D2L - Edit a Grade Item
- This tutorial is operating system independent.
Overview
Occasionally, an instructor may need to change some of the setting of a grade item, for example if a new grade category is created and the grade item needs to fall under said category. The documentation below demostrates how to edit a grade item's settings.
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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 the link to the grade item that you wish to edit.
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Step 3
Change an items title by typing a new title in the Name: text box.
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Step 4
If categories are set up in a grade book, instructors can place a grade item in a category by selecting from the Category: drop-down menu.
*Note: If you do not have grade categories set up and would like create categories, please visit the Create a Grade Category tutorial
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Step 5
Many other grade item settings can be adjusted including:
- Max Points: Maximum number of points that can be received on a grade item.
- Can Exceed: If you allow for students to receive greater than 100% for an assignment
- Bonus: If you would like this item to be an extra credit item
- Exclude from Final Grade Calculation: Not include this grade for the final grade
- Grade Scheme: Type of grading system applied to it (ex. percentage, calculation)
- Rubric: Add a rubric that has been created
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Step 6
To change when a grade item is visible click on the Restrictions tab.
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Step 7
Define whether or not you want to limit the times that an item is available for student viewing.
Also, if desired, attach release conditions for an item (ex. once item A has been submitted, item B can then be seen by a student)
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Step 8
When you have completed editing your grade item settings, click Save and Close.
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