The drop highest and lowest grades in a category option is only available for a percentage-based Gradebook. All graded items in a category must be weighted equally in order to drop the lowest and/or highest grade(s). Keep in mind that the lowest and/or highest grade for every individual student will be dropped.
Tip: You can drop a graded item with the lowest grade and another graded item with the highest grade for the same category.
How to Drop Lowest/Highest Grades in a Category
- Click Set Up Gradebook from any page in the Gradebook.
- Click the Create Category button or Edit next to an existing category.
- Select the Weight all graded items in this category equally.
- Add graded items to the weighted category.
- Click Edit next to the category.
- Select the number of lowest/highest grades that you want to drop from the Drop the lowest/highest grade value(s) in this category drop down list.
- Click Save.
Note: The weighted value that's displayed for each item reflects that one of the grades will not be factored into the final score calculation for that category.