Advanced Gradebook
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Advanced Gradebook
Advanced Gradebook Workshop for ANGEL Users Welcome to the ANGEL Advanced Gradebook Workshop! This workshop is designed to explore the 3 main gradebook types, ANGEL’s Gradebook Wizard, and how to manage the gradebook once it has been setup. There will also be an open forum at the end of the workshop to discuss the gradebook amongst your peers. Certificates of completion will not be issued, however your completion of this course will be documented in the My Training area of the Employee Professional Development System. NOTE: All technical problems should be reported to angelsupport@brevardcc.edu or the help desk at 433-7600 or itsupport@brevardcc.edu. Feel free to contact us if you have any problems building your course in ANGEL. Liz Craft – crafte@brevardcc.edu – 433-5070 Dayla Nolis – nolisd@brevardcc.edu – 433-5280 Mark Mitchell – mitchellm@brevardcc.edu – 433-5843 Cherylan Bacheller – bachellerc@brevardcc.edu – 433-7506 Advanced Gradebook for ANGEL Users | AcademicTechnology-200901v7.2DNlsb 2 LP4 – Using ANGEL’s Gradebook Wizard The Gradebook is located in the Manage Tab. If you have not used the Gradebook yet, the Gradebook Wizard will show up automatically. * To start from scratch and get back to the Gradebook Wizard at any time, go to your Gradebook Categories and delete all categories by checking the box next to each category and clicking the Delete Selected button. If you go back to the Gradebook Main Menu, the Wizard should now appear. Points-Based vs. Percentage-Based The first decision you will have to make when setting up your gradebook with the Wizard is whether you want to use a points-based or percentage-based system. The main difference between the two when using the ANGEL gradebook is that with points-based, formulas are available at the assignment level only. With percentage-based grading, category weighting and formulas are available. Gradebook Setup – Step 1 Participation 3 1. Choose a Gradebook Mode - Points or Percentage (see Points-Based vs. PercentageBased section below) Advanced Gradebook for ANGEL Users | AcademicTechnology-200901v7.2DNlsb 2. Then fill in the titles of your Categories 3. If using percentage grading, you will also fill in the weights for each Category here. If you are using points, a Weight column will not appear. 4. Then give each Category a Calculation Type. You can choose whether you want ANGEL to use all assignment grades in that category, or you can have ANGEL drop the lowest grade or keep the highest specified amount of grades. 5. Click Next Gradebook Setup – Step 2a 1. From this screen, you will see a list of all content items you’ve created in your Lessons tab. Select all content items that you want to create assignments for in the gradebook by checking the box next to the item, or you can check Select All to select all assignments. 2. Click Next. 4 Advanced Gradebook for ANGEL Users | AcademicTechnology-200901v7.2DNlsb Gradebook Setup – Step 2b Choose a category for each of your assignments, give each assignment a point value, and choose the Calculation Type for that assignment as illustrated above. Calculation Type Options: Manual – You must manually enter the grade for this assignment in the gradebook. Average Score – ANGEL will input the average score (if assignment has multiple submissions). Maximun Score – ANGEL will input the maximum score received (if assignment has multiple submissions. First Submission – ANGEL will use the first score submitted. Last Submission – ANGEL will use the last score submitted either by you or the student. NOTE: This is always a good option to choose in most situations. Even if you have only allowed one attempt or submission from the student, if you go in and change the grade from the content item, the gradebook will not accept that changed grade as the last submission unless Last Submission is chosen as the calculation type. 5 Advanced Gradebook for ANGEL Users | AcademicTechnology-200901v7.2DNlsb Gradebook Setup – Step 3 This is where you enter your grading scale. Fill in each field and click Next. You are now finished setting up your gradebook using the Gradebook Wizard! You will now be brought to the Gradebook’s Main Menu. 6 Advanced Gradebook for ANGEL Users | AcademicTechnology-200901v7.2DNlsb LP4 - Managing the ANGEL Gradebook The Gradebook is located in the Manage Tab. If you have not used the Gradebook yet, the Gradebook Wizard will show up. To skip the Wizard, select the Skip Wizard button at the bottom right of the Wizard page. * To start from scratch and get back to the Gradebook Wizard at any time, go to your Gradebook Categories and delete all categories by checking the box next to each category and clicking the Delete Selected button. If you go back to the Gradebook Main Menu, the Wizard should now appear. * For more information on creating a Points-Based or Percentage-based Gradebook using the Gradebook Wizard, there are videos available to you by simply clicking the Overview link on the Gradebook Main Menu page. * 1. View All Grades - this will display a list of students, student’s grades, and your Gradebook assignments 2. View Grades by Category/User - The All Categories and All Users drop-down lists allows you to filter the Gradebook grades by category and/or by users. To filter the view to a particular user, select the Find Student… option from the All Users drop-down menu, type any portion of the user’s first name, last name, or username in the textbox, and click the Search button. Click the Select hyperlink next to