Purpose
The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how to create custom scales in the Moodle gradebook
Procedures
Add a new scale
A scale is an ordered list of marks or text values, ranging from negative to positive (e.g. "Sub-standard, Less than satisfactory, Satisfactory, Good, Very good, Excellent!”), that can be used as a marking strategy for an assessment task.
Click on Grades
Click on the dropdown menu and select Scales
Click on the Add a new scale button
On the Scale page, give your new scale a title in the Name field
Next, enter the terms of the Scale. Each term must be separated by a comma
Use the most negative rating first and continue until the last item is the most positive rating
Click Save changes
Your scale will appear on the Scales page in the Custom scales section. You will be able to edit or delete it. It will also display as a grading option when you configure an activity.
Change the value of the Course Letter Grades
Change the value of the Course Letter Grades
Click on Grades in the left navigation
Click on the Drop-down and select Grade letters
On the Grade letters page, click on Edit
Select the Override site defaults checkbox to modify the information
Change the letter names and the percentages in the Grade letter fields. The names you choose here will be seen by the students
This example replaces A, B, C, D, and F with the words Pass and Fail.
The proportions are also different from the default percentages for a standard letter grade system.
Click Save changes
Change Grade Display Type for the whole Gradebook, or per item
Change Grade Display Type for the whole Gradebook, or per item
On the Gradebook Setup page, click Edit and then click Edit settings on the desired category or grade item
In the Category total section, locate Grade display type
Select Letter or the desired combination of letter, percentage and numerical values
Click Save changes at the bottom of the page