Grade settings

Matt Rose

May 10, 2023 14:36

Version: Kora Courses, April 14, 2023 or later

Permissions required: Faculty

Courses in Digication Kora Courses have default grade settings.
Faculty members can customize grade settings.
This allows for mapping values between different grading methods.

Open grade settings

You can get to grade settings through a course or an assignment. Changes made to grade settings apply course-wide.

Open through a course

Click on a course (1).

The Digication dashboard, with a numerical guide, 1, marking a course

Click “Menu” (2), then “Grade Settings” (3).

A course home page, with numerical guides marking the following: 2, 'menu'; 3, 'grade settings'

Open through an assignment

Edit the assignment.
Scroll to the “Grade” section.
Click “Grade settings” (4).

A Digication Kora 'update assignment' page, with numerical guides marking the following: 4, 'grade settings

Change the passing score

Enter a number in “Passing score” (1).
Click “Save” (2).

The 'grade settings' panel, with numerical guides marking the following: 1, 'passing score'; 2, 'save'

Change grade settings

NOTE: Regardless of whether numeric grades are being used, the numeric grades column is mandatory in order to calculate averages and pass grades back to the LMS.

Change number or label

Click next to a number or label (1, 2).
Enter the new number or label.
Click “Save” (3).

The 'grade settings' panel, with numerical guides marking the following: 1, a number that can be changed; 2, a label that can be changed; 3, 'save'

Add or delete row and label

Add row and label

Click “Add row” (1).

The 'grade settings' panel, with a numerical guide, 1, marking 'add row'

NOTE: The new row will be added at the bottom with a value of zero. Changing the value will move the row into the proper position.

Enter a value (2) and label (3).
Click “Save” (4).

The 'grade settings' panel, with numerical guides marking the following: 2, a number value; 3, a label; 4, 'save'

Delete row and label

Click “Delete row” (5).
Click “Save” (6).

the 'grade settings' panel, with numerical guides marking the following: 5, 'delete row'; 6, 'save'

Custom labels

Add custom label

EXAMPLE

A faculty member might add a custom label to set up pass/fail grade settings.

Click “Add custom label” (1).

the 'grade settings' panel, with a numerical guide, 1, marking 'add custom label'

Enter the name (2).
Enter labels (3).
Click “Save” (4).

the 'grade settings' panel, with numerical guides marking the following: 2, the space for the label name; 3, spaces for labels; 4, 'save'

NOTE: Once a custom label is created, the settings in the “Grade” section of “Update assignment or activity” can be changed to use that label. Please see the “Grade" section of “Create, edit, or delete assignments” for more information.

Delete custom label

Click “Remove custom label” (5).
Click “Save” (6).

The 'grade settings' panel, with numerical guides marking the following: 5, 'remove custom label'; 6, 'save'