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Brandeis Moodle Guides

Moodle Resources for Faculty

Change Grade Display

How do I change my gradebook to display the total as a percentage?

  1. Navigate to the Gradebook Setup Page
  2. Select the Actions menu for the overall gradebook. Select edit category. 
  3. On the next screen select Show more. 
  4. Change Grade display type to Percentage. 
Change grade display to percentage settings in Moodle gradebook
Press play to see how to change the course total to display as a percentage.

Note: Turn editing off while viewing the Grader Report to see the course total as a percentage. 

Uncheck Extra Credit

Having problems with grades not aggregating correctly?  

Check and verify that no grade items or categories are marked as extra credit.  Any item or category with the + sign after the point total is marked as extra credit. 

Gradebook with extra credit in Moodle
Items that have a + sign after the point value are marked as extra credit.

Select the actions menu for that item to uncheck the extra credit option. 

Select the Play button to watch a short animated GIF that shows how to unselect extra credit from a grade item:
Uncheck extra credit settings in a moodle gradebook.

Press play to see how to unselect extra credit from a grade item.