Preferences

1. Click the Manage tab.
2. Locate the Course Management section.
3. Click the Gradebook link.
4. Under the Gradebook Setup section click on the Preferences link.
5. Use the drop down menus and check boxes to set your preferences.
6. Click the Save button when done.

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Default Display Format is used to determine how to display grades. Use the drop down to choose from:

1. Percent (Letter Grade)
2. Score (Percent)
3. Score (Letter Grade)
4. Score
5. Percent
6. Letter Grade

The display format may be specified at the course level to take effect on all assignments, but it can also be overridden at the assignment level. Changing the display format affects the way grades are displayed for both the instructor and the student.

You can check the checkbox to Treat Ungraded Items as Zeros when doing gradebook calculations. By default, ungraded items are not included when calculating category averages. This means that if Student A has taken Quiz One but Student B has not, Student A's average will include the grade for Quiz one while student B's will not. A zero would have to be explicitly entered for Student B in order for Quiz One to affect Student B's averages. However, if the Treat Ungraded Items as Zeros checkbox is checked on the gradebook settings page, then ungraded items will immediately be counted as zeros in the averages. Note: Every category is always included in the overall grade whether there are any grades for that category or not.

You can check the checkbox to Limit Course Assistants by Team. By default course assistants have the ability to change grades for any user in the course. If the Limit Course Assistants by Team option is enabled, then course assistants are only given the option of viewing and changing grades for users that are on the same team as the course assistant. With this option enabled, a course assistant that is not on any teams will be unable to view or change grades for any users in the course.

Optionally deselect 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.

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. Click the Save button to save the gradebook preferences.