Setting Up a Moodle Gradebook
OCCC Center for Learning and Teaching
25 steps
4 minutes
Mrooms3
Getting Started
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There are several options regarding how your Gradebook calculates grades. It is important to have the calculation method match what your course syllabus indicates as the manner in which grades are calculated. The CLT recommends using Natural aggregation for the majority of gradebook types. This is the default setting for newly created courses. This aggregation method can accommodate using points and percentages or category weights to calculate a student’s grade. To begin setting up your gradebook, first access the Moodle Gradebook. This can be done by entering your course and selecting Grades in the Course Menu. This will load the Moodle Gradebook. Categories are only necessary if you use a weighted gradebook, but they can be used to organize grades in other gradebook types.
Adding Categories
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Click "Grades".
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Click "Grader report".
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Click "Gradebook setup".
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Click "Add".
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Click "Add category".
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If using a weighted gradebook, select the "Weighted mean of grades" option. Add a category name.
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Click "Save".
Editing Category Weights
If you are using a Weighted gradebook, you must adjust your category weights after creating them. If your gradebook is calculated based on total points, you do not have to add category weights. For each category, check the box in the Weights column and enter the desired weight for that category in the text field.
The total of the weights entered for each category should equal 100. Select **Save Changes** at the bottom of the list of grade items to save the category weights.
Adding Manual Grade Items
In Moodle, creating certain activities, such as quizzes or assignments, automatically generates a grade item in the gradebook. However, “offline” grades (such as presentations or tests taken with pen and paper) call for manually added grade items.
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Click "Grades".
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Click "Grader report".
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Click "Gradebook setup".
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Click "Add".
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Click "Add grade item".
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Enter a name in the "Item name" field.
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Click this dropdown.
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Select a grade category to save your grade item under, and click "Save changes" at the bottom of the window.
Entering Student Grades in the Gradebook
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Click the "Edit mode" field.
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Click "Gradebook setup".
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Click "Single view".
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Click "Grade items".
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Click "Select a grade item".
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Click on the name of the assignment that you would like to enter the grade for.
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Click the "Grade" field for the student(s) you want to enter the grade for.
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Enter the grade for the student(s), and click "Save"
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Repeat this process each time you wish to enter student grades in your course.
If you need any assistance, please feel free to reach out to the Center for Learning and Teaching by emailing [clt@occc.edu](mailto:clt@occc.edu) or by calling 405-682-7838!
Setting Up a Moodle Gradebook
OCCC Center for Learning and Teaching
25 steps
4 minutes
Mrooms3
Getting Started
1
There are several options regarding how your Gradebook calculates grades. It is important to have the calculation method match what your course syllabus indicates as the manner in which grades are calculated. The CLT recommends using Natural aggregation for the majority of gradebook types. This is the default setting for newly created courses. This aggregation method can accommodate using points and percentages or category weights to calculate a student’s grade. To begin setting up your gradebook, first access the Moodle Gradebook. This can be done by entering your course and selecting Grades in the Course Menu. This will load the Moodle Gradebook. Categories are only necessary if you use a weighted gradebook, but they can be used to organize grades in other gradebook types.
Adding Categories
2
Click "Grades".
3
Click "Grader report".
4
Click "Gradebook setup".
5
Click "Add".
6
Click "Add category".
7
If using a weighted gradebook, select the "Weighted mean of grades" option. Add a category name.
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Click "Save".
Editing Category Weights
If you are using a Weighted gradebook, you must adjust your category weights after creating them. If your gradebook is calculated based on total points, you do not have to add category weights. For each category, check the box in the Weights column and enter the desired weight for that category in the text field.
The total of the weights entered for each category should equal 100. Select **Save Changes** at the bottom of the list of grade items to save the category weights.
Adding Manual Grade Items
In Moodle, creating certain activities, such as quizzes or assignments, automatically generates a grade item in the gradebook. However, “offline” grades (such as presentations or tests taken with pen and paper) call for manually added grade items.
9
Click "Grades".
10
Click "Grader report".
11
Click "Gradebook setup".
12
Click "Add".
13
Click "Add grade item".
14
Enter a name in the "Item name" field.
15
Click this dropdown.
16
Select a grade category to save your grade item under, and click "Save changes" at the bottom of the window.
Entering Student Grades in the Gradebook
17
Click the "Edit mode" field.
18
Click "Gradebook setup".
19
Click "Single view".
20
Click "Grade items".
21
Click "Select a grade item".
22
Click on the name of the assignment that you would like to enter the grade for.
23
Click the "Grade" field for the student(s) you want to enter the grade for.
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Enter the grade for the student(s), and click "Save"
25
Repeat this process each time you wish to enter student grades in your course.
If you need any assistance, please feel free to reach out to the Center for Learning and Teaching by emailing [clt@occc.edu](mailto:clt@occc.edu) or by calling 405-682-7838!
