Gradebook
The Gradebook helps instructors easily input and distribute grades for students. Grades for each assignment can be calculated in a number of ways, including points, percentages, pass/fail, and more.
Click through each of the tabs below for additional information and tutorials on the Gradebook Overview, Creating Columns, Assigning Grades, and Weighting Grades.
Gradebook Overview
Please view the following video for a brief overview of the WebCampus New Gradebook.
Please see the following Canvas Guide for more information and step-by-step tutorials:
Creating Gradebook Columns
Gradebook columns are generated when an assignment is created. If you have created an assignment, a graded discussion, or a graded quiz, a column will automatically appear in the Gradebook. Please see Module 3: Assignments and Activities of this training course for more information on creating assignments.
It is also possible to create an column in the Gradebook that is not tied to an assignment that students will submit (for example, an overall Participation grade). To do this, you will need to create an assignment that has no submission. This will show students that they are receiving a grade for this, but that they will not be submitting anything online via WebCampus. See the tutorial below for step-by-step directions on how to create a non-submission column in the Gradebook.
Assigning Grades
Within the Gradebook, you can assign grades, leave comments, adjust grades, and message students. Please note that the SpeedGrader tool is another option for viewing, marking up, commenting on, and assigning grades to student work submitted in WebCampus; this tool will be covered on the following page of this module.
- How do I enter and edit grades in the Gradebook? Links to an external site.
- How do I leave comments for students in the Gradebook? Links to an external site.
- How do I give extra credit in a course? Links to an external site.
- How do I send a message to my students from the Gradebook? Links to an external site.
Weighting Grades
Assignment groups are classifications that let you organize multiple assignments under a specific category. You can group similar assignments together, and assign that group a weight that will figure into the total course grade. For example, you might create a group if students must complete fifteen reading response essays, all of which together will be worth 10% of the total course grade. You can also create Assignment Group rules that determine how WebCampus handles any exceptions you want to create for grade calculations, like dropping the lowest grade for an assignment. If you do not create your own specific assignment groups, WebCampus will automatically create categories titled Assignments, Discussions, and Quizzes. However, these groups will not count toward a weighted final grade; only the individual activity scores will.