What’s changing
Currently, teachers can set up grading systems in Google Classroom using points, grade categories, or grading periods. These options are numerical-based, meaning they correlate to points or percentages.
In order to support other forms of grading, such as letter grades or proficiency ratings (ex. unsatisfactory to excellent), we’re introducing customizable grading scales so that a school’s or teacher’s grading preferences are better reflected in Google Classroom. With this update, teachers will have the option to select from numerical, letter grade, proficiency, four-point grading scales, or set up their own scale.
Once the grading scale is selected and personalized (if the teacher chooses to do so), teachers can create assignments right away and any existing assignments will automatically have their newly selected grading scale. When grading assignments, teachers can enter either the grade with the points value or the level from the grading scale and Classroom will automatically display both to teachers and to students once a grade is returned.
Who’s impacted
End users
Why you’d use it
This feature gives teachers more flexibility in deciding which grading scales to use for assignments and classwork.
Getting started
- Admins: There is no admin control for this feature.
- End users:
- To configure grading scales including accessing grading scale templates, go to Class settings > scroll down to the Grading Scales settings > click Add. From there you can either choose a pre-set grading scale or create your own scale.
- Teachers also have the option to copy other classes once they have grading scales set up.
- Any new classes created will have the grading scale from the last edited class.
- Visit the Help Center to learn more about grading & returning assignments.
Rollout pace
- Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on August 28, 2023
Availability
- Available to Education Plus and the Teaching and Learning Upgrade