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Gradebook - Dropping the Lowest Grade

NOTE: You can only drop the lowest value in the following aggregations with the following situations:

  • Mean of Grades, at all times

  • Weighted Mean of Grades, only if all of the items in the category carry the same assigned weight

  • Natural & Simple Weighted Mean of Grades, if all of the items in the category are worth the same number of points. If the items are not the same point value, the ‘Drop the lowest’ setting will be grayed out/disabled

 

Step 1

Click on the Grades tab in the upper menu of your course

Course banner at the top of Moodle with the grades options circled.

Step 2

In the drop-down options menu, click on Gradebook setup

Gradebook drop-down menu options with Gradebook setup highlighted.

Step 3

In the category you wish to drop grades from, select the three-dot dropdown and click on Edit Category.

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Step 4

In the pop-up, you can select the number of lowest grades you wish to drop from that category. 


When you’ve entered a value, remember to select save. 

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