How to add/edit a Scale in Moodle 2.
Scales are a way to measure or evaluate students’ performance. Scales can be created with text (verbose scales) or numbers, which may or may not be symbolic of percentage ranges, to inform students, parents, administrators, or supervisors of student accomplishments. Add a Scale by following the steps below.
From the Settings block, Course administration, click "Grades."
Click on the "Scales" area.
Tabs view: Click Scales tab.
Drop down menu: Select View under Scales in the menu.
Click "Add a new scale" to add a Custom Scale.
Click the "Edit" icon to edit an existing scale.
Note: Standard scales that have not been used ina course, can only be edited by site administrators by default.
Determine the settings for the Scale.
1. Enter the name for the Scale
2. If Standard scale is checked th scale will be available site-wide, for all courses. Standard scales can only be created by site administrators by default.
3. Create the scale in list form, starting from negative moving to positive separated by commas. For example: Poor, Below Average, Average, Above Average, Good, Excellent
4. Create a description of the Scale.
Click the "Save changes" button to complete.
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