Enter grades directly in the grades tool
- Katrina Casey Kosyk, Miss
If you are using assignments, graded discussions, or quizzes, see Grading assignments, Grading discussions, or Grading quizzes to grade within these tools and automatically transfer the scores and feedback to the Grades tool.
If you are not using the above three methods for grading, you can enter the scores directly in the Grades tool on the Enter Grades page. You can only enter grades for Numeric Grade Items, Text Grade Items, Pass/Fail Grade Items, and the Final Adjusted Grade. Other items and categories only provide a subtotal or sum of the scores from grade items within a category or calculation.
Do not enter grades using this method if a grade item is tied to an assignment, discussion topic, or quiz. Any scores and feedback from these tools will overwrite the scores and feedback you enter directly in the Grades tool. For example, if you entered a grade for an assignment in Grades and then used the Evaluate Submission page in Assignments to enter feedback without a score, your grades for that item will be deleted.
In this article:
Enter grades on the main Enter Grades page
After Creating Grade Items, you can use the main Enter Grades page to grade all students and items on single page.
Click Grades to go to the Enter Grades page.
If you do not see any fields to enter grades, click Switch to Spreadsheet View.
Enter grades directly in the fields below each column.
Click Save.
On the Enter Grades page, you can also do the following:
Click on a column heading to sort the list of students by First Name, Last Name, or grade values for any item.
Click More Actions > Hide/Show Columns to show or hide columns on the page.
Select 100 from the per page drop-down list to show the maximum number of students on the page.
Select Groups or Sections from the View By drop-down list and click Apply to show only members of a selected group or section on the page.
Enter grades and comments for an individual grade item or category
On the Enter Grades page for an individual grade item, you can access more advanced options for entering grades and comments for the item. The Enter Grades page for a grade category allows you to enter grades and comments for all items in the category. If an item is associated with an assignment, discussion topic, or quiz, you can click the icon in the Submission column to view the student's assignment submission, topic score, or quiz attempt.
Enter grades for an item
On the Enter Grades page, click the arrow beside the name of a grade item or category and select Enter Grades.
Enter grades directly in the fields in the Grade column.
Click Save at the bottom of the page
Enter comments for an item
On the Enter Grades page for an individual item or category, click the pen icon in the Feedback column.
In the pop-up window that appears, enter comments for a student in the Feedback field.
(Optional) Enter comments for instructors and/or TAs in the Private Comments field.
Click Save.
Repeat for all students.
Enter the same grade for multiple students for an item
On the Enter Grades page for an individual item, select the checkboxes beside the name of each student you want to grade.
Click Set Grades at the top of the list.
In the pop-up window that appears, enter a score to give all selected students.
Click Save.
Enter the same grade for all students for an item
On the Enter Grades page for an individual item, click the arrow beside the name of the grade item at the top of the page and select Enter Grades.
In the pop-up window that appears, enter a score to give all students.
Click Save.
Enter overall comments for an item
On the Enter Grades page for an individual Grade Item, click Show details and overall feedback at the top of the page.
Enter a comment in the Overall Comments (visible to all) field.
Click Save.
Enter grades for an individual student
On the Enter Grades page, click on the name of the student in the list.
Enter grades directly in the Grade field below the name of each grade item.
Click Show Comments to enter comments.
Click Save and Close.
Delete grades
You can use the Clear function to easily delete selected or all grades for an individual grade item.
Delete one or more grades for an item
On the Enter Grades page, click the arrow beside the name of a grade item or category and select Grade All.
Select the checkbox beside each student you want to delete grades for.
Click Clear.
In the pop-up window that appears, click Yes.
Delete all grades for an item
On the Enter Grades page, click the arrow beside the name of a grade item or category and select Grade All.
Click the arrow at the top of the page beside the name of the item and select Clear All.
In the pop-up window that appears, click Yes.