Can I show my students letter grades instead of percentages in the gradebook?
To add letter grades, you need to create a grade scheme other than the default “Percentage” one. Go to Grades > Grades Schemes. From here, you have two options: you can use a grade scheme someone else has already created or create your own grade scheme. Many other faculty and staff have already created letter-grade (and other) schemes. If you click “Copy” on the Grade Schemes page, a complete (and very long) list of these will appear. If you prefer to use just A,B,C,D,F grades, then you can just select the second option on the list (“Letter Grade in the Course”). If you prefer to use +/- as well, then my suggestion is to narrow the list by putting “letter grades” (without quotation marks) in the “Search For:” box, then choose the second option on the list (under “College Composition”). Once you have made your selection, scroll down, change the scheme name if you wish, and click “Copy.” The scheme itself will be displayed; you can change the grade cutoffs if you wish. Click “Save” at th