the user you wish to view and click the Go button. To filter the view of Gradebook grades by category and/or users, select the appropriate category and/or team from the All Categories and All Users drop-down menus and click the Go button. The View Grades page displays a list of students and Gradebook assignments based on the category and users selections. Advanced Gradebook for ANGEL Users | AcademicTechnology-200901v7.2DNlsb 7 3. Print Grades - The Print Grades hyperlink creates a printer-friendly PDF view of the Gradebook. For best results, change your printer preferences to landscape to display the maximum number of assignments on each page. 4. Enter/Edit Grade – this area allows you to enter or edit grades and comments by assignment or user. 8 Advanced Gradebook for ANGEL Users | AcademicTechnology-200901v7.2DNlsb 5. Preferences – allows you to modify your Gradebook preference settings. a. Default Display Format - Select a different value from the Default Display Format drop down menu to change how grades should be displayed in the Gradebook and student’s grade report. b. Treat Ungraded Items as Zero - Select the Treat Ungraded Items as Zero checkbox to display a score of zero for all assignments that do not have a grade specified. NOTE: The Treat Ungraded Items as Zero option can be useful when determining mid-term or final grades if the Gradebook includes assignments that do not have a grade specified (i.e. students did not complete or turn-in the assignments). c. Limit Course Assistants by Team - Select the Limit Course Assistants by Team checkbox to limit course assistant rights so they can only view and enter grades for students who are affiliated with the same team(s) as the course assistant. d. Gradebook Mode - Select Points or Percentage from the Gradebook drop-down list. This general preference determines how the Gradebook displays the grade values. e. Display Overall Average - Optionally clear the Display Overall Average checkbox if you do not want to display the overall, calculated grade on the student’s grade report and on the View Grades by User page. Overall Average is always displayed in the View All Grades grid view regardless of whether the Display Overall Average checkbox is selected or not. f. Overall Display Format - Select a different value from the Overall Display Format drop down menu to change how the overall grade should be displayed in the Gradebook and student’s grade report. Advanced Gradebook for ANGEL Users | AcademicTechnology-200901v7.2DNlsb 9 6. Categories - The Categories page allows the course editor to add new Gradebook categories, to edit settings for one or more categories, and to delete categories. Categories are an important Gradebook concept. NOTE: The primary purpose of categories is to group assignments based on their impact on the overall grade. For example, a few of the most common calculation approaches include: Grade By Percent: Each category is worth a specific percentage of the overall grade. For example, a category called Homework is worth 50% of the overall grade, Quizzes is worth 25%, and Exams is worth 25%. In this case, simply use the appropriate percent value (50, 25, and 25) as the weight for each category. a. Add New Category - click the Add New button. The page updates to display the Category Editor at the bottom of the page. b. Edit Existing Category – Edit existing categories may be done by clicking the Edit Selected button. The page updates to display the Category Editor at the bottom of the page. Make your changes and click the Save button. c. Delete Existing Category - Existing categories may be deleted by selecting one or more categories and clicking the Delete Selected buttons. A pop-up appears asking if you want to delete selected categories. Click OK to remove the selection from the Categories page. d. Modify Multiple Categories - The course editor can optionally modify multiple categories from a single editor by selecting the checkbox next to each category and Advanced Gradebook for ANGEL Users | AcademicTechnology-200901v7.2DNlsb 10 clicking the Edit Selected button. The page updates to display the Category Editor at the bottom of the page. Make your changes and click the Save button. e. Category Editor – The Category Editor will appear when you click on Add New or Edit Selected. i. Title – is used to identify the category. ii. Description – is used to describe the category. iii. Calculation – determines whether the category average should be based on the grade of all category assignments (Use all assignments) or a subset using the highest scored assignments (Use highest or Drop lowest). iv. Weight – allows you to enter weight for the category. v. Release Date – specifies the release date and time for the category. vi. Formula – specifies an advanced calculation for the category average. vii. Average Format – specifies which format you want your average to be displayed. viii. Extra Credit - configures the category to be calculated as extra credit. Advanced Gradebook for ANGEL Users | AcademicTechnology-200901v7.2DNlsb 11 7. Assignments - are items/files that are associated with the Gradebook. a. Assignment Editor – The Assignment Editor will appear when you click on Add New or Edit Selected. Similar to Categories in respect to Add, Show Tasks, Edit Selected, and Delete Selected, the Assignment Editor is important to set up. 12 Advanced Gradebook for ANGEL Users | AcademicTechnology-200901v7.2DNlsb ix. Title – is used to identify the assignment. x. Description – is used to describe the assignment. xi. Category – is used to associate the