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<p class="note">Note: This page only applies to sites upgrading from Moodle 2.7 or earlier.</p> | |||
Moodle 2.8 includes a number of gradebook error fixes which can affect gradebook calculations in certain courses. As part of the upgrade process, such courses are identified and a message is displayed in the gradebook informing teachers that error fixes will result in some grades being changed. Details of these changes are provided below. The 8-digit version number is the date of the fix. | |||
It is recommended that the errors are fixed by clicking the button 'Accept grade changes and fix calculation errors'. Until this is done, the message will continue to be displayed in the gradebook and it will not be possible to edit grades. | |||
=== 20150619 - Calculation of extra credit item weights when using natural aggregation === | |||
Two errors were fixed: | |||
# Overriding the weight of the extra credit item can lead to changes in other items' weights and pretty random final grades | |||
# The automatic weight of an extra credit item was dependent on the overrides of the normal item's weights | |||
The second error was especially noticeable for students with excluded grade items (for example, when they are hidden or empty). | |||
For example, a category has two normal grade items and one extra credit item. If the maximum grades for each item are the same, the weights of the three items will be: 50%, 50% and 50%. However if the weights of the normal items are overridden to be 50% and 50%, then the weight of the extra credit item would become 0%. If the teacher overrode the weight of the first item to 80%, the second item would automatically become 20% (correct) and the extra credit would also become 20% (incorrect). | |||
The | The correct behaviour (after the fix): If the weight of extra credit item is not overridden, it should be itemmaxgrade / totalmaxgrade , where totalmaxgrade does not include the extra credit item. In the example, the weight of the extra credit item should always be 50%. | ||
See MDL-49257 for further details including screenshots. | |||
Revision as of 16:12, 24 June 2015
Note: This page only applies to sites upgrading from Moodle 2.7 or earlier.
Moodle 2.8 includes a number of gradebook error fixes which can affect gradebook calculations in certain courses. As part of the upgrade process, such courses are identified and a message is displayed in the gradebook informing teachers that error fixes will result in some grades being changed. Details of these changes are provided below. The 8-digit version number is the date of the fix.
It is recommended that the errors are fixed by clicking the button 'Accept grade changes and fix calculation errors'. Until this is done, the message will continue to be displayed in the gradebook and it will not be possible to edit grades.
20150619 - Calculation of extra credit item weights when using natural aggregation
Two errors were fixed:
- Overriding the weight of the extra credit item can lead to changes in other items' weights and pretty random final grades
- The automatic weight of an extra credit item was dependent on the overrides of the normal item's weights
The second error was especially noticeable for students with excluded grade items (for example, when they are hidden or empty).
For example, a category has two normal grade items and one extra credit item. If the maximum grades for each item are the same, the weights of the three items will be: 50%, 50% and 50%. However if the weights of the normal items are overridden to be 50% and 50%, then the weight of the extra credit item would become 0%. If the teacher overrode the weight of the first item to 80%, the second item would automatically become 20% (correct) and the extra credit would also become 20% (incorrect).
The correct behaviour (after the fix): If the weight of extra credit item is not overridden, it should be itemmaxgrade / totalmaxgrade , where totalmaxgrade does not include the extra credit item. In the example, the weight of the extra credit item should always be 50%.
See MDL-49257 for further details including screenshots.
