Adding Gradebook Calculations: Average

Watch the how-to video

Movie camera symbol depicting a link to an instructional video.

 

1. Navigate to the course Gradebook:

The right red arrow is pointing to the Gradebook tab in the top navigation.

2. On the List View or Grid View, hover over the row or column where you would like to add the calculation and click the purple plus sign:

List View

The right red arrow is point to the magenta solid circle with a white plus sign in the middle.

Grid View

The right red arrow is point to the magenta solid circle with a white plus sign in the middle.

3. Select “Add Calculation” from the drop down menu:

The left red arrow is pointing to the Add Calculation option. The other options are Add Item and Add total Calculation.

4. Enter a title for your calculation at the top of the window:

Test Average was entered in for the title.

5. Select the type of grade schema (Letter, Points, Percentage, Complete/Incomplete) you would like to use for the calculation from the drop down menu below the title:

Below the Select a grade schema, the Points option is being selected. The other options are Letter, Percentage and Commplet/Incomplete.

6. Below “Functions and Variables”, click “Average”:

Below the Functions and Variables section, the left red arrow is pointing to the Average option. The other options are total, minimum, and Maximum.

7. Hover over “AVG ( )” in the calculation box to the right and click the down arrow:

The downward red arrow is pointing the the black upside down triangle.

8. Select the categories and/or individual gradable items you would like to include in the average from the drop down menu. You may need to scroll down to view all items:

The three Module Tests are being selected.

9. By default, the calculation will be hidden from students in the gradebook. You may edit the visibility settings in the drop down menu in the top right corner:

In visibility settings the Hidden to students option is being selected.

10. Click “Save” in the bottom right:

Two buttons with the word Cancel in the gray box and the word Save in the black box. The Save button has a red border around indicating that this is the button to click.

11. The average calculation will now appear as a row or column in your gradebook:

List View

The left red arrow is pointing to the Test Average.

Grid View

The left red arrow is pointing to the Test Average.