type of category with the Assignment. xii. Points – allows you to enter a value for the assignment. xiii. Display Format – allows you to use a different display format for the assignment grade than the Gradebook default (specified in Gradebook Preferences). xiv. Calculation Type – is intended to be used in combination with the Associated Content Items option. If the Gradebook assignment has one or more associated content items, then the Calculation Type option should be used to determine which content item grade should be used to update the Gradebook assignment. Since many content items can be graded multiple times, and multiple content items can be associated with the same Gradebook assignment, you have four options for obtaining a grade: Average Score, Maximum Score, First Submission, Last Submission, and Manual. Average Score uses an average of all scores submitted. Maximum Score uses the highest of all scores submitted. First Submission uses the first score submitted. Last Submission uses the last (most recent) score submitted. The calculation type of Manual requires the instructor to enter a score manually. xv. Extra Credit – configures the assignment to be calculated as extra credit. xvi. Associated Content Items - See Calculation Type 8. Grading Scale - allows the course editor to specify a grading scale that is used to display letter grades in addition to the percentages or scores for assignments, category averages, and overall grades. 13 Advanced Gradebook for ANGEL Users | AcademicTechnology-200901v7.2DNlsb LP4 - Rearranging Categories and Assignments in the Grade Book Rearranging Categories 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Go to Manage Tab Go to Gradebook Click on Categories in the Gradebook Management section Check the category that you want to move Click Show Tasks Then under Homework Tasks, Move item Up or Down Click Done 14 Advanced Gradebook for ANGEL Users | AcademicTechnology-200901v7.2DNlsb Rearranging Assignments 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Go to Manage Tab Go to Grade Book Click on Categories in the Gradebook Management section Check the category you want to rearrange assignments in Click Show Tasks Under Homework Tasks, click Reorder Assignments Select each item to move up or down and click Save 15 Advanced Gradebook for ANGEL Users | AcademicTechnology-200901v7.2DNlsb LP4 – Assignment Tab: Linking to the Gradebook from the Content Item It is recommended that when a new content item is created that you link it to the Gradebook FROM the Assignment Tab located in the settings of the content item. From the content item settings, click on the Assignment Tab. Under the Gradebook Settings, select the Assignment drop-down menu. If an assignment already exists in the gradebook for this content item, select it in the drop-down menu. If not, select New Assignment. The options below will now appear for you to set the parameters for the new assignment. Click Save when you are done. 16 Advanced Gradebook for ANGEL Users | AcademicTechnology-200901v7.2DNlsb LP4 – Grading a Discussion Forum To grade a Discussion Forum, go to the forum’s Utilities. Select Grade Forum. You will see a list of your students and the number of posts the made as illustrated below. 17 Advanced Gradebook for ANGEL Users | AcademicTechnology-200901v7.2DNlsb From here you can see the total posts the student made. You can enter the grade and any comments. You can also read all posts made by a particular student by clicking on that student’s name. When done, click the Submit Grades button. If the discussion forum is correctly associated to the gradebook as an assignment, the grades will automatically be sent to the gradebook. Max Rating You can also grade a discussion forum by using the Max Rating. Start by opening a discussion forum and click on the first post. You can rate the post at the bottom and click Save. The default Max Rating is 5, however this can be changed in the discussion forum’s Settings. If you rate a post 5 out of 5, the student will automatically receive a 100% (or full points possible) in the gradebook for that assignment. 18 Advanced Gradebook for ANGEL Users | AcademicTechnology-200901v7.2DNlsb LP4 – Grading a Drop Box To grade a Drop Box, go directly to the drop box and open it. Scroll down and you will see a list of all submissions and the date and time they were submitted. To view/grade a submission, click on the hyperlinked submission. You will then see the screen below. Here you can view their comments, and below that will be a link to the item they attached. Click the hyperlinked item to view and enter the grade at the top along with any comments if applicable. You can also send an attachment back if needed. Click OK when done. If the drop box is correctly associated to the gradebook as an assignment, the grades will automatically be sent to the gradebook. Great job! 19 Advanced Gradebook for ANGEL Users | AcademicTechnology-200901v7.2DNlsb LP4 – View, Grade or Delete an Assessment Submission 1. Go to the Lessons tab 2. Select the Assessment 3. Select Utilities 4. Select View, Grade or Delete Submissions i. To View an assessment submission, select View next to the student’s name. ii. To Grade an assessment submission, select Grade next to the student’s name. Under each question, enter the score and any comments in the fields provided. iii. To Delete an assessment submission, select Delete next to the student’s name. 20 Advanced Gradebook for ANGEL Users | AcademicTechnology-200901v7.2DNlsb 21 Advanced Gradebook for ANGEL Users | AcademicTechnology-200901v7.2DNlsb