Gradebook Overview

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The Quercus Gradebook can help you collect and organize student grades and feedback, and share this information with students. The Gradebook can be a useful tool for organizing grades and sharing grade information with students. To use the Gradebook effectively and efficiently, consider incorporating the following best practices into your course.Through the Gradebook, instructors, teaching assistants and course staff can:

  • Review and download the class list,
  • Add and edit student grades and feedback,
  • Share information with students about their performance in the course, and
  • Calculate final course grades.

You can access the Gradebook by selecting Grades from your course menu. Only Instructors (or "Teachers" in Canvas), TAs, Students can access their individual grades and feedback through their Grades page and by accessing individual Assignments from the Assignments or Modules page (if applicable). Students will only ever see their own grades and will never see the grades of any other students through Quercus.
 

Gradebook Considerations

  • Grade columns are automatically created for assignments, quizzes, and other graded items you create (such as Graded Discussion Boards).  Columns also can be created manually as needed (e.g., for items that will be handed in during class).
  • Students can access their individual grades and feedback through their Grades page and by accessing individual Assignments from the Assignments or Modules page (if applicable).
  • Students will only ever see their own grades and will never see the grades of any other students through Quercus.
  • Students should understand that the Grades area in Quercus gives them early access to preliminary grades, and does not represent their official final marks.
  • By default, the total column is hidden from students in Quercus, and final grades must not be shared with students through the Gradebook. Final grades should only be posted through ACORN (formerly known as ROSI). For more information on University of Toronto policies and guidelines regarding the posting and distribution of grades, please visit:
  • By default the Grade Posting Policy is set to "Manually post Grades", meaning that assignment grades will be hidden to students as soon as they are entered.
  • There is a feature in Gradebook that allows you to set up late penalties.  However, there are several things to be aware of before using this feature:
    • The penalty is applied automatically to all students 
    • The penalty is calculated on the full marks for the assignment (what it is out of, not what they receive as a grade).
    • To calculate the penalty, Quercus rounds up the to the next whole day. This means that an assignment submitted 1 day and 1 minute late will receive the penalty for being 2 days late.
  • Currently, only one grader at a time should enter grades in the Gradebook.  Alternatively, it is possible to batch download assignment submissions, grade them, and then batch upload them to the Gradebook.
  • Ask students to add information such as their first name, last name, student number in their assignment filename to make it easier to identify the files.
  • The Gradebook can be used to download a class list. 
    Note:  It takes 24-48 hours for any enrolment changes in ACORN (formerly known as ROSI) to be reflected in Quercus.
  • Notes:
    • If TAs will be grading students in specific tutorials, it is possible to restrict TA Gradebook access to only the students in the tutorial they will be grading if the Quercus course has been cross-listed with other LEC, TUT or PRA sections.
    • Select the Save button when entering comments in a rubric before selecting the Submit button.

 

Gradebook and ACORN

Students should understand that the Grades area in Quercus gives them early access to preliminary grades, and does not represent their official final marks. By default, the Total grade is hidden from students in Quercus, and final grades must not be shared with students through the Gradebook. Final grades should only be posted through ACORN (formerly known as ROSI). For more information on University of Toronto policies and guidelines regarding the posting and distribution of grades, please visit:

How to Find the Gradebook

  1. Log into Quercus at q.utoronto.ca.
  2. In the Dashboard, select the Course Card for your course.
  3. Select Grades from your Course Menu.
     

Quercus Gradebook Reports

As an instructor, you have access to Quercus Course Data and Reports (e.g., the Access Report, Gradebook data, Quiz Logs).

 

Additional Resources

For more information regarding academic integrity, please visit the UTM Academic Integrity Website.

Quercus Support Resources - Gradebook
https://teaching.utoronto.ca/resources/online-assessment-tools/