Grading Systems
D2L provides three grade systems for you to choose from. Your grade book will have options available to you when creating items and calculating grades. Depending on what options are available depends on what grade system you use. The systems are:
Weighted System
Calculate grade items as a percentage of a final grade worth 100%. Grade items that reside in a category count as a percentage of that category, not of the final grade.
Example:
Discussions 10% of total grade
- Discussion 1 - 20% of this category
- Discussion 2 - 20% of this category
- Discussion 3 - 20% of this category
- Discussion 4 - 20% of this category
- Discussion 5 - 20% of this category
Assignments - 20% of total grade
- Assignment 1 - 20% of this category
- Assignment 2 - 20% of this category
- Assignment 3 - 20% of this category
- Assignment 4 - 20% of this category
- Assignment 5 - 20% of this category
Midterm Exam 35% of total grade
- Miderm Exam - 100% of this category
Final Exam 35% of total grade
- Final Exam - 100% of this category
Total for course is 100%
Points System
In the points system the maximum points assigned to a grade item are equal to its contribution to the final grade. Final grades are calculated by adding all grade items together.
Example:
- Discussion 1 - 10 points
- Discussion 2 - 10 points
- Discussion 3 - 10 points
- Discussion 4 - 10 points
- Discussion 5 - 10 points
- Assignment 1 - 20 points
- Assignment 2 - 20 points
- Assignment 3 - 20 points
- Assignment 4 - 20 points
- Assignment 5 - 20 points
- Midterm Exam - 50 points
- Final Exam - 50 points
Total for course is 250 points
Formula System
Used for creating custom formulas. It is based on the points system, but allows you to set conditions around grade items to determine the final grade. The following is an example of the formula editor.
