Purpose
The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how to resolve a grade total error associated with the Drop lowest feature
Note
In order 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
Procedures
From the course homepage, click Grades and then Gradebook setup
Take a screenshot of your gradebook in case you need to revert to the existing settings
Click Edit to the right of the category that has the “drop lowest…” feature applied
Choose Edit Settings
In Grade category, delete the number in the Drop lowest box and click Save changes
Now return to this screen and put your amount back into the Drop lowest field and click Save changes
Check to see if the grades are correct in the categories and course total
If you still have a grade total issue, contact Moodle support at cochiseonline@cochise.edu or via live chat in Moodle!