Grade Schemes

Table of Contents

• Understanding Grade Schemes
• Creating a Grad e Scheme
• Managing Grade Schemes
  • Edit a Grade Scheme
  • Set a Default Grade Scheme
  • Copy a Grade Scheme
  • Delete a Grade Scheme

Understanding Grade Schemes

A grade scheme is a way of organizing users’ performances on grade items into levels of achievement. A grade scheme can include any number of achievement levels. Each achievement level has its own range of acceptable grades and a symbol, such as a numeric value, letter, or text description, to represent it. You can create your own grade schemes or use schemes set up by your organization.

Grade Scheme	Example
Letter	F, D, C, B, A, A+
Numeric	2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0
Text	Below Expectations, Meets Expectations, Exceeds Expectation

Access the Grade Schemes area

Click  Grades Schemes on the left tool menu.


Creating a Grade Scheme

1. Click  New.
   
2. Type a Name for the scheme.
3. Type a Short Name to display in the grade book (optional).
4. Define you grade Ranges.
   • Type the symbol you want to display for the grade range in the Symbol column. E.g., “A” or “Excellent” or “4.0”
   • Type the lowest grade to include in the range in the Start % column.
     • Note: The first range starts at 0 and ends at the next range’s Start %.
   • Select the color you want associated with the range in the Color column.
   • Type the numeric grade you want users to achieve when they are evaluated using the grade scheme in the Assigned Value % field. For example, selectbox grade items use the Assigned Value % to apply a points value to the item for calculating the final grade.
     • Note  If you do not assign a value, the start percentage is used as the default.
5. Click Add Ranges to add additional grade scheme levels
6. Click the  Delete icon beside a grade scheme level to delete it.
7. Click Save.
   

Managing grade schemes

Edit a grade scheme

1. Click on the name of the grade scheme you want to edit.
   
2. Edit the fields as desired.
3. Click Save.

Note: You cannot edit some of the properties of a grade scheme if a Selectbox grade item is using it.

Set a default grade scheme

• Click the  Set as default grade scheme icon beside the grade scheme you want to make the default.
  

Copy a grade scheme

1. Click Copy.
   
2. Select the appropriate grade scheme.
3. Enter a New Scheme Name for the copy.
4. Click Copy.
   

Delete a grade scheme

1. Click Delete.
   
2. Select the check box beside the grade scheme you want to delete.
3. Click Delete Selected.
   

Note: You cannot delete a grade scheme that is in use.