Grade Posting Policy for an Individual Assignment

Grade Posting Policy for an Assignment

In the Gradebook, the instructor can select an automatic or manual grade posting policy for an individual assignment. Posting policies determine grade visibility for students. If you select an automatic posting policy, students can see assignment grades as soon as they are entered in the gradebook.

If you select a manual posting policy, assignment grades remain hidden from student view by default until you post grades for the assignment. If you select a manual course posting policy after assignment grades have already been entered, the policy will not apply retroactively and any posted grades will remain visible. You can hide posted grades from the assignment's Options menu. Additionally, when assignment grades are hidden, students cannot see their assignment grade, instructor comments, or grade change notifications. However, instructors can post comments to students before grades are entered.

If the Manual posting policy is selected for an individual assignment the students will not see the grade calculated in their Total Column until the instructor posts the grades. The Total column will also be invisible in the students view of the their gradebook.

Instructions: Assign a Grade Posting Policy for an Individual Assignment

In the white Course Navigation menu at the left side of the page, click the Grades link.
Locate the gradebook column for the assignment that you will assign a grading policy and hover over the assignment column header, then click the Options icon, (three dots).
Click the Grade Posting policy option.
To post grades automatically, select the Automatic option. When the Automatic option is selected, students can view assignment grades as soon as they are entered.
To post grades manually, select the Manual option. Only one option can be assigned for an assignment at a time.
If the Manual option is selected, students will not see their grades until the instructor releases the grades, -makes them visible.

Tips

Anonymous and moderated assignments cannot be set to post grades automatically.
If you select the Automatically Post Grades option after you have already hidden grades, previously hidden grades will remain hidden.
Hiding grades for the duration of the semester is not a best practice.