Hello,
Our university is in the process of moving to Moodle 2.2 and I am in charge of the migration. I think I have an ok understanding of the gradebook, but it is so different from everything I have used with several of the other LMSs in the past. I am looking for the best way to explain to faculty how to manage the gradebook. I would like to make it as simple a transition as possible and allow faculty to explore the more advanced features as they get more comfortable.
Most of our faculty use the point system, and it would seem sum of grades would be the best option for that, but it doesn't exclude non-graded items. Simple weighted seems like a good option, but that seems to be influenced by the category total (100 by default) so I'm not sure why Moodle doesn't calculate that automatically.
Anyway, if any of you know of good resources, I've been struggling to find them. I'd really like to focus on the basics
- point-based grading
- weighted by categories (this seems simplest to explain - although do they need to add up to 100%)
- weighting by item (although this seems to be influenced if you organize them into categories)
Thank you and I appreciate any help.
Matt