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While the Grade Center Gradebook is designed with Scholar-based assignments and assessments in mind, it is possible to create your own custom columns in the Grade CenterGradebook. Some of these columns can be created to hold a grade for a singular item not dictated through Scholar. To create a single-item column, navigate to the full Grade Center and click on Create ColumnGradebook and click the plus icon between two items(the item will be created between the two) . In the resulting dropdown, click Add Item.
A window sidebar will open that allows you to dictate the title of the column, as well as provide a description of the content being graded. Please not that only the Column Name is a required field; you are not required to provide a description, or a secondary name for the Grade Centerthe settings for that column.
Underneath the description, you will be provided with a series of dropdowns:
- The first and second dropdowns dictate the format in which the grade in the column will be displayed. The primary display is the only one that is required, as the Secondary Display is only visible to the instructor in the Grade Centerdropdown dictates the visibility of the column.
- The Due Date fields allow you to set a due date for the item being graded in that column. This is a required field in Ultra Courses, where it was not in the original Gradebook.
- The Grade Using column dictates the format in which the grade in the column will be displayed. The default display is a raw score in points, but includes other formats such as percentages; however, it is generally recommended that the default display be kept in most scenariosinstructors avoid entering grades as letter grades. You will also be required to fill in a Maximum Points field with the number of points the item is worth.
- The Category dropdown can be used to sort this column into a group of columns based on categories. Columns Grades made via the Tests and Assignments tools are automatically sorted into the Tests and Assignments categories respectively; however, custom columns must have their category set manually. Categories are useful when creating a Weighted Total Calculated Column , which is shown below.
- The Points Possible field is the maximum number of points possible in this column item. This is a required field for the column to be created.
- You are also able to add a rubric to the column if the assignment being graded requires one. For more information about creating a rubric to attach, read our column on creating rubrics here.
The next setting allows you to set a due date for grades input on this column. Please note that setting a due date does not block grades from being input into the column after the date has passed, but just places a notice on said grades that they are late.
The last few settings in the column affect how the column interacts with other columns in the grade center, and how it is presented to students. Faculty have the ability to choose whether the grades in the new column are included in calculations such as Total Grades, whether students will be able to see the column for themselves, and whether the column will come with descriptive statistics such as average and median grade values.
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- The last field allows you to add a description of what the column is used to grade.
When you are finished completing the column, click Save. The item will then be added to your Gradebook.
