Section numbers now in WebCT Grade Book
Section numbers such as tutorial or lab numbers now appear in the WebCT Grade Book automatically.
The column is titled “Section” and will be all the way to the right in your grade book. To reorder your grade book columns, consult the instructions here: http://wiki.sfu.ca/webct/index.php/Student_grades#Navigate_and_customize_the_grade_book If you do not wish this column to appear in the Grade Book, click on the action link next to the column titled “Section” and choose “hide column” from the drop down menu.
Finding and sorting by section number in the Grade Book
- Sort by section number: click on the column title, and choose “sort column” from the drop-down menu.
- Use the “Find Members” function in the “Grade Book Options” drop down menu to find specific section members. Choose “Section” in the drop down menu under the header “Column”, and in the “Value” box, type in the section number (e.g., D102). Click on “run query” to show results.
- If you manually change a section designation (e.g., a student registers in D105, but attends the D108 section) in the grade book, the symbol “^” will appear in front of it. This will not impact the students registration – only how it appears in WebCT.
Selective release of content according to section number
If you have a folder on the home page of your course, you can use the selective release to share it only with specific sections.
- In either the Build or the Teach tab, click on the “Selective Release” button found under the Designer or Instructor tools.
- You will see a list of folders – click on the button “set release criteria” for the appropriate folder.
- Choose “Add Grade Book Criteria.”
- You will get a pop-up window. Choose “Section” in the drop down menu under the header “Criteria”, set the “Condition” to “contains” (this is the most general option – other options may suit you better), and in the “Value” box, type in the section number (e.g., D102).
Selective release of discussion topics according to section number
If you are using the discussion tool, you can use the selective release to share individual discussion topics with specific sections.
- Open the discussion tool, and create the topics you require.
- Click on the action link next to the topic you wish to release.
- Choose “Set Release Criteria” from the drop down menu.
- Choose “Add Grade Book Criteria.”
- You will get a pop-up window. Choose “Section” in the drop down menu under the header “Criteria”, set the “Condition” to “contains” (this is the most general option – other options may suit you better), and in the “Value” box, type in the section number (e.g., D102).