Marking Tasks via the Gradebook

At a glance

1. Enter marks and comments

1. Open the gradebookGo to Classes > Gradebook > Tasks.
2. Choose the taskSelect a task from the top pane, or click its title to open the task gradebook.
3. Enter marks and commentsGrades and comments save automatically as you type.
4. Check progressUse the Progress icon for a bar graph of each student's progress across the term, and the bar graph icon beside a student to compare their grades across tasks.

Use Sort by ... Due Date to order tasks by ascending or descending due date, or upcoming first.

Points-based tasks: points and translated grade

For points-based tasks, the gradebook shows the points and the translated grade beside each student. For example, 10 (out of 10) / 7 means 10 out of 10, which is an IB grade of 7 on the class grade scale.

The right panel links to related settings, including Task Categories and Task Grade Scale. If your school uses weighted grading, task category weights decide students' term grades.

2. Show or hide task results

1. Open the taskOpen the task from Gradebook > Tasks.
2. Hide or showSelect Hide Task Results to stop students and parents seeing the results, or Show Task Results to publish them again.
3. NotifySelect Send Grade Notifications to email students and parents. This is only available when results are shown.

3. Check for gaps with Field Checker

Field Checker highlights parts of the task gradebook that may need finishing, such as missing teacher comments.

1. Open the optionsIn the task gradebook, select Show/Hide Gradebook Options.
2. Choose checksTurn the Field Checker functions on or off.
3. ReviewComplete or review any highlighted fields.

4. Manage coursework submissions

For tasks with Dropbox Coursework or Google Coursework submissions turned on:

1. Open the taskGo to Class > Tasks & Units and select the task.
2. Lock or unlockLock or unlock submissions for one student or the whole class.
3. ExtendSelect Extend Due Date to give a student more time.
4. Show resultsSelect Show Results on the right panel to make gradebook grades and comments visible.

5. Annotate and grade a submission

Available when coursework submissions are turned on for the task.

1. Open the dropboxSelect the task from Tasks & Units and open the dropbox list of students.
2. AnnotateSelect the Annotate icon (clipboard) to open the split-screen view.

   

3. Mark up the workUse the annotation tools across the top of the document.
4. AssessAssess the task in the Task Details panel on the right. Use the student list at the top to move to the next student.

   

Marks and comments entered here appear in Gradebook > Tasks automatically.

6. Export task grades for a grade level

For admins and teachers with full Classes permission.

1. Open the exportGo to Classes and select Bulk Export Tasks Grades on the right panel.
2. Choose classesChoose whether to include archived classes in the grade level.
3. DownloadGenerate and download the ZIP file, then extract it. There is one spreadsheet per class, covering task grades in currently active terms.

   

Each spreadsheet has a tab for every term linked to the class.