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Creating Grade Reports

  1. Click the Control Panel button on the left side of the screen in your Course homepage.
    Control Panel Button
  2. Under Assessment, click Grade Center.
    Click Gradecenter
  3. Click Reports.
    Reports
  4. Select the fields to include in the header of the report. Type in the Header information for selected fields.
    Select Fields

    Note:

    • Report Name – the title for the report.
    • Date – displays the creation date on the report.
    • Institution Name – includes the default institution name on the report.
    • Course Information – displays the course name and id.
    • Instructor Names – displays the instructor name on the report.
    • TA Names – includes the names of the TAs on the report.
    • Custom Text – any desired text can be entered and will be displayed on the Report.

  5. Select the users for whom reports will be generated.
    Select Users

    Note:

    • All Users – this option will include all students in the course on the report.
    • Selected Group – allows for the selection of a group to be included in the report.  A Group must be created before it can be chosen for this task.  If no groups are used in the course, this option does not appear in the listing.
    • Selected Users – with this option, faculty can select one or more students in the course.  To choose more than one student, press and hold Ctrl + click the names. 
    • To include hidden users in the report, select the “Include hidden users in reports” option (optional).
  6. Select the user information to be included in the reports.
    Select information
  7. Choose the columns to include in the reports.
    Select Columns

    Note:

    • All Columns – this option will include all columns in the report.
    • All Columns in Grading Period – a report will only include columns associated with a chosen grading period.
    • All Columns in Category – this option will include all columns associated with a given category.

  8. Select the column information to include in the reports.  Column names and grades are included automatically.Column Information

    Note:

    • Description – to display each column’s description in the report, check this option.
    • Due Date – this option includes the column’s due date in the report.
    • Statistics – check this option to display the class Average, Median or both for each calculated column in the report.

  9. Determine information to be displayed in the report’s footer.
    Footer Information

    Note:

    • Custom Text – any desired text can be entered and will be displayed in the footer of the report.
    • Signature Line – check this box to include a signature line.
    • Date – include this option to display the report’s creation date in the footer.
    • Course Information – this option will include the course name and id within the footer.
  10. Click the Submit button to generate the report.
    Submit
    Note: Reports are generated. Each report will be on its own page.

A Sample Report
Sample Report

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Last Updated: 10/05/2009