Tool Search: Auto Grade
The Auto Grade Wizard allows users to batch-grade students using Composite Grading. It pulls composite grade settings from across course sections. For example, if a student was in Section 1 of a course in Quarter 1 but Section 2 of the same course in Quarter 2, a composite grade is posted for those two sections to give the student a Semester Grade.
Auto Grade Wizard
Users only need Read (R) rights to use this tool.
Auto Grade Wizard Prerequisites
This tool is the last setup in the composite grading workflow. The following setup must be done correctly for this wizard to post student grades successfully. If this setup is not done, grades will still be posted, but they may be incorrect.
- The composite grading relationship must be set up for the parent composite task. See the relevant Grade Calc Options article for more information:
- Courses
- Course Masters
- Teachers can also set composite grading for the course sections they teach. This is done through Composite Grading in the Grade Calc Options section of the Instruction Grade Book. However, the Auto Grade Wizard only uses composite grading information on the Courses.
- All student grades for the child composite tasks should be entered or posted. This means that if a Semester Grade task is the composite of two Quarter Grades, all scores for both Quarter Grades must be posted or entered. These are the scores in the posted column of the Grade Book or the values entered in the Grade By Task and Grade By Student tools.
- All grades for the child composite tasks MUST have percentages. An example score might be 92.1% for the percentage and A- for the score. The score will NOT be used in the Auto Grade calculation without the percentage entered.
- A Score Group must exist with minimum percent values. The minimum percent field for the Score Group should not be duplicated.
- Grading setup completed at the Course or Course Master level should be pushed to sections to ensure grades are correctly calculated. Use the Course Awaiting Push Report to review any setup that needs to be pushed.
If a student does not have a score for a child composite task, that task will not be used in the Auto Grade calculation. For example, if a student enrolls in a school at the start of Quarter 2, their Semester 1 Grade will only include the Quarter 2 Grade.
Auto Grade Wizard Editor
The following fields are available on the Auto Grade Wizard Editor.
Field | Description |
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Select Grading Task | Indicates the grading task for which scores will be posted. Only those grading tasks that are a composite of other grading tasks appear for selection. |
Select Score Group | Indicates the score group that will be referenced to post the appropriate score. |
Existing Grades | Determine if existing grades posted for the selected grading task should be overwritten.
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Run the Auto Grade Wizard
- Select the Grading Task from the dropdown list for which to post scores.
- Select the Score Group from the dropdown list.
- Determine the behavior for existing grades. If those grades should be overwritten, mark the Overwrite Existing Grades checkbox. If those grades should be left as is, do not mark that checkbox.
- Click the Auto Grade Students button. A pop-up message appears when the wizard finishes.
- Click OK to acknowledge this message. Grades have been posted for the selected grading task.
