Edit grades in the gradebook

Your course automatically scores and posts student grades for assignments that have auto-graded question types, such as true/false or multiple choice questions.

Note: This topic explains how to edit grades for automatically scored assignments in the gradebook. You can also edit grades in the View Submissions window.

Note: Teaching assistants must have permission to edit student grades. Use the Preferences > Permissions page to control which functionality is available to teaching assistants.

There are several ways to edit grades in your course:

• You can manually edit grades that are posted directly on the Gradebook > Grades page or from the View Submissions window. The edited grade appears in the gradebook regardless of the location from which you edit the grade.
• For all gradable activities except writing assignments, you can view student progress and edit grades while you work with course materials.
• You can evaluate and enter grades for assessments that are not automatically scored, such as file upload questions.
• You can import grades for assessments not included in your online course. See Import grades for more information.

To edit posted grades:

1. Click Gradebook > Grades.
2. To edit one or more student grades for a single activity, select Edit Grades from the column's options menu. You cannot edit grades for assessments that are set for anonymous submission or for total columns you add to the gradebook.
3. On the Edit Grades page you can set a new grade value and enter any comments about why you are changing the grade. Only you and other course instructors can view the comments you enter; students cannot see them. You can add a comment only if you also edit the grade. For the new grade value, you can enter up to six digits including a decimal point. Grade values round to the nearest tenth.
   • To specify grades and comments to students either globally or individually, select Assign global grade/comment for all students. Enter the Grade and Comment you want to give the students. Options are:
     • Students with submissions: Select to specify the same grade for all students who submitted the activity.
     • Students in course: Select to specify the same grade for all students in the course.

     Note: When you edit grades for late submissions, the submissions are accepted automatically. The scores appear the same as on-time submissions in the gradebook, and the late submission icon no longer appears. When you edit grades for late submissions that had grace period settings enabled, the edit grade icon replaces the grace period icon .

   • To specify a new grade for one or more students, enter the Grades and Comments information in the corresponding boxes for each individual student.
   • If the Class Average row is enabled in your course, you can edit the class average score for the assessment. To do so, select Assign class aggregate score and enter the new average Grade and Comment. For more details, see View class averages.
4. Click Save.

   The new grades appear on your Gradebook > Grades page and also in the student gradebook. The edit grade icon appears in all edited grade cells to show that the grades were manually changed. If you open the View Submissions window, you can still see the original student grade. The edited grade is shown as the Revised Grade, in the top-right corner of the window.

   If you edit grades for an activity that is "Pending" (waiting for manual grading), the activity is not included in report calculations until all of the questions in the activity that require manual grading have been scored.

   You cannot edit grades for readiness check assets not assigned to students.

Tip: To edit multiple grades for a single student, select Edit Grades from the student name options menu. To edit a single grade for a single student, select Edit Grade from the options menu of any graded cell. Items that display an "average" score in the gradebook are dimmed because you cannot edit grades for these assets.

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