This article is for faculty and staff who wish to learn more about using Grade Center categories for organization and to drop grades.
Each column in the Grade Center has a “Category” field. Some Category designations are pre-defined, such as Test, Survey, Assignment, Discussion, SafeAssignment, Journal, and Blog; they are automatically assigned to the corresponding graded activities. All Calculated Columns are assigned the Category of “Calculated Grade.”
Columns that the instructor creates manually are set to “No Category” initially, but this can be edited. Additional unique categories can be created and applied to any column except for Calculated Columns.
Viewing Categories for Existing Columns
Under Control Panel in Course Management, click on Grade Center.
Select Full Grade Center.
Click Manage at the top of the Grade Center.
Click Column Organization.
Creating New Categories
Click Manage at the top of the Grade Center, and then click Categories.
Click Create Category at the top left of the screen.
Enter a name for the category.
Click Submit.
Editing the Category for an Existing Column
Access the Column Organization view of the Grade Center.
Check the box(es) next to the column(s) where you want to edit the category.
Click Change Category to…
Select a category in the pop-up menu.
Click Submit.
Using Categories to Drop the Lowest Grade
Change setting to Selected Columns and Categories when indicating which columns to include in a Calculated Column.
Select a Category to add to a Calculated Column Formula.
Note: First, check Column Organization view to ensure the category includes only the columns wanted in the calculation. Edit categories if needed.Use the lower arrow to the right of the Category Selection to move the category over.
Once the category is moved to the Selected Columns box, a set of options will appear. Enter the number of Lowest Grades to drop.
Click Submit.
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