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==Common frustrations== | |||
Below are some of the most often reported usability issues in the 1.9 gradebook, which we are trying to address. Several of these are grouped as sub-tasks under MDL-16913. | |||
===Assigning weights to categories and grade items=== | |||
This is the most common frustration. Weights are used extensively in many institutions, and were used in 1.8. However, they are difficult to understand in 1.9, and difficult to set up. This issue is discussed extensively in MDL-15680. | |||
===Moving items to categories=== | |||
Currently, the [[Edit categories and items]] page lets you move only one grade item or category at a time. It takes two page refreshes and two mouse clicks per move. This is very tedious and time-consuming when many items have to be moved around. MDL-13775 and MDL-12502 address this problem. | |||
===Removing the ''overridden'' attribute of individual grades=== | |||
When grades are imported into an existing gradebook, or when grades are manually edited in the grader report, these grades become [[Grade_editing#Overridden|overridden]], which prevents linked activity modules from updating this grade. Removing this attribute is very time-consuming, since one must enter the edit page of each individual grade, untick the checkbox and submit the form. This issue is discussed in [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=109636 this forum thread]. | |||
===Viewing the overall contribution of each category and item to the course aggregation=== | |||
The tracker issue MDL-13777 reports the difficulty in seeing the contribution of each grade item and category to the course total. Calculations and weights may apply, which are not visible in any of the current reports except in each individual category or item's edit page. | |||
--[[User:Nicolas Connault|Nicolas Connault]] 12:41, 4 November 2008 | |||
==Patch for Edit Categories and Items page== | |||
Following is a proposed patch to the '''Edit categories and items''' page in the 1.9 gradebook. It addresses many usability issues while remaining simple. The following features are currently implemented: | |||
===Simple features=== | |||
[[Image:gradebook_categories_simple.png|600px]] | |||
*Items and categories are displayed in a table instead of a list. This improves readability and will make drag and drop easier to implement. | |||
*All advanced features are hidden by default, so that the interface by default is almost identical to the original | |||
*An additional column has checkboxes for grade items. All selected items can then be moved to one of the existing grade categories for the current course. Javascript "Select all/Select None" links replace these checkboxes for categories, to make it faster to select or de-select items. | |||
===Advanced features=== | |||
[[Image:gradebook_categories_advanced.png|600px]] | |||
*[[Category aggregation|Grade category aggregation type]]: changing this reloads the page, because the grade item weights/extra credits only apply to some of these aggregation types. | |||
*Weight or extra credit: depending on the parent category's aggregation type, each category and grade item may have an input field or a checkbox for weight or extra credit. All these can be edited, then submitted with one click. | |||
*Grade range is displayed for information purposes, but cannot be edited through this interface (it is most often controlled by the linked activity) | |||
*[[Grade_categories#Aggregate_only_non-empty_grades|Aggregate only non-empty grades]] | |||
*[[Grade_categories#Aggregate_including_sub-categories|Aggregate including sub-categories]] | |||
*[[Grade_categories#Include_outcomes_in_aggregation|Include outcomes in aggregation]] | |||
*[[Grade_categories#Drop_the_lowest|Drop the lowest]] | |||
*[[Grade_categories#Keep_the_highest|Keep the highest]] | |||
*[[Grade items|Multiplicator]] | |||
*[[Grade_items|Offset]] | |||
All these settings can be changed then submitted with only one page reload. Just be mindful that changing a category's aggregation type will reload the page and you will lose any non-submitted changes you made to the other settings. | |||
--[[User:Nicolas Connault|Nicolas Connault]] 12:41, 4 November 2008 | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Tim's_Gradebook_thoughts|Tim's Gradebook thoughts]] | * [[Tim's_Gradebook_thoughts|Tim's Gradebook thoughts]] | ||
Revision as of 11:47, 22 January 2009
Overlook problem partially solve after the database freeze - workaround was to recalculate the grades on the fly so that users that can the hidden grades are ignored. This approach is expensive and can not be used in conditional activities, grade exports, etc.
Solution is to add new flag into grade categories - aggregate hidden grades. Having two values for each grade would be too complex, selective agrragation should solve most of the problems and should be reasonably backwards compatible.
--Petr Škoda (škoďák) 11:56, 8 December 2008
Exports: more flexibility
Two aspects of the 1.9 export plugin have been criticised by some of Catalyst's clients:
- the fact that grade exports are tied to a course
- the default user profile columns are not all needed and some custom ones would be necessary
Therefore I propose the following changes:
- removing the export plugin dependency on a single course by converting to an array of courses (see MDL-17420)
- making the user-related columns customisable (see MDL-17346)
--Francois Marier 06:42, 9 December 2008
Gradebook does not consider groupings functionality
Student in gradebook view all grade items, but must view only grade items thats belong to his groiping (see MDL-13868).
--Artem Andreev 11:07, 9 December 2008
Common frustrations
Below are some of the most often reported usability issues in the 1.9 gradebook, which we are trying to address. Several of these are grouped as sub-tasks under MDL-16913.
Assigning weights to categories and grade items
This is the most common frustration. Weights are used extensively in many institutions, and were used in 1.8. However, they are difficult to understand in 1.9, and difficult to set up. This issue is discussed extensively in MDL-15680.
Moving items to categories
Currently, the Edit categories and items page lets you move only one grade item or category at a time. It takes two page refreshes and two mouse clicks per move. This is very tedious and time-consuming when many items have to be moved around. MDL-13775 and MDL-12502 address this problem.
Removing the overridden attribute of individual grades
When grades are imported into an existing gradebook, or when grades are manually edited in the grader report, these grades become overridden, which prevents linked activity modules from updating this grade. Removing this attribute is very time-consuming, since one must enter the edit page of each individual grade, untick the checkbox and submit the form. This issue is discussed in this forum thread.
Viewing the overall contribution of each category and item to the course aggregation
The tracker issue MDL-13777 reports the difficulty in seeing the contribution of each grade item and category to the course total. Calculations and weights may apply, which are not visible in any of the current reports except in each individual category or item's edit page.
--Nicolas Connault 12:41, 4 November 2008
Patch for Edit Categories and Items page
Following is a proposed patch to the Edit categories and items page in the 1.9 gradebook. It addresses many usability issues while remaining simple. The following features are currently implemented:
Simple features
- Items and categories are displayed in a table instead of a list. This improves readability and will make drag and drop easier to implement.
- All advanced features are hidden by default, so that the interface by default is almost identical to the original
- An additional column has checkboxes for grade items. All selected items can then be moved to one of the existing grade categories for the current course. Javascript "Select all/Select None" links replace these checkboxes for categories, to make it faster to select or de-select items.
Advanced features
- Grade category aggregation type: changing this reloads the page, because the grade item weights/extra credits only apply to some of these aggregation types.
- Weight or extra credit: depending on the parent category's aggregation type, each category and grade item may have an input field or a checkbox for weight or extra credit. All these can be edited, then submitted with one click.
- Grade range is displayed for information purposes, but cannot be edited through this interface (it is most often controlled by the linked activity)
- Aggregate only non-empty grades
- Aggregate including sub-categories
- Include outcomes in aggregation
- Drop the lowest
- Keep the highest
- Multiplicator
- Offset
All these settings can be changed then submitted with only one page reload. Just be mindful that changing a category's aggregation type will reload the page and you will lose any non-submitted changes you made to the other settings.
--Nicolas Connault 12:41, 4 November 2008
