Common Elements Used for Gradebook

Field or Control	Description
Assessed	Select to specify that the assignment can be graded. Any assignment can be assessed, whether or not it is set to Required. If you clear this check box, no grade input field appears on the Class Gradebook page or the Grade by Assignment page.
Description	Enter the description for the assignment, assignment category, or location.
Grade	Select a grade for each mark. Grade values are entered in your system as translate values and assigned to grade bases on the Grading Scheme Table page.
Mark	Select the minimum percentage for the grade that is earned. The system uses this value to calculate the final grade (which the instructor can override). Students must have a percentage that is equal to or greater than a specific mark to receive the corresponding grade. One grade value should have a blank mark value (such as a Fail grade). No duplicate marks are allowed.
Maximum Points	Enter the maximum points for the assignment. This value is used in all weighted average calculations. The student's grade for an assignment is Grade/Maximum Points.
Required	Select to specify that this assignment is not optional but is required of all students unless it is overridden on a student-by-student basis. If you clear this check box, students are not penalized if they do not have a grade for this assignment. Instructors can use this check box to differentiate between required and optional, extra-credit assignments. Note: If a category has no required assignment, the category, including extra-credit assignments, is not calculated in the grade
Required by Institution	Select to specify that this assignment is an institutional requirement for the course. Assignments that have this check box selected appear by default on the class Assignments page and cannot be deleted by the instructor. The system limits instructor changes.
Short Description	Enter a short description of the assignment or assignment category.
Weight% (weight percentage)	Enter a weight percentage value for each assignment category. The total of all weight percentage values for a component must equal 100. This value determines how each assignment category contributes to the midterm and final (current) grades. If the total percentage is not 100, an error message appears.
Weight in Points	Enter the weight in points for the assignment. For example, if a quiz contributes its full points (on a one-to-one basis) toward the cumulative grade, enter the same value as the maximum points value. If the quiz counts double, double the maximum points value and enter the result as the weight in points value. The system populates this field with the value from the Maximum Points field.