How to customize Scale

An example of a customized Scale

Overview:

This guide will show you how to customize your Scale.

What to know:

Scales provide a means to assess or rate student submissions and monitor activity completion. Instructors can design custom scales unique to their own courses. These scales can be applied in various activities, including forums and assignments, to evaluate and grade student participation and performance.

Step 1: Open Scales in the Gradebook
Step 2: Define Scales
Step 3: Choose Scale in the settings of gradable activities
Step 4: [Optional] Set Grade to pass
Step 5: Save

Step 1: Open Scales in the Gradebook

Open Grades tab on the course-level menu
Open Grader report dropdown list
Choose Scales

Step 2: Define Scales

Click Add a new scale
Input Name, Scale
Save changes

The scale values from low point to high. Please be careful with the sequence of the scale items.

Step 3: Choose Scale in the settings of gradable activities

In the settings of gradable activity, choose the grade type to Scale.
Choose the scale you've created.

Step 4: [Optional] Set Grade to pass

According to the course aggregation method, set the Grade to Pass value.

In this example, if the course aggregation method is Natural. With Grade to Pass=3, "Average, Good, Very good, Excellent!" will be counted as pass.

Check the aggregation method in gradebook

Turn on Edit mode
Click the gear icon under the main category
Check the aggregation method. The default method is Natural. You can switch to other aggregation methods.