Any student that does not participate in a graded Moodle activity, such as a Quiz, Forum, Assignment, etc. will need to receive a grade of zero (0) for the grade book to calculate their overall grade correctly.


To insert zero grades for non-participants:


1. Click on Grades in the Contextual menu at the top of the Course page.  


Moodle contextual menu with the Grades tab selected



2. In the dropdown button, find and select Single view from the View section.  


Moodle gradebook views with Single view selected




3. Instead of VIEW BY Users, select Grade items. Click on Select a grade item to view the dropdown list of graded items.


Moodle Single view options with the options in the Select a grade item menu expanded



4. Once an item is selected, select Actions. Select Bulk insert grades. Note:  You will not see Actions unless editing is turned on.


Moodle Single view options with the Actions menu expanded



5. A dialog box will appear with a disclaimer to check, select Empty grades and 0.


Settings for Bulk insert grades



6. Click the black Save button in the lower left-hand side of the page. 


Save



8. Repeat this process until all grade items have zero grades for non-participating students.


Return to the Setup Gradebook main resource page for more information on other topics.