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Avenue to Learn Gradebook Pointers

There are three ways to remove decimal values from your gradebook. The decision as to which one to apply is yours as each one may impact students differently.


  1. Use Alpha Grades.


    Ignores the decimal values as each alpha increment is not applied until, the whole number of the corresponding alpha grade is reached.

    1. Open the applicable gradebook.
    2. Select Manage Grades from the left hand menu.
    3. Select the Final Grade item which is set to be released to students

      Hint: You can find this under Grades Settings → Calculation Options.

    4. Choose McMaster Grading System for the Grade Scheme.

      Note: If your course does not follow the undergraduate alpha\12pt grade scale (i.e., Grad Studies, MBA) then you should not use this option. Though you may configure a new grade scheme to match your courses then select it here

    5. Press the Save button.
    6. Select Grades Settings from the left hand menu.
    7. Select Org Unit Display Options.
    8. Under Submission view Display Options ensure Grade scheme symbol is selected and ensure that Points Grade and Weighted Grade (if applicable) are NOT checked.
    9. Press the Save button.

  2. Remove decimals from each student individually.


    Allows instructor discretion as each student may be rounded up or down on a case-by-case basis.

    1. Open the applicable gradebook.
    2. Select Grades Settings from the left hand menu.
    3. Choose Adjusted Final Grade as the Final Grade Released.
    4. Select Org Unit Display Options.
    5. Under the Submission view Display Options heading, set the Decimals Displayed to 0 and ensure that Grade Scheme Symbol is NOT checked.

      Hint: You may also want to set the Decimals Displayed under Managing View Display Options to 0, so that you see what the student sees.

    6. Press the Save button.
    7. Select Enter Grades from the left hand menu.
    8. Click the Enter Grades icon (ruler with green check mark) beside the Final Grades heading.
    9. Adjust the grades in the Final Adjusted Grade column so there are no decimals in the numerator and the denominator is 100. Denominators that are not equal to 100 will result in an "Error DEN is unacceptable" message in the online grades system.
    10. Press the Save button.

  3. Remove decimals globally.


    Applies "standard" rounding to all students where values below .5 are rounded down and values .5 and above are rounded up.

    1. Open the applicable gradebook.
    2. Ensure that your final grade is being calculated out of 100. Denominators that are not equal to 100 will result in an "Error DEN is unacceptable" message in the online grades system

      Hint: Select Grades Settings → Calculations Options and choose Weighted as the Grading System. Then select Manage Grades and ensure the sum of the Weight from all items equals 100.

    3. Select Grades Settings from the left hand menu.
    4. Select Org Unit Display Options.
    5. Under the Submission view Display Options heading, set the Decimals Displayed to 0 and ensure that Grade Scheme Symbol is NOT checked.

      Hint: You may also want to set the Decimals Displayed under Managing View Display Options to 0, so that you see what the student sees.

    6. Press the Save button.

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