This article is intended for instructors looking to set up and manage the Overall Grade in their HuskyCT Ultra Course.
Video Instructions
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Instructions:
Navigate to your Ultra Course in HuskyCT.
From the top navigation menu, click Gradebook.
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If you have not yet created the Overall Grade column in your Gradebook, click the Settings icon in the top right corner of the Gradebook page.
From the side-menu that appears, scroll down and select Set up overall grade.
Select an Overall Grade calculation method: Points, Weighted, and Advanced.
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Once created, the Overall Grade column will appear as the 1st column in your Gradebook.
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Calculating the Overall Grade
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2. To remove a category or assessment from the calculation, select the exclude (or null) icon. When an item is excluded, the exclude icon will be highlighted purple. Click the icon again to re-include it.
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3. To Click the unlink icon to remove an assessment from it’s category, click the unlink icon. This removes the assessment from the category drop-down and allows so it to can be given its own separate percentage, separate from the category. (Click the unlink icon again to add it back to its categpru).
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4. Use the % text field to input the weight of a given category or assessment. Click the lock icon to lock the percentage value while you are adjusting the other percentages.
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5. The total weight will be displayed below the assessments. *Please note that : if the total percentage does not add up to 100%, Ultra will it’s not allow you possible to save your progress.
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Editing Calculation Rules for Categories
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HuskyCT Default Letter will display the grade as a Letter Grade. To view the percentage ranges used for each letter, or to adjust them, follow the instructions here: Letter Grade Schemas |
3. To show or hide the Overall Grade column to students, toggle the check mark next to Show to Students.
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4. When finished, select Save.
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For more information or assistance with Ultra, please contact CETL Educational Technologies at edtech@uconn.edu or 860-486-5052 (M-F 9am-4pm) |