How do I hide grade averages from student view?
How do I hide grade averages from student view?
The Moodle program will average the grades that are entered into the grade book. With the default settings, this average is an average of the grades that have been entered so far and thus gives students an indication of their current standing in the course. If no grade has been entered (usually an assignment that is not yet graded or due) it does not count for or against the student. Warning: If a student has failed to turn in an assignment, you must enter a grade (such as a zero) for that assignment or the student will not be penalized for failing to turn in the assignment.
If you do not want an average to appear in any particular category, go to "Grades" in Administration (left side of course page) and change the grade type for that category to "Text." No grade will appear. If later you want the Moodle program to calculate the average, you can change the grade type back to "Value." If you want for a grade to be displayed but don't want the Moodle program to calculate the average for you, you can go to Grades and select "View" and "Grader Report." If you turn editing on (upper right) you can enter grades into the boxes that are provided.
Warning: When you go to the “Categories and Items” part of the grade program there is a “Hide/Show” icon beside each category and the category totals. Clicking on this icon to hide the category total does not hide the category and leave the individual grades displayed! If you hide a category, the average is hidden, but all the grades in that category are also hidden. Thus, if you hide the "Course total" category, the student will not be able to see any of the grades in the course.