Managing grade schemes

1. Accessing grade schemes
2. Creating grade schemes
3. Editing grade schemes
4. Copying grade schemes
5. Deleting grade schemes
6. Setting a default grade schemes

Accessing grade schemes

Click Grades on the navbar, then click Schemes.

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Creating grade schemes

1. On the Schemes page, click New Scheme.
2. Enter a Name for the scheme.
3. Enter a Short Name to display in the grade book.
4. Define your grade Ranges.
   1. Enter the symbol you want to display for the grade range in the Symbol column. (e.g. “A” or “Excellent” or “4.0”).
   2. Enter the lowest grade to include in the range in the Start % column.

      Note The first range starts at 0 and ends at the next range’s Start %.

   3. Select the color you want associated with the range in the Color column.
   4. Enter the numeric grade you want users to achieve when they are evaluated using the grade scheme in the Assigned Value % field. For example, selectbox grade items use the Assigned Value % to apply a points value to the item for calculating the final grade.

      Note If you do not assign a value, the start percentage is used as the default.

5. You can click Add Ranges to add additional grade scheme levels.
6. Click the Delete icon beside a grade scheme level to delete it.
7. Click Save and Close.

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Editing grade schemes

1. On the Schemes page, click on the name of the grade scheme you want to edit.
2. Make your changes.
3. Click Save and Close.

Note You cannot edit some of the properties of a grade scheme if a selectbox grade item is using it.

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Copying grade schemes

1. On the Schemes page, click Copy from the More Actions button.
2. Select the grade scheme you want to copy.
3. Click Copy.
4. Click on the name of the copied scheme to edit its details.
5. Click Save and Close.

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Deleting grade schemes

1. On the Schemes page, click Delete from the More Actions button.
2. Select the check box for the grade scheme you want to delete.
3. Click Delete.

Note You cannot delete a grade scheme that is in use.

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Setting a default grade schemes

On the Schemes page, click the Set As Default icon for the grade scheme you want to make the default.

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