Adding Grading Scales

1.On the Administrator Home Page, below Grading Setup, click Grading Scales.

2.On the Grading Scales screen, in the website banner, click Add a Scale.

3.In the Name field, enter the name of the grading scale.

4.In the Description field, enter the description of the grading scale.

5.In the Seq# column and the first row with an asterisk (*), enter 1, which denotes the first grading scale range entered.

6.In the Mark column, if desired, enter the letter that corresponds to the first range—for example, A.

7.In the Point Value column, if desired, enter the value that corresponds to the first range—for example, 4.00.

Note: Make sure to include two decimal places in percent and point ranges to prevent gaps. It is not necessary to include 0 if it is the second number after the decimal point. It is necessary to include the 0 before the decimal point in numbers less than 1. See “Grading Scales.”

8.In the Percentage Range columns, in the Starting% column, enter the beginning of the range, and in the Ending% column, enter the end of the range.

9.In the Point Range columns, in the Starting Point column, enter the beginning of the range, and in the Ending Point column, enter the end of the range.

10.Click Save.

11.To complete all marks and ranges in the grading scale, repeat step 5 through step 10 as needed.

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