--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Score_Upload_Form.tex 2010/06/04 23:26:59 1.9 +++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Score_Upload_Form.tex 2013/08/27 17:50:43 1.11 @@ -1,35 +1,38 @@ \label{Docs_Score_Upload_Form} - -A \textbf{Score Upload Form} is a page in LON-CAPA that is technically a blank problem. This feature is so that if you assign and grade work outside of the LON-CAPA system, you can enter the students' points into a Score Upload Form page so that these points will be calculated by the system as well. You can insert a Score Upload Form into +\index{external scores} +An \textbf{External Scores} item provides an upload or manual entry for scores. +For example, manually graded homework, manually graded exams, or clicker +scores can be uploaded using the External Scores content. Create an +External Score item for each assignment that you will upload. +You can insert a Score Upload Form into your course, and use it to enter student's scores for an exam, project, or -any other assignment. The easiest way to do this is via the \textbf{Grading} screen \ref{Course_Student_Grade_Override}, which allows you to upload a CSV file containing students' -scores. +any other assignment. To create a Score Upload Form, do the following: - +\index{upload scores} \begin{enumerate} \item Log in to the course you wish to add a Score Upload Form to. -\item Select \textbf{Course Contents} on the Inline Menu or +\item Select \textbf{Course Editor} on the Inline Menu or \includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{docs} \textbf{Edit course contents} -within Main Menu. +within the Main Menu. -\item At the buttom of the \textbf{Course Contents} screen, -click \fbox{Special Documents}. Next click on +\item At the top of the \textbf{Course Editor} listing, +click \textbf{Grading}. Next click on \includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{scoreupfrm} -\textbf{Score Upload Form}. +\textbf{External Scores}. \item In the pop up window, type the name of the new page and click OK. \end{enumerate} -The page will be added to the end of the current course document folder. +To upload scores: \begin{enumerate} -\item Navigate to the problem. Select the inline menu option to 'Modify parameter settings for this resource.' +\item Navigate to the External Scores content. Select the 'Content Settings' item in the Functions menu. \item In the column titled 'For Resource,' set the problem weight. -\item Return to the problem and choose the inline menu option to 'Modify user grades for this assessment resource.' +\item Return to the problem and choose the inline menu item: 'Content grades'. \item Choose the option to upload scores. \item Browse your computer to find the file with your students' scores. The file can be a CSV file, a text file with values separated by a semicolon, or a tabulator separated file. The file can contain unnecessary data. However, it must contain one column that is either the username or student ID number and another column that is either the number of points or the partial credit factor (for example, .8 for 80 percent). If your students are in multiple LON-CAPA domains, then you must include a domain column. Optionally, you can include a column for problem status (for example, to excuse the problem or reset the problem status) and a column to define the number of attempts (tries). \item Click the button to upload scores.