Total Gradebook X of Y column (Ultra)
Why would I use Total X of Y column?
A total X of Y column can be used when your course has ongoing tasks where students receive the best X marks out of Y attempts. It is often used with ongoing assessments where students have multiple opportunities throughout the Semester to attempt them.
Create a Total X of Y column
Warning: All columns that are to be used as part of the Total X of Y column must be allocated the same category for the column / assessment. For further information, refer to the Mark categories guide.
- Select Gradebook from the navigation bar.
- Select Marks from the Gradebook navigation bar.
- Decide where you want to place the column, click on the Add new gradebook column (+) button.
- Select Add Total Calculation from the drop-down list.
- Click on the New Total Calculation Title and enter a meaningful title. e.g Total quiz mark.
- Uncheck the Calculate marks based on points earned out of total marked points checkbox.
Note: this setting is unchecked so that all required assessments are included in the grade calculation and assumes that if a task does not have a mark recorded it is treated as though the student has received a mark of zero (0) for that task. - Select Points from the Select a mark schema drop-down box.
- Click on (+) Edit calculation rules for the desired Category.
- Check the Enable checkbox (slider).
- Select the Drop Scores radio button.
- Enter the desired number into the Drop lowest scores textbox.
- Click on the Continue button.
- The number of scores dropped will be indicated next to the cateogry.
- Click on the Exclude category (circle with diagonal line) button for the categories that are not to be included in your total calculation.
Tip: The Exclude category (circle with diagonal line) button will change to purple when it is being excluded. - Click on the Save button.
- Column will be created with the Total score possible (excluding the dropped scores)
Warning: If additional columns or assessments are assigned to the category used for your Total X of Y column they will be automatically included as part of the calculation
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