Grade Scales

Change the Letter Grade Scale
Create a Custom Scale

Change the Letter Grade Scale

1. Click on the Set Grade Letters tab.
   
   Note: If you don't see this tab, then click on the Use Advanced Features button on the Set Preferences tab.
2. In the Grade Value, Lowest, and Highest fields, enter the desired values.
   
   Note: To delete a grade letter, delete the values out of its Grade Value, Lowest, and Highest fields.
3. Click on the Save Changes button.

Create a Custom Scale

Scales are a non-numeric way of evaluating students' performance. For example, instead of giving an activity a number from 1 to 100 as a grade, you can give the student a word or a small phrase as standard feedback. Custom scales may be used in forums, glossaries (for rating) and assignments (for grading).

After you create a custom scale, it will appear in the Grade drop-down list when you create a new activity.

To create a custom scale:

1. In the Administration block on your course home page, click on Scales.
2. Click on the Add a new scale button.
3. In the Name field, enter a name for the scale.
4. In the Scale field, enter the scale.
   
   Note: Enter the most negative feedback first, and separate each scale item with a comma.
   
   
5. In the Description field, enter a description of the scale.
6. Click on the Save changes button at the bottom of the page.