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Grade

Select the Grade type. The options are None, Scale or Point. If Scale is chosen, you can then choose a scale from the Scale drop-down options. If the scale you want to use is already available in the drop-down list select the scale from the list. If you want to set up a custom scale, follow our guide to Add a new scale. Example scales are: 

•  Like Rating to set up a scale for students to indicate if they  ‘Like’ forum posts.

• Pass or fail to indicate if a student gains a pass or a fail.

• Separate and Connected ways of knowing. Based on the theory of separate and connected knowing. More information can be found on the Moodle.org website.

If Point is chosen, you can enter the maximum grade available for this activity in the Maximum points field.

Grade settings

Grading method

• The Simple Direct Grading method is the most commonly used grading option.

• The Marking Record is an advanced grading method where a lecturer can enter a comment per criterion and a mark up to a maximum.

• The Grading Method is an advanced grading form used for criteria-based assessment. The rubric consists of a set of criteria. For each criterion, several descriptive levels are provided. A numerical grade is assigned to each of these levels. The rater chooses which level answers/describes the given criterion best. The raw rubric score is calculated as a sum of all criteria grades. The final grade is calculated by comparing the actual score with the worst/best possible score that could be received.

Grade category

This determines where your assignment will sit within the grades area. You will need to set up the categories in the Grader report first. Please see the link to the grades guidance at the bottom of the page for more information on categories.

Grade to pass

This setting determines the minimum grade required to pass. The value is used in activity and course completion, and in the gradebook, where pass grades are highlighted in green and fail grades in red.

Blind (Anonymous) marking

Blind marking hides the identity of students to markers. Blind marking settings will be locked once a submission or grade has been made in relation to this assignment. Please note that this setting should not be used in conjunction with the notify graders settings as this will reveal the students’ identity via the emails sent. If you have enabled blind marking, you will need to click reveal student identities in order to release grades and feedback to students. Do not reveal student identities until the grading process is complete as this option cannot be re-enabled.

Use marking workflow

We recommend using Groups under Common module settings to Facilitating multiple markers. This requires less manual intervention than the settings Use Marking workflow and Use marking allocation.

If this setting is set to Yes, marks will go through a series of workflow stages before being released to students. This allows for multiple rounds of marking and allows marks to be released to all students at the same time.

Use marking allocation 

 If enabled together with marking workflow, markers can be allocated to particular students.