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Note: This page, together with the pages listed in the block on the right, describe the gradebook in Moodle 1.9 onwards. For documentation on the gradebook in Moodle prior to 1.9, see Grades pre-1.9.

Grades

Many activities in Moodle, such as assignments, forums and quizzes may be given grades. Grades may have numerical values, or words/phrases from a scale.

Grades in Moodle are kept in the gradebook.

Outcomes

Outcomes are specific descriptions of what a student is expected to be able to do or understand at the completion of an activity or course. An activity might have more than one outcome, and each may have a grade against it (usually on a scale).

Gradebook reports

The gradebook includes a variety of reports, available via the grades link in each course administration block:

Grader report - The main teacher view of a course gradebook. The "My report preferences" tab in the grader report enables teachers to change how the grader report is displayed.
Outcomes report
Overview report
User report

Grades organisation

Teachers may organise grades into grade categories, import and/or export grades, and make grade calculations.

Symbols to represent ranges of grades may be set as grade letters.

Administrators may control the appearance of the gradebook site-wide by adjusting settings available via the grades link in the site administration block:

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+{{Grades}}<p class="note">'''Note:''' This page, together with the pages listed in the block on the right, describe the gradebook in Moodle 1.9 onwards. For documentation on the gradebook in Moodle prior to 1.9, see [[Grades pre-1.9]].</p>
-[[Image:Grades icon link.JPG]] feature can be found in the course administration block. This page describes Grades (sometimes called Gradebook to avoid confusion) from Moodle 1.9 onwards.  If you are using an older version, please see the documentation labeled [[Grades_pre-1.9]].
-==Definitions==
+==Grades==
-;[[Grades|Gradebook]]
+Many activities in Moodle, such as [[Assignment module|assignments]], [[Forum module|forums]] and [[Quiz module|quizzes]] may be given grades. Grades may have numerical values, or words/phrases from a [[Scales|scale]].
-:The '''"Grades"''' feature is often referred to as the '''Gradebook'''.  Both refer to "A central location in Moodle where students' grades are stored and displayed". Teachers can keep track of their students' progress and organize which set of grades their students will be able to see. Students see their own grades.
-;Activity
+Grades in Moodle are kept in the gradebook.
-:An instance of an [[:Category:Modules|activity module]] (e.g. a single quiz, assignment etc...)
-;Calculation
+==Outcomes==
-:A formula used to determine grades, based (optionally) on other grade items. Not the same as [[Calculated_question_type|Calculated question types]].
-;Category
+[[Outcomes]] are specific descriptions of what a student is expected to be able to do or understand at the completion of an activity or course. An activity might have more than one outcome, and each may have a grade against it (usually on a [[Scales|scale]]).
-:A set of grade items.  A [[Grade categories|grade category]] also has its own aggregated grade which is calculated from its grade items.  There is no limit to the level of nesting of categories (a category may belong to another category). However, each grade item may belong to only one category.
-;Course completion
+==Gradebook reports==
-:The concept of meeting certain criteria for completing a course. In the context of the gradebook, this means a set of grades that must be reached, or a number of outcomes/competencies to complete/master.
-;Grade
+The gradebook includes a variety of reports, available via the grades link in each [[Administration block|course administration block]]:
-:A '''grade''' is a single assessment. It may be a number or an item on a scale (possibly tied to an outcome). Raw grade value is the numerical or scale grade from activity. Final grade is the grade reported in gradebook.
-;Grade item
+* [[Grader report]] - The main teacher view of a course gradebook. The "[[Grade preferences|My report preferences]]" tab in the grader report enables teachers to change how the grader report is displayed.
-:A "column" of grades.  It can be created from a specific activity, calculated from other grade items, or entered manually.
+* [[Outcomes report]]
+* [[Overview report]]
+* [[User report]]
-;Grade locks
+==Grades organisation==
-:Both whole columns and individual grades can be locked in the gradebook, via the "locked" field. Teachers may want to do this to prevent further changes from the modules, or from other teachers.
-;History
+Teachers may organise grades into [[Grade categories|grade categories]], [[Grade import|import]] and/or [[Grade export|export]] grades, and make [[Grade calculations|grade calculations]].
-:The gradebook has its own type of log, which keeps a history of all changes made to grades.
-;Outcomes
+Symbols to represent ranges of grades may be set as [[Grade letters|grade letters]].
-:[[Outcomes]] are specific descriptions of what a person is expected to be able to do or understand at the completion of an activity or course. An activity might have more than one outcome, and each may have a grade against it (usually on a scale).  Other terms for Outcomes are ''Competencies'' and ''Goals''. See some [[Development:Outcomes_examples|outcome examples]].
-;Scales
+Administrators may control the appearance of the gradebook site-wide by adjusting settings available via the grades link in the site administration block:
-:A [[Scales|scale]] is a set of responses from which the teacher can choose one.  e.g.  Very cool, Cool, Fairly cool, Not very cool, Not cool
-;Letter grades
+*[[General grade settings]]
-:Grades that use an [[Grade letters|alphabet character value]], similar to scales.  Letters are configured in course contexts or above and are defined by lower boundary. e.g.  A (above 90 %), B (above 80 %), C (above 70 %), D (above 50 %), F (above 0 %)
+*[[Grade category settings]]
+*[[Grade item settings]]
+*[[Gradebook report settings]]
 ==See also==
-*[[Development:Grades]]
 *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeUy-_kbvqQ Basic Moodle Gradebook howto video]
 [[fr:Notes]]

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