Gradebook - Overriding Grades

The Override grade function allows instructors to update a grade. This tutorial will also demonstrate how to reverse an override.

 Step 1  Enable the Edit Mode, located in the top right of your course page.

 

Image showing Edit mode - enabled

Step 2

Click on the Grades at the top of the course. 

Image showing the Grades tab Selected

Step 3 Click on the drop-down menu then select Single view from the options.

Image showing the Single View option within the dropdown

Step 4 On the resulting screen, select Grade Items and then select the grade item you wish to override from the dropdown. 

Image showing Grade item and the Select grade item Dropdown

Step 5 Click the box next to Override in the row of the student's grade you wish to override.

Image highlighting the Override field next to a sample user

Step 6 In the area next to Insert value, put the grade you want the empty grades to receive.

Image showing an inserted value example

Step 7 Click the Save button.

Image showing the Save button

Step 8 You should see a message that the grades were set. Click Continue and you can return to the same screen to use the drop-down menu to choose another grade item.

Image showing the continue button and a sample confirmation message

Step 9 To reverse an override: Follow steps 1 through 4 of this tutorial. Next, deselect the Override checkbox and update the grade for the student.

Image highlighting the aforementioned checkbox

Step 10 Click the Save button to save the grades again.

Note: If you have graded the assignment for that student either in the Open Forum or the tool's grading area itself, that grade will now appear in the gradebook for the student. Please contact E-Learning (elearning@southwesterncc.edu) for more information.

Image of the Save button


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