CIL Tips for the Engage Gradebook

Setting up a gradebook can be done in four easy steps:

• Select “Weighted Mean of Grades” as the “aggregation method” at the course level.

• Add each “Category”.

• Set the “Weight” of each category.

• Add each individual “Grade Item”.

To begin, go to the “Administration” block, and select “Gradebook setup”.

At the top course level, go to “Edit”, “Edit settings”.

Use the “Aggregation” dropdown menu to select “Weighted mean of grades”.  Save your changes.

Create your categories by scrolling down and clicking the ‘Add category’ button.

Then, enter a “Category name” and select “Weighted mean of grades” for “Aggregation”.

Repeat to add all of your categories.

Weight each category. Also, make sure to scroll to the bottom left of the screen and save your changes.

Create your grade items. This may include manual grade items, such as participation, or in-class presentation. It may also include items that will be submitted through Engage, such as Assignments, Quizzes, or Forums.

Use ‘Add grade item’ for things like participation where you will be entering a grade manually and directly into the gradebook.

For items submitted online, through Engage, you will connect them to the correct gradebook category from their “Grade” settings.

If you have any questions, please contact the Center for Innovative Learning.