[Grades] Label for Dropped Score

Problem statement:

I have my gradebook set to drop the lowest score of a category. I can clearly see which score is dropped as it is assigned a color in my gradebook. Students using chromebooks to check their grade can just barely tell that the dropped assignment text seems to be a slightly lighter shade of grey than other assignments. Students using the mobile app to check their grade cannot tell at all when a grade is dropped.

Proposed solution:

Add a "dropped" label similar to the "missing" or "exempt" labels currently used in the student gradebook. The "why" is that students should be able to look at the gradebook and determine which grades are included in their overall score.

User role(s):

instructor

2 Comments
caradansie
Community Member
Problem statement:

Students and parents have a hard time seeing that an assignment has been dropped. Right now the assignment is only slightly lighter in color than the other assignments. As a result, they are often in a panic because they think the assignments are being held against them when they really aren't.

Proposed solution:

Make any dropped assignments a different color so there is a lot more contrast between dropped and non-dropped assignments so it is REALLY obvious that the assignment score is being dropped.

User role(s):

student,observer

nathanatkinson
Community Team
Community Team
Status changed to: Open