Entering Grades in WebCT

One great feature of WebCT is the automatic grading option for electronic quizzes administered in WebCT. However, if you are administering pencil-and-paper tests in class you can still manually record grades in WebCT that will be immediately accessible to your students within WebCT.

Instructions and Screenshots
Step 1

Log in to your WebCT course.
Step 2

From the Control Panel or under Designer Links, click Manage Course.
graphic of the Manage Course menu selection
Step 3

Click on Manage Students. The Manage Students (also known as the grade book) screen appears.

graphic of the Manage Students link
Step 4

In the grade book, scroll over to the column you wish to grade (for example the column marked Exam 1) and under the column name, click on the  Edit link. The Edit Column Values screen appears.
graphic of a sample grade book column heading
Step 5

You will see a white box open next to each student's name -  type the new grade in that box for each student.

graphic example of a grade in the gradebook
Step 6

When you've put in all your grades, click the grey Update button at the top or bottom of the student list to save the changes. The Manage Students screen appears and the column is updated.
graphic of the update button in the grade book

Quick Tip: If you want to quickly sort your students alphabetically by last name, click on the words Last Name at the top of the first column and your names will instantly sort correctly. This will work with any column in the grade book.

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