Grading Period Set

On the grading periods page select create grading period and type a name and an optional description.

Grading period set. Click on grading periods to the left d. Setting up grading periods correctly is critical for the use of gradebooks and report cards. Click on your name in the top right corner b. Follow the steps below to set up your grading periods.

Grading can only be set up on a computer. Grading periods define the start and end dates associated with quarters trimesters or semesters. Assignments with due dates in open grading periods cannot be edited from an open grading period to a date in a closed grading period but the due date can be edited to any date within an open grading period. In account navigation click the grading link.

Click the pencil to the right of the grading period you wish to edit. You will need to enter grading periods even if terms have been set in illuminate. To the right of the grading periods and final weights heading click edit. Grading in education is the process of applying standardized measurements of varying levels of achievement in a course.

These restrictions do not apply to availability dates which can be set to overlap a grading period. In the set name field. Administrators can set up as many as twelve grading periods and name them whatever is most meaningful for your school s record keeping. The term type is selected based on calpads.

Add set of grading periods. Grades can be assigned as letters for example a through f as a range for example 1 to 6 as a percentage or as a number out of a possible total for example out of 20. Grading period names must be unique. For your grading system you can.

Create grading periods in the grade center access the manage menu and select grading periods. Create grading period name the grading period. Usually grading periods are divided into weekly increments often 6 or 9 but can be divided however you like. Click on set up c.

Click the add set of grading periods button. The grading period number is sequential beginning with 1. Organize your gradebook into grading periods such as quarters or semesters and see overall grades for each. They are different than terms.

Enter the first and last dates that grades will be recorded. Click the gradebook menu then grade setup. Enter the first and last dates that teachers can enter post grades for the final mark. Click the admin link 1 then click the name of the account 2.

Select none to manually associate columns with the grading period.