm materials can be assigned weights and accessed in the Final/Midterm Material Grades filter in the Gradebook.