Enter marks for manual gradebook item
For staff on how to enter marks for manual Moodle gradebook items or assessments where nothing is submitted via Moodle.
If your students are not submitting their work via Moodle, you can:
- Create a manual gradebook item, or
- Go to the Assignment settings and untick all Submission types, so that nothing can be submitted.
To grade these assessment types, enter marks directly into the Moodle gradebook.
Note:
- You can use the Description text box in the Assignment Settings to remind students that they do not need to submit via Moodle. To show these instructions on the Moodle page, tick Display description on course page below the Description text box, then scroll down and select Save.
How to enter manual grades
Go to your Moodle paper, select the Grades tab, then follow one of the methods below.
Method 1 - Grader report view
Selecting Grades takes you to the Grader report screen. Use the scroll bar at the bottom of the page to find the assessment, select the text box in line with each student and enter their grade. To save, select the text box for another student, or click elsewhere on the screen, or press Return / Enter on your keyboard.
Note:
- You can enter brief feedback in the right-hand text box. After saving, only the grades will display. Both grades and feedback will display for students in their Grades>User report.
- Saved manual grades will display with a yellow background.
- You can change manual grades and feedback by re-selecting the box next to each student.
Method 2 - Single view
- Click on the Grades drop-down menu on the top left.
2. Select the Single view tab.
3. Select VIEW BY Grade Items towards the top right of the screen. 
4. Open the Select grade item drop-down menu on the left side of the page and select the relevant assessment. 
5. Enter grades in the Grade column and/or Feedback in the Feedback column.
Note
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- If you are unable to enter or change a grade, tick the corresponding Override box. Override is hidden by default; to enable it, first toggle Edit mode on.
- If you are unable to enter or change a grade, tick the corresponding Override box. Override is hidden by default; to enable it, first toggle Edit mode on.
6. Finally, select Save at bottom right of the page, then Continue when prompted. The grades will be recalculated.
Note:
- You can also enter Single view by selecting the pencil icon to the right of the assessment name in the Grader report.
