Optimal Grades Tool Settings for Large Classes

Using the Grade Book with a large class can be slow.

If you modify some of the settings in the Grade Book, this can minimise the difficulties you may have in getting your pages to load more quickly.

Unit Homepage

Click Grades in the navbar.

Click Settings.

Grades Settings - Personal Display Options tab.

Do not display any User Details.

Select only one Grade Detail.

Do not repeat the calculated or adjusted final grade at the start of the user list. Press Save.

Enter Grades page

To view the user list by group,  search for the appropriate group and then click Apply. You can also set the number of users to display per page to a low value to speed up the page load.

Things to avoid

• Do not create unnecessary grade items or grade 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 after grades have been assigned to students.
• Only import users and grade items from an external file when that data has changed and needs to be included