I have searched, looked at the code and spent several hours trying to find out how to implement a custom-scale grading option on a quiz activity. I'm using Moodle 1.9 which lets you create custom scales and use them toward assignments, forums and journal grading, but will not allow the quiz activity to do this. We wish to grade using a satisfactory scale and not the numeric grading scale.
Is it feasible to modify the mod/quiz/ code and add the capability of choosing a custom scale when setting up a quiz? Just like the assignments mod. allows you to? I think the ramifications to this could impact how the application will work when pushing grades to Gradebook but am not sure.
I was hoping someone could give me some insight as to how to go about doing this.
Thanks.
I'm afraid this is not currently possible. It might be a good thing to implement one day, but I can't see myself having any time to work on it any time soon.
Tim, thanks for your time and input. What would the implications be if I wanted to do this on my end with my Moodle setup? Could the code be modified to accommodate for a custom quiz grading scale? Or is it a site-wide modular change?
I have seen a plausible alternative would be to use the Grade Boundaries on the overall feedback option for each quiz, but that still depends on a numeric scale and is not a global option. I'm also looking into using Outcomes as another option.
What would you suggest?
I have seen a plausible alternative would be to use the Grade Boundaries on the overall feedback option for each quiz, but that still depends on a numeric scale and is not a global option. I'm also looking into using Outcomes as another option.
What would you suggest?
Well we would need to know more details about what exactly you are trying to do from an educational point of view.
Do you want to grade each individual question on a scale - if so, how do you want it aggregated - or is it just the final score? If the latter, you might also want to look at the grade letter settins in the grade book.
Do you want to grade each individual question on a scale - if so, how do you want it aggregated - or is it just the final score? If the latter, you might also want to look at the grade letter settins in the grade book.
Using the grade boundaries and changing the letters for a satisfactory scale in the grade letter settings works as a great workaround for what we are looking for.
Thanks for your help.