Grades

Pro Plus Feature

The Grades add-on makes it easier for teachers to check students' work. It enables one to evaluate quizzes and assignments with different types of grades (letters, points, or percents) and see all the grades in one place. This helps instructors keep track of how well students are doing in the course and increases engagement among students.

Why You Need Grades in Your LMS?

Efficient Grading ⚡️: The add-on streamlines the grading process, saving instructors valuable time.
Personalized Feedback 📝: Teachers can provide tailored feedback to each student, enhancing the learning experience.
Centralized Gradebook 📊: All grades are accessible in one place, making it easy to monitor student progress.
Improved Student Engagement 🚀: Timely feedback and clear grading criteria motivate students to strive for excellence.

To enable the add-on simply follow WP Dashboard > MS LMS > Pro Addons > Grades and enable the toggle:

Grades Overview

Students will get grades for each of their completed assignments and quizzes. After the course completion, their grade will be visible to them on the Single Course Page.

That's why we can divide the feature into:

Settings for the grades can be configured in MS LMS Settings.

Assignments & Quizzes Grades

This type of grade will be displayed in the course player and in the grade details pop-ups.

Instructors can set the passing grades for assignments and quizzes right on the course builder:

By clicking the See Table button, you can see the Grades table as well:

If the Grades Addon is disabled, assignments will have only Passed and Failed statuses only. But in case you have decided to use Grades Addon, these assignments' results will be displayed in grades (points, percents, letter grades, etc).

Because of this, if you have previously evaluated assignments before enabling the addon, their statuses will be changed in this format:

Passed -> 100% (or highest grade)
Failed -> 0% (or lowest grade)

Course Grade

Course grade is the average grade of the assignment and quiz results. The system weights each of them equally and calculates the Course Grade by following the formula:

Course Grade = \frac{\sum(Assignments\&Quizzes )}{NumberOfAssignments\&Quizzes}

The Course Grade can be checked in the My Grades tab of the Students Dashboard:

Here you can find the Grades for all of the enrolled courses. There is also availability to get the data for the specific period using a date picker and the search fields:

By clicking any of the courses, students can get the detailed Grade Info:

Admin and Instructors can also get this info in their dashboards:

Grades Addon Settings

You can access the Grades settings by following WP Dashboard > MS LMS > Settings > Grades or clicking the gear ⚙️ icon on the Pro Addons Page:

Result Display

Result Display setting enables to display of the grade scores of the student in one of the three available formats:

Score Separator

Score Separator is the symbol or text used to separate the score from the maximum value. This symbol is used wherever the current score of the student is displayed, along with the maximum value of the quiz or assignment.

Grades Display on Course Page

This setting enables you to control the display of the Course Grade in the Single Course Page. Choose one of the available ways you want to display the grade:

Grade Details can also be viewed here as well:

Grades Table

This is the place where you have to define the available grades in your LMS. You can design any grading system according to your needs. Initially, the Grades Table will come with the following predefined grades.

Grade Name - the label of the grade, represented in letters and symbols
Grade Point - numerical value corresponding to the grade on a point scale
Grade Range - the percentage interval that defines the scores required for a student to receive a specific grade

How to Add New Grades?

You can add new grades at the bottom of the Grades Table:

Grade Point - numerical value corresponding to the grade on a point scale
Grade Name - the label of the grade, represented in letters and symbols
Grade Range min, % - specify the minimum range value for the new grade
Color - select the color for the grade using the RGBA color picker

If you want to add new grades to the existing Grades Table, there is only one rule you have to follow:

The minimum range must be less than the previous one. In other words, Grades will always be entered in descending order.

Let's assume we have a C grade at the bottom of our grades table. It means C is the lowest grade in our LMS. But we want to add a C- grade as well.

As you see from the picture, 30% is the minimum range value for the grade C. So the minimum range of our new grade should be less than 30. After filling required fields, click on the Add button to add the grade.

You can delete the last grade in the table using the trash 🗑 button:

You cannot delete or edit grades except for the last one. To edit a grade that is not the last one, you must first delete the grades after it, making the grade you want to edit the most recent (last). Once you've made the desired changes, you can re-add the deleted grades.

Regenerate Grades

In case there are changes in assignments or quiz results for the student, his course grade should be regenerated. This can be done by the admin, instructor, or even by the student himself.

Let's see some example cases:

CASE 1: Student Improved His Results
Let's assume student got B+ grade and he already completed the course and got his certificate. But he wanted to improve his results and retook the quiz(zes)/assignment(s). After that Regenerating Grades action should be taked to change the final Course Grade for the selected student.

CASE 2: New Assignments or Quizzes Added
If there are new assignments or quizzes available in the course, but the student has already completed the course, these quiz or assignments do not impact to the student's grade. However, if he returns and starts to learn new course materials, the course grades can be regenerated.

Actually, Grades can be regenerated anytime, there is nothing to lose in doing it.

However, grades can not be manually entered or modified by admins or instructors in MasterStudy LMS! They are automatically calculated and can only be regenerated.

Regenerate Grades as Admin

To regenerate grades as admin, open the Grades tab in the WordPress Dashboard:

Choose the student and his enrolled course to open the grade details, then click on the Regenerate Grades button:

Regenerate Grades as Instructor

Instructors can regenerate grades for their students in the Grades tab of the instructors' dashboard:

Choose the student and his enrolled course to open the grade details, then click on the Regenerate Grades button:

Regenerate Grades as Student

Like Instructors and admin, students can also regenerate their grades from their dashboard:

Click on the desired course to open the Grade Details and click on the Regenerate Grades button:

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