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How do I enter and/or edit grades in Gradebook?

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Manually add items directly within the Gradebook interface.  

See How do I grade in the Gradebook with Quick Entry? for information about grading in the Quick Entry area.

NoteGrades that are being sent to the Gradebook from other tools, such as Assignments or Tests & Quizzes, are managed within their respective tools. You do not need to enter or edit them via the Gradebook.

Go to Gradebook.

Image of Gradebook button.

Select Gradebook from the site Tool Menu.

Search or filter your list of students. (Optional)

Gradebook view

Gradebook displays a list of all the students enrolled and active in your site. You can also filter the Gradebook to view students by entering information in the Filter students field to search for students by keyword.

Select a cell and enter a grade.

Enter Grades in Gradebook showing locked items

Select a cell to enter a grade. When double-clicked, the cell contents will change to show a score entry field with a cursor and points possible.

To exit the cell, select another cell, use the Enter/Return key on your keyboard, or use the up or down keys on your keyboard.

Note: Items with the tool icon in the column header and grayed-out padlock icons in the cells are being sent to the Gradebook from other tools. Such grades cannot be edited from the Gradebook, although they are displayed and calculated in the Gradebook as configured.

Confirm the grade.

Image of grades being saved in gradebook.

When you enter a grade into a cell, a green check mark will appear to indicate that the system has automatically saved the grade.

Set a score for empty cells. (Optional)

Set Score For empty cells button in dropdown menu

Set a score for all empty cells for a specific Gradebook item using Set Score for Empty Cells option. This is fast method of grading students that have not completed a course component.

  1. Select the gear icon to reveal a dropdown menu.
  2. Select the option Set Score for Empty Cells.
Set Score for Empty Cells dialog
  1. Enter a score in the Grade Override field.
  2. Select the Done button to apply the grade.

Caution: Set Score for Empty Cells cannot be undone. However, if you've used the feature in error, it is still possible to manually adjust scores.

View the grade log.

select Grade Log button from dropdown menu

View the Grade Log to see the grading history for particular cell.

  1. Select the gear icon to reveal the dropdown menu.
  2. Select the option Grade Log.
Grade log with three entries from a grader role

The Grade Log shows any changes to student score, including the date and time of the change, as well as the change in score and the username of the user that made the change.

Add/edit comments for a grade.

Add/Edit Comment button in gradebook
  1. Select the gear icon to reveal the dropdown menu.
  2. Select the option Add/Edit Comment.
Comment dialog and text entry field
  1. Enter text in the Comments field.
  2. Select Save Comment button.
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