WebCT CE-6
Gradebook
Gradebook “View” Tabs
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Grades
Members
View All
Custom View tab.
SCORM Grades tab.
Grades Tab
• The Grades tab allows you to view,
enter, or override values for all graderelated columns
“Members Tab” View
• The Members tab allows you to view,
enter, or override values for non graderelated, member information
“View All” Tab
• The View All tab allows you to view, enter, or
override values for every column in Grade Book
(grade-related or not)
“Custom View” Tab
• The Custom View tab allows you to view, enter,
or override values for every column in Grade
Book
• You can hide columns you do not need to see to
create your own, unique view of the Grade Book.
Grade Book Options
Column Settings
Column Settings
Column Settings
Label
Column Header
Type
Alpha, Numeric, Calculated, Letter Grade
Alignment
Left, Center, Right
Released
Must be ‘yes’ to be visible to students in the
grade book.
Grade Column
Indicates if column represents a grade or other
information
Decimals
Specifies number of decimal places desired
Maximum Value
Maximum number of points
Source
Identifies how column was created
Release
Statistics
Determines whether stats will be revealed to
students
Change Settings
“Select” column(s) and then use
commands at the bottom of the screen
(Delete, Release, Align, Decimals, Grade
Freeze/Unfreeze Columns
1. Applies to last name and first name columns
2. If ‘Frozen’, they remain locked in the same
position while you scroll horizontally through
adjacent columns
3. If “Unfrozen”, scrolling to the right removes the
name fields from view.
Find Members
Find Members
Find Members
Select criteria for search
Find Members
Identify the condition that must
be met for the search
condition.
Find Members
Add additional conditions and values for search by
clicking on “Add Criteria”.
Find Members
Use “roles” to select only students or to select
by other functions.
Find Members
Use ‘groups’ to search for members o specific groups
Find Members
Click on “Run Query when all selection criteria are complete.
View Audit History
Every grade in the course that has been manually
overridden will be displayed on the screen.
Create Column
Creating Columns
• Columns are automatically established for
each quiz, assignment, and graded
discussion items when they are created
within the course.
• Use the “Create Column” command to
enter a column for which you will manually
enter values.
Create Column
Specify the type of column you would like to create
Create Column - Calculated
• A calculated column
– Displays the numeric result of a formula that
you create for that column. T
– Formula can reference any other columns that
contain numeric information (numeric
columns, quiz or assignment columns).
• Example:
– “Total Points” for the course
Creating the Formula for a
Calculated Column
Creating the Formula for a
Calculated Column
Creating the Formula for a
Calculated Column – Total Points
Click on ‘Sum’, since you want to total points
from various activities to compute total points.
Creating the Formula for a
Calculated Column – Total Points
Creating the Formula for a
Calculated Column – Total Points
Creating the Formula for a
Calculated Column – Total Points
Creating the Formula for a
Calculated Column – Total Points
Creating the Formula for a
Calculated Column – Total Points
Continue entering ‘another value’ until all desired
elements have been added to the formula
When finished, click on “End Function”
Creating the Formula for a
Calculated Column – Total Points
Formula is ‘closed’
Creating the Formula for a
Calculated Column – Total Points
Scroll down and click on “Save”
Create Column – Letter Grade
• Computes a letter for each Student, based
on the values of another numeric or
calculated column.
– E.g., course grade computed as a percentage
of Total Points.
– You can edit the numeric ranges that
determine which letter grade is assigned.
Create Column – Numeric
• Create a column to which you will add
scores manually
– Example: Group Participation grade
• Note: When possible use the WebCT
tools that automatically create grade book
columns (e.g., Quiz, Assignment,
Gradable Discussions) to avoid having to
manually enter scores.
Create Column – Alphanumeric
• Column into which you will manually enter
a brief amount of data
• Data can be either alphabetic or numeric
or a combination
• Data cannot be used in formulas
• Example ??
Create Column – Text
• Column into which you can enter an
extended amount of data (Sentences,
paragraphs)
• Data can be either alphabetic or numeric
or a combination
• Data cannot be used in formulas
• Example ??
Create Column - Selection
• Create your own columns in the Grade Book into
which you will enter specific types of information
manually.
• You create a “selection list” that defines the values
that can be entered into the column.
• Column then allows you to select from a drop-down
(selection) list of one or more values to describe or
grade Students.
• You can create the values and determine the order in
which they appear in the list.
• Example ???
Other Grade Book Features