Rounding results in the Gradebook
- Ian Shaw (Unlicensed)
This page describes how to round off your results in the gradebook.
Marks Return Rounds to the nearest integer
The default behaviour of the marks return interface is to always round to the nearest integer, so 59.1 becomes 59, and 59.5 becomes 60. If this is not your policy, you should round off your marks in the gradebook prior to pulling through to marks return.
Rounding all fractions up or down in the gradebook
Step 1 - Go to the gradebook setup
Go to gradebook setup either from Grade administration (pictured), Class administration, or the drop-down on any of the Grades pages.
Step 2 - Find the category to round off
In this case we will round off the Summative category, which holds the final mark we want to return.
Avoid rounding errors
Always round off as a last step to avoid introducing rounding errors.
Step 3 - Edit calculation
Instead of editing the settings at the category title at the top of the category, edit the calculation at the category score at the bottom.
Step 4 - Build your calculation
Build your grade calculation. More information can be found on the Using Grade Calculations page.
It addition to the weightings calculation, you can use:
- ceil( calculation ) to always round calculation up
- floor( calculation ) to always round calculation down
Rounding to the nearest integer in the gradebook
You may want to show the rounded mark in the gradebook.
Follow steps 1 and 2 above
Find the last step of your marks calculation. This may be a single mark or a weighed average. Again, we will consider the most common case, a category.
Step 3 - Edit settings
Click edit, then edit settings.
Step 4 - Show more
In the Category total, click show more. If you are rounding an individual grade item, click 'show more...' under Grade item.
Step 5 - Overall decimal points
Scroll down to the 'Overall decimal points' setting.
Step 6 - Drop down and edit
Drop down the menu and select 0 to round to the nearest integer.
Step 7 - Save changes
Overall decimal points will now show 0. Save your changes.
Step 8 - Check the gradebook
The total will now be an integer, rather than '100.00'.
