Advanced Moodle - Grading - Moodle Help Guide - LibGuides at Conrad N. Hilton Library

Grade Overrides

From the Single View assignment window you can override a grade and feedback.

Student Single View: displays all assignments for the particular student.

Assignment Single View: displays all student grades for the particular assignment.

Note. You must turn on Editing to enable the Override and the ability to give feedback.

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Assignment grade view with Override highlighted

Step 4

Once you select which grades to override, you will see the Grade and Feedback window open, which you can edit now.

Once you have select the grade override the grade and feedback boxes will open up.

Step 5

Once you have edited student grades and feedback, click the Save button.

Once you have completed your overrides, click the Save button

Adding an Extra Credit Item to Moodle Gradebook

Extra credit behaves differently in Moodle, depending on the grade aggregation.
Mean of grades (with extra credits): A value of 0 does nothing. Any other value is used to multiply the grade and add it to the total after the computation of the mean. This grade is not used in the computation of the mean, however, only added afterwards. Additionally, this cannot bring the category total over its maximum grade unless grades over 100% are enabled by the site administrator (since 1.9.5). This grade item is not counted either in the denominator used to compute the category mean.
Natural: Extra credit is a checkbox, not a number. Normally, with Natural, the category's maximum grade is the sum of the maximum grades of all its grade items. If one of them is set as "Extra Credit", however, its maximum grade is not added to the category's maximum grade, but its grades will be. This way it is possible to achieve maximum grade (or grades over maximum if enabled by the site administrator) in the category without getting the maximum grade in all the grade items.
Simple weighted mean of grades: Extra credit is a checkbox, not a number. The "Extra Credit" grades are counted in the numerator used to compute the category mean, but not the denominator. See here for more information.

For the purposes of this guide, we will assume the aggregation method is Simple weighted mean of grades.

Step 1:

In Grade book Setup, click Edit>Edit Settings.

Select Edit>Editing Settings

Step 2:

Under the Parent Category section check Extra Credit and select Save Changes.

Under the Parent Category section check Extra Credit

Step 3:

The Extra Credit assignment is indicated in Gradebook with a (+-) next to the Max Grade.

Rubrics

A rubric might seem more difficult to construct than a marking guide at first. However, it will give your students more feedback than a marking guide. Once you are ready to add your rubric to an activity, use the following steps:

Step 1:

Under Grade options, select Rubric from the Grading Method dropdown menu.

Step 2

Select Save and Display at the bottom of the settings window. This is the Advanced Grading page.

Note. Notice the Advanced grading link on the assignment menu. When you are inside an assignment, you can use this link to go directly to the Advanced Grading options rather than from the Assignment Settings.

Advanced Grading window

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From here, you will choose to either define new grading from scratch or to create new grading form from a template.

Define the new grading form from scratch.

Step 3A

Once you name and describe the rubric, you will be asked to develop the criterion and performance levels.

adding criteria to a rubric

Step 3B

Scroll below the rubric to review the rubric options. When using a rubric, it is a common best practice to allow students to preview the rubric before the assignment and to display the points for each level.

Review the rubric's options

Create a new grading form from a template

Step 3A

The rubrics you created in past courses on the server are presented here. Additionally, you will find rubrics that have been saved by your curriculum groups.

Include you own Forms when searching

Step 3B

Scroll down until you locate your saved rubric.

Note. If you know the name of the Marking Guide You can search the webpage (CRTL>F) for the title.

Click Use this emplate.

Marking Guide

A Marking Guide is similar to a rubric without the performance continuum; it does not provide the level of feedback of a rubric.

Step 1

Under Grade options, select Marking Guide from the Grading Method drop down menu.

Select Marking Guide from Grade drop down

Step 2

Select Save and Display at the bottom of the settings window. This is the Advanced Grading page.

Select either DEfine new grading form from scratch or Create new grading form from a template.

Define the new grading form from scratch.

Step 3A

Once you name and describe the Marking Guide, you will be asked to edit the criterion name, write a description for students, and define the maximum score for the criterion.

Edit the criterion name, descibe it for students, and give it a maximum score.

Step 3B

When using a Marking Guide, it is a common best practice to show students guide definitions and marks per criterion. Additionally, you can add your most frequently used comments, which you will be able to select when grading.

It is a best practice to show students the guide definitions and marks per criterion. You can also save your most frequently used comments.

Create a new grading form from a template

Step 3A:

You can search for a Marking Guide that you are your Curriculum Group has used in the past.

You can search for a Marking Guide that you are your Curriculum Group has used in the past

Step 3B

Scroll down until you come across the saved marking guide. Once you locate the saved Marking Guide, select to Use this template.

Note. If you know the name of the Marking Guide You can search the webpage (CRTL>F) for the title.

Once your scroll to find the saved Marking Guide, select Use this template.

Turnitin

The CIA has campus-wide license to Turnitin for unlimited submissions of student papers for similarity reports which might be a way to determine plagiarism. Turnitin can be used within Moodle. It can be activated through the settings in assignments and discussion forums.

Turnitin Support

Assignment Management
Turnitin has redesigned its help website, Turnitin Guides, for educators. The new site features improved navigation, consolidated guides with more comprehensive information, and better search. Dedicated student and administrator sections make finding relevant resources easier. The reorganization also separates some guides from previous LMS groupings for broader access.
Understanding the Similarity Score
Turnitin does not check for plagiarism in writing. The similarity score is simply the percentage of text in a submission that matched to other sources. Use this as a tool within your review process to make your own determination if any academic misconduct is present.
AI Writing Detection in Turnitin
This Turnitin page explains its AI writing detection, integrated into the Similarity Report. It links to resources on releases, student help, managing classes/assignments, and interpreting the Similarity Report and AI writing analysis. It's a hub for educators addressing AI-generated student text.

TurnItIn Frequently Asked Questions

Why has the Similarity Report not generated?
The Similarity Report may not have generated due to the assignment settings, the file type of the submitted paper, or the number of resubmissions.

Resubmit Student Work to Turnitin

If at anytime you need to resubmit your student's work to Turnitin you can navigate to the assignment submission and choose "resubmit to turnitin."

Can students self-check a paper in Turnitin for similarity checking before submitting it to an assignment?
Students can self-check a paper in Turnitin for similarity checking before submitting it to an assignment if their institution has enabled Turnitin Draft Coach. If Turnitin Draft Coach is not available, students will need to ask their instructor to set up a separate assignment for this purpose.

AI Specific Documentation

AI conversations: Handling false positives for students
This Turnitin guide helps students handle false positives in AI writing detection. It advises students to document their writing process, understand their instructor's AI tool policy, establish their writing voice, and cite any AI use. If flagged, students should discuss their process, reflect on writing choices, and share evidence like notes, drafts, or feedback with their instructor.
Discussion starters for tough conversations about AI
This Turnitin guide helps students handle false positives in AI writing detection. It advises students to document their writing process, understand their instructor's AI tool policy, establish their writing voice, and cite any AI use. If flagged, students should discuss their process, reflect on writing choices, and share evidence like notes, drafts, or feedback with their instructor.

Excluding a Graded Item from a Student

By default, the Moodle Gradebook is set to ignore blank "empty" grades (displayed as a hyphen "-" ). Unless the instructor changes the setting, a blank grade will not be calculated into the Course total for that student. This is referred to as "excluding" the empty grades.

For example, if three tests have been given, and a student earns 100, 100, and a hyphen (for a test that was not completed), Moodle will give the student an average of 100 instead of 67. It has "excluded" the blank grade. In this scenario, you must add the "0" in place of the hyphen in order to obtain the correct average.