For more information on Categories also see Gradebook Settings and Grading and Weighting.
Categories are used to organize and weight groups of assignments. You can use categories to group and weight assignments. You can access the Categories page from Gradebook Settings. With categories, you can:
- See grade average per category based on approved grades.
- Filter student detail or assignment list by category.
- Set category weights for the calculation of cumulative grades.
- Weight - The weight of the category. See Grading and Weighting for more information on category weights and grade calculations.
Grading Scheme- How the category average will be displayed.- Numeric - Category average will be displayed as a percent (ex. 95%)
- Letter - Category average will be displayed as a letter grade (ex. A+)
Assignment Weights - How assignments within the category will be weighted.
- Equal Weight - All assignments within the category are weighted the same (default of 1).
- Manually Set - Each assignment is assigned a weight during the assignment creation process.
- Drop Lowest Grade - The assignment with the lowest grade will not be counted in grade calculations.
Uncategorized is the default category.
Its default weight is 1. Its details can be edited like any other category, but it cannot be deleted. If you do not want to use the Uncategorized category, please create other categories and make sure to move any existing assignments to the correct categories (this can be done via Edit Assignment).
Category Weighting
For information on how category and assignment weights work together, see: Grading and Weighting.
Category weighting, similarly to assignment weighting, determines what value a category of assignments has in relation to other categories. Category weights are similar in function to assignment weights; the higher the weight of a category, the greater worth the assignments in that category have, collectively, towards a student's cumulative grade.
Total Weights
Similar to assignment weights, the total category weight also does not need to equal 100. Cumulative grades will always be calculated as a percentage of the total category weight.
Category Table
The category table can be accessed on the Assignments page by clicking the 
button.
The category table displays information regarding each category, including it's Weight, Number of Assignments and Average Grade.