Adding Numerical Columns to the My Grades Tool

Now that you have added the My Grades tool to your course, you will need to add columns which will store the graded-activity (exams, assignments, etc.) score. The following instructions will explain how to accomplish this task. You will also want to read the instruction on how to create the other columns to get the most of the My Grades tool.
  1. Go to the Expanded Control Panel, click on Manage Students under the Manage Course column.
    Click on manage students
  2. You will be presented with a list of students and pre-existing grade columns for any WebCT quizzes and assignments you may have already set up for your course. This example has one quiz and one assignment. WebCT can automatically provide a score for quizzes (see that section of this tutorial for more details), assignment grades are usually entered manually by you or your TA.
    Manage Students Page
  3. In this tutorial, we will first add a column for raw test scores. Click the drop-down box under Organize and select Manage columns. Then click the Go button for Organize.
    Manage Columns
  4. From the Manage Columns Actions area, click Add Column.
    Click Add Column
  5. Type in the label for the column, select the type of data or function that the column will hold or perform. Now, click on Add. In this example, we want a column in which we will enter a numeric score for Exam 1. So we have typed "Exam 01" and selected numeric as the type.
    Add the column
  6. The column has now been added to your gradebook. Notice the properties are set to not hidden and numeric.
    Column Parameters
  7. You may change values after creating the column by clicking in the checkbox for that column and selected your desired parameter changes from the drop-down boxes in the Options section.
    Column Parameters
  8. Please review the instructions on how to create the other column types.