Applying Customized Grade Categories to Gradable Items

Summary

When you create a gradable item, it automatically appears in the gradebook and is associated with the appropriate category. You can create new categories to customize how coursework is grouped in your course. You can use custom categories when you set up the overall grade. This article will show you how to apply customized grade category to existing gradable items in the Gradebook.

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1. At the top navigation, click Gradebook and then click on Grades.

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

3. Click the icon in the gradable item’s column header and select “Edit” from the dropdown menu:

The left red arrow with the number 1 is pointing to the Reflection Paper icon. The left red arrow with the number 2 is pointing to the Edit option. The other options are Send Reminder, Question Analysis, Download Submissions, and Delete.

4. Click the “Assignment” link under “Grade Category”:

Below the Grade category section, the left red arrow is pointing to the blue text Assignment.

5. The Assignment Settings panel will appear. Under “Grade category”, select the customized grade category from the dropdown menu:

In the Grade category drop down menu, the Reflection Paper is being selected.

6. Click “Save” at the bottom:

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.

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Article ID: 155041
Created
Wed 10/18/23 12:31 PM
Modified
Thu 2/5/26 3:49 PM