Title: Using the Gradebook
Course: Dev_TOPKIT_SAMPLE_COURSE_Bauer_S_67 > Section: Week 7 - Managing Your Online Course

The Gradebook houses all the grades for any graded assignment, discussion or quiz you create in Webcourses@UCF. While all grades can be entered from the Gradebook, it is best to use it for quick grading, grade changes, or for assignments that have no submission (e.g. attendance or participation grades). This page goes over some of the basic features and functions of the Gradebook.

Introductory Video

The following links you to a video on the basic features of the Webcourses@UCF Gradebook:

- Using the Gradebook

Entering Grades and Leaving Comments for Students

As stated above, there are times when you will want to use the Gradebook to add grades. The following link shows you how to add grades to your Gradebook:

- Entering and Editing Scores in the Gradebook

Note: Once you press Return (Mac) or Enter (PC), the grade is automatically saved.

There may be times when you want to leave comments for your students about a grade they received. The following link shows you how to leave comments for your students from the Gradebook:

- Leaving Comments for Students

Sorting Your Gradebook Columns

The following link shows you how to sort your Gradebook columns by assignment due dates, student names, total scores, etc:

- Sorting Your Gradebook

Adding Group Weights and Curving Grades

There may be times when you want to add weight to certain assignments.  For example, you may have four exams, ten homework assignments, participation and one term paper.  The Gradebook allows you to group the exams together, the homework assignments together, participation and the term paper, and then assign final grade weights to the groups.  You can assign 30% to the term paper, 40% to the Exams, 20% to the homework assignments, and 10% to participation, for example.  As you enter the grades for each assignment, the Gradebook automatically figures the percentage of final grade.

Before weighing assignment groups, you must first set up the assignment groups.  The following link shows you how to set up groups from the Assignments tool:

- Grouping my assignments

Weights can be assigned from both the Assignments tool and the Gradebook.  Below are links for both of these options:

- Adding Weights from the Assignments tool
- Adding Weights from the Gradebook

There may also be times when you want to add curves to grades, the following link shows you how to do this:

- Adding Curves to Grades

We have now provided you with a basic overview on some of the features of your Gradebook. For more information on the Gradebook, check out the Canvas Help Guides Website and type the word "Gradebook" in the Search field.

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