GRBK-01 Gradebook tool

name:

Gradebook

purpose:

Verify that the Gradebook tool is functional

expected result:

User should be able to add assignments, enter grades, edit gradebook and manage groups.

test data:

CSV file (generated by Gradebook tool)

automation setup dependencies:

SiteSetup has been run, accessible gradebook tool, 2 user accounts(instructor and student)

manual setup dependencies:

Create a site (AM HIS 1) that contains the gradebook tool and two user accounts

• aphillips(instructor account)
• aallen(student account)

start at:

AM HIS1 1, Gradebook tool. Login:aphillips

1.

Select Gradebook Link from the set of left navigation links

User directed to Gradebook default(Gradebook items) page

2.

Choose Gradebook setup

User directed to Gradebook setup page

3.

Enter the following in the form:-

• Grade entry:Points
• Uncheck display released gradebook items to students
• Select Categories and weighting
• Assign 65% to assignments and 50% to exams
• Click on save changes

An error message should be displayed "The input category weights do not total 100%."

4.

Now enter the following in to the form :-

• Grade entry:Points
• Uncheck display released gradebook items to students
• Select Categories and weighting
• Assign 50% to assignments and 50% to exams
• Click on save changes

A message should be displayed stating stating "Congratulations! Your changes have been saved"

5.

Select the Add Gradebook Item link

User directed to Add Gradebook Item page

6.

Enter the following in the form:-

• Assignment Title: Assignments for Spring 08
• Grade item point value: 100
• Due date: A week later's date
• Select Category as assignments
• Check release this item to students
• Check Include this item in course grade calculations
• Click add item

A message should be displayed "Gradebook item "Assignments for Spring 08" has been added".Check the due date. Released to Students should be set to Y and included in course grade should also be set to Y

7.

Select the Add Gradebook Item link

User directed to add gradebook item page

8.

Enter the following in the form:-

• Assignment Title:Take home Exam1
• Grade item point value: 90
• Due date: A week later's date
• Select Category as exam
• Uncheck release this item to students
• Uncheck Include this item in course grade calculations
• Click add item

A message should be displayed "Gradebook item Take Home Exam 1 has been added".Check the due date. Released to Students should be set to N and included in course grade should also be set to N

9.

Now select edit link against Take Home Exam1.

• Change grade point value to 100
• Check release this item to students
• Check include this item in course grade
• Click save changes

A message should be displayed "Gradebook item Take Home Exam 1 has been updated".Check the due date. Released to Students should be set to Y and included in course grade should also be set to Y

10.

Logout as instructor and login as a student :aallen/password.

• Select the course site AM HIS 1.
• Select the gradebook link from the left navigation links

No recently added gradebook item should be visible

11.

Logout as student and login as an instructor(aphillips/password)

• Select the course site AM HIS 1.
• Select the gradebook link from the left navigation links

User directed to gradebook items page

12.

Select gradebook setup link and check "Display released Gradebook Items to students " and click save changes

The user sees the message "Congratulations! Your changes have been saved."

13.

Logout as instructor and login as a student : aallen/password

• Select the course site AM HIS 1.
• Select the gradebook link from the left navigation links

All recently added gradebook items "Take Home Exam 1 " and " Assignments for Spring 08"should be visible.

14.

Login as an instructor(aphillips/password)

• Select the course site AM HIS 1.
• Select the Assignments link from the left navigation links

User directed to assignments default page

15.

Select the Add Assignment link

User directed to the Add Assignment

16.

Enter the following text into the form:

• Title: TestAssignment
• Assignment Point Value: 10
• Due Date: (select tomorrow's due date)
• Select Associate with existing Gradebook entry and from dropdown list select Assignments for Spring 08
• Select the Post button

User directed to the Assignment List page where the recently created assignment is visible and the status of the assignment is open

17.

In a new browser/session, login as valid student (in appropriate class) to the Sakai Gateway
Username: aallen
Password: password
Select the Log In button

User directed to the My Workspace page

18.

Select AM HIS 1 course site from the tabs

User directed to the home page of AM HIS 1

19.

Select the Gradebook link from the left navigation links

Test Assignment should not be visible

20.

Select the Assignments link from the left navigation links

Test Assignment should be visible and status should be not started

21.

Logout as student.Login as an instructor(aphillips/password)

• Select the course site AM HIS 1 from Worksite setup.
• Select the Assignments link from the left navigation links

User directed to the Assignment List page where the recently created assignment is visible and the status of the assignment is open

22.

Change the Assignment Point Value to: 100.Select the Post button

The grade scale changes to 0-100 with other values remaining the same

23.

