WebCT CE-6 Gradebook

Gradebook “View” Tabs Grades Members View All Custom View tab. SCORM Grades tab.

Grades Tab The Grades tab allows you to view, enter, or override values for all grade- related columns

“Members Tab” View The Members tab allows you to view, enter, or override values for non grade- related, member information

“View All” Tab The View All tab allows you to view, enter, or override values for every column in Grade Book (grade-related or not)

“Custom View” Tab The Custom View tab allows you to view, enter, or override values for every column in Grade Book You can hide columns you do not need to see to create your own, unique view of the Grade Book.

Grade Book Options

Column Settings

LabelColumn Header TypeAlpha, Numeric, Calculated, Letter Grade AlignmentLeft, Center, Right ReleasedMust be ‘yes’ to be visible to students in the grade book. Grade ColumnIndicates if column represents a grade or other information DecimalsSpecifies number of decimal places desired Maximum ValueMaximum number of points SourceIdentifies how column was created Release Statistics Determines whether stats will be revealed to students

Change Settings “Select” column(s) and then use commands at the bottom of the screen (Delete, Release, Align, Decimals, Grade

Freeze/Unfreeze Columns 1.Applies to last name and first name columns 2.If ‘Frozen’, they remain locked in the same position while you scroll horizontally through adjacent columns 3.If “Unfrozen”, scrolling to the right removes the name fields from view.

Find Members

Select criteria for search

Find Members Identify the condition that must be met for the search condition.

Find Members Add additional conditions and values for search by clicking on “Add Criteria”.

Find Members Use “roles” to select only students or to select by other functions.

Find Members Use ‘groups’ to search for members o specific groups

Find Members Click on “Run Query when all selection criteria are complete.

View Audit History Every grade in the course that has been manually overridden will be displayed on the screen.

Create Column

Creating Columns Columns are automatically established for each quiz, assignment, and graded discussion items when they are created within the course. Use the “Create Column” command to enter a column for which you will manually enter values.

Create Column Specify the type of column you would like to create

Create Column - Calculated A calculated column –Displays the numeric result of a formula that you create for that column. T –Formula can reference any other columns that contain numeric information (numeric columns, quiz or assignment columns). Example: –“Total Points” for the course

Creating the Formula for a Calculated Column

Creating the Formula for a Calculated Column – Total Points Click on ‘Sum’, since you want to total points from various activities to compute total points.

Creating the Formula for a Calculated Column – Total Points

Continue entering ‘another value’ until all desired elements have been added to the formula When finished, click on “End Function”

Creating the Formula for a Calculated Column – Total Points Formula is ‘closed’

Creating the Formula for a Calculated Column – Total Points Scroll down and click on “Save”

Create Column – Letter Grade Computes a letter for each Student, based on the values of another numeric or calculated column. –E.g., course grade computed as a percentage of Total Points. –You can edit the numeric ranges that determine which letter grade is assigned.

Create a column to which you will add scores manually –Example: Group Participation grade Note: When possible use the WebCT tools that automatically create grade book columns (e.g., Quiz, Assignment, Gradable Discussions) to avoid having to manually enter scores. Create Column – Numeric

Column into which you will manually enter a brief amount of data Data can be either alphabetic or numeric or a combination Data cannot be used in formulas Example ?? Create Column – Alphanumeric

Create Column – Text Column into which you can enter an extended amount of data (Sentences, paragraphs) Data can be either alphabetic or numeric or a combination Data cannot be used in formulas Example ??

Create Column - Selection Create your own columns in the Grade Book into which you will enter specific types of information manually. You create a “selection list” that defines the values that can be entered into the column. Column then allows you to select from a drop-down (selection) list of one or more values to describe or grade Students. You can create the values and determine the order in which they appear in the list. Example ???

Other Grade Book Features