Course grade settings determine how the gradebook appears for students. Moodle has the capability of customizing the default settings in the Course Grade settings section.
This page explains how to change the options for what students see in the User report.
1. In your Moodle course, click on the Menu icon in the upper left-hand corner of the screen to open the slide-out menu.
2. Click Gradebook Setup in the Administration block.
3. In the navigation tabs at the top, click on Setup and click on the Course grade settings tab.
General settings
- Aggregation position: Determine whether the category and course total are displayed as the first or last column in the gradebook report.
- Min and max grades used in calculation: It controls how the grade will be displayed if the maximum or minimum grades are changed after student has been graded. The two options are:
- Min and max grades as specified in grade item settings -The student's grade will be displayed out of the new range and this will affect their percentage.
- Initial min and max grades - The student's grades are displayed with the range that was defined at the time the student was graded.
- Min and max grades as specified in grade item settings -The student's grade will be displayed out of the new range and this will affect their percentage.
Grade item settings
- Grade display type: Default is set to Real.
- Real-Displays the actual grade
- Letter-Characters used to display grade ranges
- Percentage-Shows grades as percentages
- Real-Displays the actual grade
- Overall decimal places: Allows grades to be shown in decimal places. The default is set to 2.
Overview report
- Show rank: Displays grades for the student in relation to the rest of the class. The Default is set to Hide.
- Hide totals if they contain hidden items: Hides or Shows grade items that are set as hidden to the student. The default is set to Show totals including hidden items.
- Hide: If a grading category contains a hidden grade item, then that category total will be hidden on the report.
- Show totals including hidden items: If a grading category contains a hidden activity, then that category total is shown on the report. Any grades from hidden activities will be included in the category total calculation.
- Show totals excluding hidden items: If a grading category contains a hidden activity, then that category total is shown on the report. Any grades from hidden activities will be excluded from the category total calculation.
- Hide: If a grading category contains a hidden grade item, then that category total will be hidden on the report.
User report
The following are recommended settings for the User report.
Show rank: Displays students' grades in relation to the rest of the class. Keep it as Default (Hide).
Show percentage: Displays the grades as a percentage. Keep it as Default (Show).
Show grades: Hides or Shows the grades. Keep it as Default (Show).
Show feedback: Displays any feedback form teacher or students. Keep it as Default (Show).
Show weightings: Displays the grade weight. (Default Show). Change it to Hide.
Show average: Allows grades to be estimated from other students. (Default Hide). Keep it as Default (Hide).
Show letter grades: Displays the grades as A, B, C etc. (Default Hide). Change it to Show if you want students to see their letter grades.
Show ranges: Shows range from 0 to 100. (Default Show). Keep it as Default (Show).
Range decimal points: Allows the range to be calculated with decimals (Default 0).
Show hidden items: Displays hidden grades (Default Only Hidden until).
Hide totals if they contain hidden items: Displays total grades if there are hidden grades. (Default Hide)
- Hide totals if they contain hidden items: Hides or Shows grade items that are set as hidden to the student. The default is set to Show totals including hidden items.
- Hide: If a grading category contains a hidden grade item, then that category total will be hidden on the report.
- Show totals including hidden items: If a grading category contains a hidden activity, then that category total is shown on the report. Any grades from hidden activities will be included in the category total calculation.
- Show totals excluding hidden items: If a grading category contains a hidden activity, then that category total is shown on the report. Any grades from hidden activities will be excluded from the category total calculation.
- Hide: If a grading category contains a hidden grade item, then that category total will be hidden on the report.
Note: The Hide Totals if they Contain Hidden Items setting exists for both the Overview Report and the User Report. Regardless of which option you prefer, it is recommended that you pick the same selection for both the Overview Report and the User Report so that students can expect a consistent result.
5. Click Save changes button to save the settings.
Return to the Setup Gradebook main resource page for more information on other topics.