{"id":184,"date":"2022-12-12T21:25:10","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T21:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.palni.org\/mfcc\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=184"},"modified":"2022-12-29T14:29:13","modified_gmt":"2022-12-29T14:29:13","slug":"course-grade-settings","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.palni.org\/mfcc\/chapter\/course-grade-settings\/","title":{"raw":"Course Grade Settings","rendered":"Course Grade Settings"},"content":{"raw":"The last gradebook area that we will explore is the Course grade settings menu:\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-348 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.palni.org\/mfcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/12\/course-grade-settings.png\" alt=\"Course grade settings button is highlighted within the grade-related drop-down menu of the grades menu.\" width=\"272\" height=\"214\" \/>\r\n\r\nThis is another area where you can customize the appearance of your grades\/gradebook for both you and your respective students.\r\n\r\nThe most common visit to this area is to change the grade display type (to either show points and\/or a percentage) or to change the overall viewable decimal places:\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-349 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.palni.org\/mfcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/12\/course-grade-settings-recs.png\" alt=\"A red box indicates where you can change the grade display type and overall decimal places.\" width=\"802\" height=\"875\" \/>\r\n\r\nAlthough there are many options within this menu, we encourage you to exercise caution when experimenting with different views. For example, there is an option to display the class average next to each assignment within the gradebook. If this average column isn't explained to students, they may mistake it as their actual grade rather than as the class average. If you are interested in drastically changing the way a course gradebook appears, we recommend that you reach out to your supervisor and\/or the course developer before doing so.","rendered":"<p>The last gradebook area that we will explore is the Course grade settings menu:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-nocaption alignnone wp-image-348 size-full\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-348 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.palni.org\/mfcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/12\/course-grade-settings.png\" alt=\"Course grade settings button is highlighted within the grade-related drop-down menu of the grades menu.\" width=\"272\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.palni.org\/mfcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/12\/course-grade-settings.png 272w, https:\/\/pressbooks.palni.org\/mfcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/12\/course-grade-settings-65x51.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.palni.org\/mfcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/12\/course-grade-settings-225x177.png 225w\" \/><\/div>\n<p>This is another area where you can customize the appearance of your grades\/gradebook for both you and your respective students.<\/p>\n<p>The most common visit to this area is to change the grade display type (to either show points and\/or a percentage) or to change the overall viewable decimal places:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-nocaption alignnone wp-image-349 size-full\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-349 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.palni.org\/mfcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/12\/course-grade-settings-recs.png\" alt=\"A red box indicates where you can change the grade display type and overall decimal places.\" width=\"802\" height=\"875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.palni.org\/mfcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/12\/course-grade-settings-recs.png 802w, https:\/\/pressbooks.palni.org\/mfcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/12\/course-grade-settings-recs-275x300.png 275w, https:\/\/pressbooks.palni.org\/mfcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/12\/course-grade-settings-recs-768x838.png 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.palni.org\/mfcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/12\/course-grade-settings-recs-65x71.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.palni.org\/mfcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/12\/course-grade-settings-recs-225x245.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.palni.org\/mfcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/12\/course-grade-settings-recs-350x382.png 350w\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Although there are many options within this menu, we encourage you to exercise caution when experimenting with different views. For example, there is an option to display the class average next to each assignment within the gradebook. If this average column isn&#8217;t explained to students, they may mistake it as their actual grade rather than as the class average. 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