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
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 Edit and choose Edit settings from the drop-down menu
Click the Show more... link, which is at the bottom of the section called Grade category
Locate the Drop the lowest data box
Enter the number of graded assignments that you want to drop from that category in the gradebook
Click Save Changes
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