Using the gradebook>>Creating and managing gradebook items

Adding items to the gradebook

You can add items to the gradebook for work students complete outside of CourseCompass. For example, you might add items to the gradebook for homework and group projects. You must manually track and grade any items you explicitly add to the gradebook.  

To add an item to the gradebook:

1. Click the course name on the My CourseCompass page.

2. Click Control Panel.

3. Click Gradebook under Assessment.

4. Click Add Item at the top of the page.

Note: You can also add an item from the Manage Items page, which you access by clicking Manage Items.

5. Under Item Information, enter or select information as follows:

• Item Name – Enter a name for the new item.

• Category – Select a gradebook category from the list, or accept the default category.

• Description – Enter an optional item description. The description appears in the student gradebook view, unless you change the item visibility (in step 6).

• Date – Modify the date, or accept the default, which is the current date. The date appears in various gradebook views; for example, it appears when you view the gradebook by item.

• Points Possible – Enter the total number of points students can possibly earn for this item. If you leave this field blank, any points you award a student for this item will be applied like extra credit; in other words, they will augment the student's total points earned without augmenting the total points possible.

• Display As – Select a grade display option from the Display As drop-down list.

Note: For more information about the choices in the Display As drop-down list, see Grade display options.

6. Under Options, set these options:

• Make item visible to users – Yes is selected by default. Select No to hide the item in the student view of the gradebook.

• Include item in Gradebook score calculations – Yes is selected by default. Select No to exclude student results from gradebook calculations.

7. Click Submit, then click OK.