Optimal Grades tool settings for large courses
If your grade book contains a lot of users or grade items you might find that it loads slowly. Consider the following tips to improve performance.- Set the number of users to display per page to a low value.
- Sort the User List by user instead of grades.
- View the User List by group or section if possible.
- Do not show decimal places in the grade book.
- Do not repeat user details or grade item details in the grade book.
- Do not repeat the calculated final grade or the adjusted final grade at the start of the grade book.
- Do not select the Automatically keep final grade updated option.
- Only display one user detail (i.e. Email, Username, First Name, Last Name) in the grade book.
- Only display one grade detail (i.e. Points grade, Weighted grade, Grade scheme symbol, Grade scheme color) in the grade book.
- Only display grade items and categories that you want to edit in Spreadsheet View in the grade book.
- Do not create unnecessary grade items or categories.
- Do not create unnecessary Calculated or Formula grade items.
- Avoid making changes to grade schemes, the grading system, or the final grade calculation type once grades are assigned to users.
- Only import users and grade items when data has changed.
