Moodle Help

To set up gradebook, do the following: 

Be aware that the gradebook feature allows you to grade materials and give feedback to students. It also enables students to keep track of their performance on individual assignments and for how well they are doing in the overall course. After understanding this, proceed to do the following:

1. In the top right corner of your course, click the gear symbol to access administrative settings. Select gradebook setup.
2. From the gradebook setup page, you can add categories, change grade weights, hide assignments, add graded items, customize how grades are calculated, etc. 
3. Most faculty use categories to organize and provide weights for graded assignments and activities. For example, you can designate a category for papers (worth 20% of grade), quizzes (40% of grade), etc. At bottom of page, click add category. Choose a name (e.g. Papers), and click save changes. Repeat process for other categories.
4. Once you have created all categories, from the gradebook setup page you can set weights for each category.
5. Any activity (Assignments, Attendance, Quizzes, etc.) will automatically appear within your gradebook. To include an item in a category, you can 1) choose the category when creating the item, or 2) move the item so it nests under the category. Move an item by clicking the up/down arrow next to the item name in gradebook setup, or by clicking edit and then edit settings to return to the activity settings.
6. You can also add grade items for items that are not submitted within Moodle (e.g. student presentations, items submitted in email or other systems, etc). Click add grade item at bottom of gradebook setup page. Choose a name..
7. Other popular settings include: maximum grade (the number of points it is worth); hidden until x date; parent category; and extra credit.
8. Click save changes. 

To create a rubric, do the following:

Be aware that a rubric allows you to set up grading criteria and evaluate student levels of achievement in each area. You can allow students to preview the rubric so they understand how they will be evaluated on the assignment. After understanding this, proceed to the following:

1. Set up your assignment.
2. In the top right corner of your course, click turn editing on.
3. Next to the assignment you want to add a rubric to, click the edit settings button, which looks like a small gear.
4. Scroll down and click on grade. 
5. Next to grading method, choose rubric from the drop-down menu.
6. Click save and display.
7. Choose to define new grading form from scratch or create new grading form from a template. (If you have not used rubrics before, then you will need to select define new grading form from scratch.)
8. Give your rubric a name. Add/edit information in the first section. (Click the +add criterion to develop your rubric. In this section, you can edit criterion, assign levels, and select the number of points. Continue to +add criterion and add level as needed.) Select the other options you want, including whether you want students to be able to preview the rubric before submitting their assignment. 
9.  Click save rubric and make it ready. 

To add a grading guide, do the following: 

Be aware that you can use a marking guide (also known as grading guide) instead of a rubric. Marking guides and rubrics are similar, but grading guides do not have different rankings for the assignment's criteria. This makes marking guides simpler to create than rubrics. You can provide a score and a comment to the student. For a more detailed explanation, see the Moodle.org help site on this topic.

1. Set up your assignment.
2. In the top right corner of your course, click turn editing on.
3. Next to the assignment you want to add a rubric to, click the edit settings button, which looks like a small gear or cog.
4. Scroll down and click on grade. 
5. Next to grading method, choose marking guide from the drop-down menu.
6. Click save and display.
7. Choose to define new marking form from scratch or create new marking form from a template. (If you have not used marking guides before, then you will need to select define new marking form from scratch.)
8. Give your marking guide a name. Add/edit information in the marking guide. (Click the add criterion to develop your marking guide. In this section, you can edit criterion, add a frequently used comment, and etc.) 
9.  Click save marking guide and make it ready. 

To set up anonymous grading, do the following:

Be aware that anonymous grading (sometimes called blind marking) allows an instructor to grade assignments without knowing the name of the student who submitted the work. For a more detailed explanation, see the Moodle.org help documentation on this topic.

1. In the top right corner of your course, click turn editing on.
2. Next to the assignment you want to grade, click the edit settings button, which looks like a small gear or cog.
3. Scroll down and click on grade. 
4. In the grade section, click on show more.
5. In the blind grading category, change the drop-down menu to yes. 
6. Scroll down and click save and display

To add extra credit to the Moodle gradebook, do the following: 

Understand you can utilize several methods to add extra credit to the Moodle gradebook. These include creating an extra credit category for multiple items and adding individual extra credit activities or grade items. After understanding this, do the following: 

Adding an Extra Credit Category in the Gradebook (For Multiple Items):

1. Go to the Moodle gradebook and select setup.
2. If you already have an extra credit category, skip to step 3. If you have not created an extra credit category, scroll to the bottom and select add category. Enter in relevant information and select save changes.
3. From the setup tab, select edit, immediately followed by edit settings. (See the image below.) 
4. Go to parent category and select the check by extra credit.
5. Click save changes when finished. 

Adding Individual Extra Credit Activities or Grade Items

1. For extra credit activities, first create and save the activity. For extra credit grade items, choose add grade item within the Moodle gradebook setup.
2. In Gradebook Setup, select edit, immediately followed by edit settings. 
3. Go to the parent category and select the check by extra credit. This is shown below. 
4. Click save changes when finished. 

To learn more about how extra credit is calculated in Moodle, click this link.