This chapter has given you a brief overview of the gradebook, what it will show, how it can be used, and which activities feed into the grades area. It has only provided an introduction to the key features, but you will now work through each chapter to learn how to set them up.
As each element is explained in the following chapters, activities will be provided to enable us to apply the ideas as well as providing a range of example uses. The default settings will be used initially for examples, but where further customization is required, this will be explained within the chapters. These settings will mainly be changed at course level by a course teacher, but where these settings need to be turned on by an administrator this will also be highlighted.
In the next chapter, you will find out more about the different grading options and scales and have a go at customizing scales and letter grades.