Using Scales - Best Practices

Using Scales - Best Practices

by Heidi Gartenberg -
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Hi All,

Tried to search the threads to avoid asking this probably simple question but was unsuccessful.

We are using 1.9.5+.

Currently we are using the Workshop module for the ability to anonymously peer assess only.  Our current set up uses Accumulative Grading Strategy and 5 point scale (Excellent to Very Poor).   I would like the grades to effectively translate between 100 - 50 (instead of 100-0).  What's the easiest way to acheive this result?

Thanks,

Heidi

 

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Re: Using Scales - Best Practices

by David Mudrák -
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IMHO the only (and therefore the easiest) way is to recalculate the grade in the Gradebook for the Workshop grade item.
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Re: Using Scales - Best Practices

by Heidi Gartenberg -

Thanks for the quick reply David.  Any changes planned for 2.0?  Seems like it could be useful to be able to set the value of the endpoints in a scale without having to recalc the grade in the gradebook.

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Re: Using Scales - Best Practices

by David Mudrák -
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In Workshop 2.0, you can use the site and/or course scales and you are not limited to those hardcoded in Workshop module. But the point is how Moodle handles the scales during the grade aggregation (calculation), it is nothing Workshop-specific. Please see Scales page for more information. In the assessment form itself, scales like this are not supported.

The way around could be using Rubric grading strategy in Workshop 2.0. That allows you to define your own grade values for the levels in each rubric element. Then you can have a rubric with grades like

  • Poor leading to 5 points
  • Weak 6 points
  • Average 7 point
  • Good 8 points
  • Nice 9 points
  • Excellent 10 points
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