Select the Grade assignment settings link below the Test Assignment

User is directed to page which reads "submissions for Test Assignment". In Assign this grade to all participants without a grade enter 85 and click apply and then click release grades

24.

Now from the left navigation links select the gradebook link

The test assignment grade should be reflected in Assignments Category and the class avg should be shown

25.

Now select "Assignments for Spring 08" link

User directed to "Gradebook Item Summary" page.

26.

Select the Log Icon next to allen's name

Without a page refresh, a small popup window appears stating the date and the score given to the student by the user who gave the grade

27.

Select the X to close out the popup windown

The pop up window should close

28.

Select the Edit Comments >> button

Page refreshes and under Grading Table, in the student's row, under Comments column, a new text area will be visible

29.

Under Grading Table, next to allens's name, change points to 89 and type this in the comments area: TestComment and click the Save Changes button

Page will refresh with a new notification stating: "New scores and comments saved".Recently awarded points and comments will be visible in the form

30.

Select the Log Icon

A small popup Grade Log appears with the date, new score, and score-issuer details added in a list to the bottom of the previous log message

31.

Logout as instructor and login as a student : aallen/password

• Select the course site AM HIS 1.
• Select the gradebook link from the left navigation links

User directed to the Gradebook Report page where the new score and new comment posted is visible

32.

Logout as student. Login as an instructor(aphillips/password)

• Select the course site AM HIS 1.
• Select the Gradebook link from the left navigation links ane within Gradebook select Course Grade Options

User directed to the Course Grade Options page

33.

"Under Grade Conversion, select Letter Grades from the Grade Type select box.Select the Change grade type button"

Page refreshes with the new grade scale listed under the Grade Conversion header

34.

"Next to Grade Type, select Pass / Not Pass from the select box.Select the Change grade type button"

Page refreshes with the new grade scale listed under the Grade Conversion header

35.

Next to Grade Type, select Letter Grades with +/-.Select the Change grade type button

Page refreshes with the letter grade +/- scale

36.

Select the refresh arrow icon

User directed to the Gradebook/default page

37.

Select the Import Grades link

User directed to the Import Grades page

38.

Select "Download the spreadsheet template " links

The csv file should be downloaded and saved to the user's desktop

39.

Open the downloaded spreadsheet, edit the spreadsheet and add grades to the ungraded gradbook items and save the spreadsheet.

All the gradebook items should have a grade

40.

To import the spreadsheet ,select the edited spreadsheet by clicking the browse button.

• Click the Import spreadsheet button

User directed to the verify grade import page

41.

Verify the grade import and click OK

User directed to import grades page which reads "Your spreadsheet has imported successfully"

42.

Select the Course Grade link.

User directed to the Course Grade page

• Under Course Summary should be the total points available for the course
• Under Grading Table should be a paginated lists of all students

43.

Under Grading Table, in the text field with Student Name entered by default, type: xxx

• Select the Find button

Page should refresh with 'No students to display' under the Grading Table

44.

Select the Clear button

Page should refresh showing a list of student names

45.

Under Grading Table, in the text field with Student Name entered by default, type: allen

• Select the Find button

Page refreshes with a listing of all students with 'allen' in their name

46.

Select the gradebook items page

User directed to the Gradebook items page where two grade book items are listed:

• Assignments for Spring 08
• Take Home Exam1

47.

Select the Take Home Exam1 link

User directed to the Take Home Exam1 page

48.

Next to the student's name (aallen),

• enter '90' in the Points out of 100
• Select the Save button.

Page refreshes with a notification: New Scores saved

49.

Now select previous gradebook item page

User directed to "Assignments for Spring 08" Gradebook item page

50.

Next to the student's name (aallen), enter '90' in the Points out of 100.Select the Save button

Page refreshes with a notification: New Scores saved

51.

Select the "Return to Gradebook items" Link

User directed to the Gradebook/Overview page where, under Assignments, there will be two rows:

• Assignments for Spring 08(Class average:90/100)
• Take Home Exam1(Class average:90/100)

52.

Select the Course Grades link

User directed to the Course Grades page

• Next to aallen, Points: 90, Calculated Grade: A- (90%)

53.

Select the Course Grade Options link.

User directed to the Grade Options page

54.

Under Grade Conversion, in the Minimum % column for A-, change the following:

• 93
• Leave the rest of the table as default
• Select the Save button

User directed to the Gradebook Items page

55.

Select the Course Grades link.

User directed to the Course Grade page

• Next to aallen, Points: 90, Calculated Grade: B+ (90%)

56.

Next to aallen, in the Grade Override column, enter: F

• Select the Save Changes button

Page refreshes and notification states: Grade overrides saved

57.

