Create Text Grade Items

You can use text grade items to assess or provide comments on work that is not counted towards students’ final grade calculation.

The following limitations apply to text grade items:

  • Text grade items can belong to a category. The organization of text items within the category does not impact the calculation of the category those grades items are in. The totals off these categories do not contribute to the final grade.
  • Text grade items do not contribute to the calculated final grade in a points-based or weighted-based grade book.
  • Text grade items cannot be associated with course objects such as Assignments, Discussions, and Quizzes. Only numeric grade items can be associated with course objects.

Create a Text Grade Item:

    1. On the nav bar, click the Assessment menu, then select Grades.
      Grades on Nav Bar
    2. Then click Manage Grades.
      Manage Grades
    3. Click the New button and select Item.
      New Grade Item
    4. Select Text.
      Text Grade Item
    5. Enter the grade item Name.
      Name
    6. (Optional) Enter a Short Name for the item if you’d like. The Short Name is only visible to users with access to the grade book.
      Short Name
    7. (Optional) Enter a Description if you’d like to share additional information about the grade item. Learn about how to use the HTML Editor to Format Course Content. By default, the Description field is collapsed, so you may need to click Show Description to expand it. Select whether or not to Allow users to view grade item description.
      grade item description
    8. (Optional) Click the Add Rubric button to attach a rubric to the grade item. It is recommend that you create the rubric first in the Rubrics tool.
      Add Rubric to grade item
  2. (Optional) Override the system’s Display Options by checking the box next to the display option(s) you’d like the category to have. By default, Display Options is collapsed, so you may need to click Show Display Options to expand it. You can review the system’s Display Options by going to Course Display Options within Settings.
    Text Grade Item Override
  3. Click one of the Save options at the bottom of the screen to save your changes:
    • Save and Close: Saves any changes and returns you to the Manage Grades screen.
    • Save and New: Saves any changes and allows you to begin creating a new grade item/category.
    • Save: Saves any changes and stays on the same screen.
    • Cancel: Delete grade item and return to the Manage Grades screen
      Save Options