Grades: Create a grade item (manual column)

Overview

Grade items can exist independently in your grade book. These columns are not automatically linked to Brightspace assessments (assignments, discussions, or quizzes). This article provides the steps necessary to create a manual grade item in your Brightspace grade book.

Instructions

  1. Navigate to the desired course.
  2. On the green navigation bar, click on Course Tools then select Grades.
    Course navigation bar with the course tools menu and grades option highlighted.
  3. Click on the Manage Grade link located at the top of the new page.
    Manage grades highlighted
  4. Click on the blue New button; from the drop-down menu, select Item.
    New button with item highlighted
  5. On the New Item page, choose a Grade Item Type from the following:
    • Numeric: Grade users by assigning a value out of a specified total number of points.
    • Selectbox: Grade users by selecting the grade scheme level that best matches their achievement. Selectbox type grade items cannot be created until at least one org unit grade scheme has been created.
      Note: Numeric and Selectbox are the only grade items that will support associations for grading and actively contribute to grade book calculations.
    • Pass/Fail: Grade users using a simple pass or fail grade scheme.
    • Formula: Automatically grade users using a custom formula based on their achievement for other grade items.
    • Calculated: Calculate users' cumulative achievement across multiple grade items.
    • Text: Provide comments in the grade book that are not calculated in the final grade.
  6. In the Properties tab, enter the details for your grade item.
    Note: The fields in Properties will vary based on your chosen Grade Item Type. To learn more about a particular field in Properties, click the Get help on (? icon) beside the field.
    Numeric new item example. Name: Attendance; Points: 10​​​​​​​
  7. Click Save and Close.

 

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