Select Export Course Grades

The course grade file appears which the user can download

58.

Open the downloaded spreadsheet and check the grade.

The grade for Allen should be F

59.

Select the Gradebook Items link

User directed to the Gradebook Items page where the Course Grade now reads: Avg: 0%

60.

Select the Course Grade Options link.

User directed to the Course Grade Options page.

61.

Under Grade Display, check the box next to Display course grades to students now.

• Select the Save button.

User directed to the Gradebook Items page where notification states: "Course Grade options have been saved."

62.

Logout as instructor and login as a student : aallen/password

• Select the course site AM HIS 1.
• Select the gradebook link from the left navigation links

User still at Grade Report page where next to Course Grade it should say: Not yet available

63.

Select the refresh arrow icon.

Page should refresh and next to Course Grade should read: F (0%)

• Under Gradebook items summary
• Assignments for Spring 08-(90/100)
• Take Home Exam1-(90/100)

64.

Logout as student. Login as an instructor(aphillips)

• Select the course site AM HIS 1.
• Select the Gradebook link from the left navigation links

User directed to Gradebook Items page

65.

Select the Course Grades link.

User directed to the Course Grades page

66.

Next to aallen, under Grade Override, delete the entry so the field is blank.

• Select the Save button

Page refreshes with notification: Grade overrides saved

67.

Logout as instructor and login as a student : aallen/password

• Select the course site AM HIS 1.
• Select the gradebook link from the left navigation links

User at Grade Report page

68.

Select the refresh arrow icon.

Page refreshes with new Course Grade: B+ (90%)

69.

Logout as student. Login as an instructor(aphillips)
Select the course site AM HIS 1.
Select the Gradebook link from the left navigation links

User directed to Gradebook Items page

70.

Select the All Grades Link

Average course grade and grades for all all students for each gradebook item are visible

71.

In the text box next to the find button,type xxx and click Find

A message stating "No students to display" should be displayed

72.

In the text box next to the find button,type xxx and click Clear

The text box next to the Find button should be populated with Student Name and grades for all the students should be displayed in the All Grades table

73.

In the text box next to the find button,type allen and click Find

The grades for all students that have allen in their names should be displayed

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74.

In the categories dropdown next to the view button select Assignments

Only grades for the category assignments should be visible.

• Allen's Grade for "Assignments for Spring 08" should be displayed

75.

In the categories dropdown next to the view button select Exams

Only grades for the category exams should be visible.

• Allen's grade for "Take Home Exam 1" should be displayed

76.

In the all grades table click on the Details Link below "Take Home Exam 1"

User directed to "All Grades > Take Home Exam 1" page

77.

Click on Previous Gradebook Item

User should be directed to "All Grades > Assignments for Spring 08" page

78.

Click on Next Gradebook Item

User directed to "All Grades > Take Home Exam 1" page

79.

Click on "Return to All Grades"

User directed to "All Grades" page

80.

On right hand top click on Export Gradebook button

The user will be prompted to download a file which the user should download and save

81.

Open the recently downloaded file

The file should contain the following information

• Student ID : aallen
• Student Name:allen adam
• Take Home Exam1 [ 100.0 ]:90
• Assignments for Spring 08 [ 100.0 ]:90
• Course Grade :180

82.

Select the Gradebook Items link

User directed to Gradebook items page

83.

Click on Assignments for Spring 08 link

User directed to "Gradebook Items > Assignments for Spring 08" page

84.

Change the points against allen to 89 and click the Save Changes Button.

A notification "New scores saved" must be displayed

85.

Click on Next Gradebook Item link

User directed to "Gradebook Items > Take Home Exam1 " page

86.

Click on "Remove gradebook item from gradebook" link

User is given a warning "Are you sure you want to remove "Take Home Exam1"?

87.

Check "Remove this gradebook item and all associated scores from the gradebook" and click Remove button

User directed to gradebook items page

• A anotification is displayed stating "Gradebook item Take Home Exam1 has been deleted.".
• Take Home Exam1 is deleted from Gradebook Items Summary
• Average Course Grade changes from B+(90%) to B+(89%)

88.

Select the All Grades Link

The Average Course Grade should read B+ (89%) and from All Grades Table Take Home Exam 1 should be deleted

89.

Logout as instructor and login as a student : aallen/password

• Select the course site AM HIS 1.
• Select the gradebook link from the left navigation links

User directed to Grade Report page

90.

Select the refresh arrow icon.

Page refreshes with new Course Grade: B+ (89%)

• Also under Gradebook items Take Home Exam1 has been deleted