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D2L - Create a Grade Category
- This tutorial is operating system independent.
Overview
The following documentation shows the process of creating a category within your Desire2Learn grade book. This is recommended for organizing different types of items, such as quizzes, discussions, or assignments.
*Note: Items may be added to a category during their initial creation, if the category has been created beforehand. This is done by choosing the category from the Category drop-down menu found while creating an item.
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Step 1
Log into your course and from the Assessments drop-down menu click on Grades.
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Step 2
Click on New drop-down menu and select Catagory.
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Step 3
Enter a name for your category in the Name: field. You may also choose to enter a Short Name that will be displayed in the grade book header, if you so choose.
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Step 4
Choose if you would like to add any sort of grading options for your category.
*Note: The image to the left shows grading options for a Points grading system.
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Step 5
If you so choose, you can also check the boxes related to display options. The options are:
- Display class average to users
- Display grade distribution to users
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Step 6
Click the Restriction tab and then choose whether you would like to have your category visible for only a certain timeframe, and also choose whether you would like to attach release conditions.
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Step 7
Click Save.
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Step 8
Return to the Grades section and your category will appear.
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Step 9
To move items into the category, check the boxes next to the grade item names and then click the double pencil Edit icon.
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Step 10
Select the category you would like to put them in from the Category drop-down menu associated with your item and then click Save.
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Step 11
Your items will now appear within your category section.
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