The numeric grade is the one you’re likely to use the most so here’s how to make one! Follow these basic steps. 1. Go to the ‘Grades’ tool. 2. Go to ‘Manage Grades’ tab. 3. Click New then choose ‘Item’. 4. Choose ‘Numeric’ from the options that load.   A window will load that has all […]

Many staff hide Grade Items from students until they have finished marking and moderating results. When a Grade Item is made available to students, they will see the full name of the Grade Item, together with any results you have made available to them, in their view of the Grades tool. Is my Grade Item hidden? To […]

A Text Only Rubric has no points associated with criterion and levels. Unlike a Custom Points Rubric, this type of Rubric will NOT calculate a score or Overall Level for you. You must select a level of achievement against each criterion, then specify and Overall Level. Please note that the ‘look’ of a Rubric may change depending on whether you are marking […]

This post covers marking with a rubric that has been set up as a “Custom Points” rubric and that has been attached to either an assignment, discussion or grade item. A Custom Points Rubric has points associated with each criterion and level of the Rubric. It calculates a total score (and overall level) for a student by […]

You may need to mark directly into a Grade Item in the Grades tool. This generally happens when the ‘product’ that students will be assessed on cannot be submitted to an Assignment Submission Folder. For example, you may be assessing student participation or a presentation delivered face-to-face. A Grade Item is often also used to mark […]

This solution would suit scenarios like this: You/your tutors monitor students’ participation in weekly tutorials and workshops. Participation is not assessable; however, you wish to collect data about participation to inform the ongoing development of your unit. You/your tutors monitor students’ participation in weekly tutorials and workshops for assessment purposes. You would prefer to make […]

This solution would suit scenarios like this: Each week, students complete a Quiz as preparation for class. There are 12 Quizzes. The two lowest scores are dropped, so that the 10 remaining Quizzes contribute 10% each towards Assessment Task 2, worth a total of 10 marks. You wish to monitor student participation. Each week, a […]

This solution would suit scenarios like this: Students will deliver a presentation and then respond to questions from teachers and peers for an Assessment Task worth 35 marks. Face-to-face (F2F) students deliver their presentation and respond to questions in class. You will use a standalone Grade Item to provide F2F students with a grade and […]

This solution would suit scenarios like this: Students submit four items at different points, each to a separate Dropbox. Three submissions are each worth 10%. The fourth submission is worth 70% of Assessment Task 3. Students submit four items at different points during your unit, each to a separate Dropbox. Each submission is worth 25% […]

Once you have created an electronic Rubric in MyLO, you can attach it to an Assignment Submission Folder.  This post will show you how. Once you have attached the Rubric, you can mark with it. Step 1 Before you finalise your Rubric and attach it, you must ensure that the Rubric is correctly set up. You may wish to return […]