Purpose
The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how to set up a Moodle feature that will drop the lowest score or scores for an activity.
Note
To enable the Drop the lowest option, all items in the category must have equal weight and equal point value and you cannot include any extra credit items in the category.
Please be aware that if a student has two assignments with the exact same grade for their lowest grade, the gradebook WILL drop one, but the Dropped tag will not show for that item.
Procedures
From the Gradebook setup page, for the category you intend to update, click on the three horizontal dots across from the category name and choose Edit grade item.
Click the Show more... link at the bottom of the pop-up window.
Locate the Drop the lowest data box and enter the number of graded assignments that you want to drop from that category in the gradebook.
Click Save.
Remember, this action applies only to a selected category. You will have to repeat the steps for additional categories that need to have a “drop lowest” function applied to them.