Adding Assignments

Open the Records window to the first empty assignment record. There are three ways to do this: 1) select Add Assignment from the Tool menu, 2) click the large Add Assignment button in the score or assignment charts or 3) click the Add Assignment tool .




Type the assignment Name and press tab.


Type the assignment’s Maximum Score and press tab. Type the assignment’s Points. Ignore these fields if the assignment is being used for extra credit or is a nongraded item.


Select the assignment’s due date. The calendar is initially set to the current date. If the date showing is not the current date, the computer’s clock may be improperly set or its clock battery may be dead.


Select the assignment’s category. The category is used in summaries, reports and in grading (if categories are weighted). To edit categories, choose Class Options from the Edit menu and select the Category tab.

FAQ: Why are the dates wrong on the calendars and in the charts?

FAQ: What are maximum score and points? How should I set them?

FAQ: If I use category weighting, does it matter how I set assignments points?


Select the Special Status option. Special status options include the following:
• Normal. No special action is taken.
• Extra credit. Any score entered for a student will increase the number of points the student has earned without increasing the number of points possible. In other words, the student’s average will go up. Students without scores are unaffected.
• Can be dropped. Easy Grade Pro will drop this assignment for a student if, by dropping it, the student’s overall percent is improved more than by dropping any other assignment that can be dropped. A letter d is drawn next to a dropped score. Easy Grade Pro will drop the single, most-damaging score for a student among assignments whose status is Can be dropped unless you have set dropping options in the Class Options window.
• Not for grade. The assignment will not be included when determining grades. It can be used for recording items such as whether a progress report has been returned. It can also be used to temporarily turn off a group of assignments so that they do not influence the overall grades.
• (-) Negative Points. A score entered for a student will decrease the number of points the student has earned without decreasing the number of points possible, causing the average to go down. Students without scores are unaffected.

FAQ: Why can’t I change the status on one of my assignments? It is stuck on Normal.


Select the Display Scores option. Use this to set whether the scores will appear as scores, percents or grades in the score chart. A pop up menu in the score chart can override this setting.


Select the Progress Report option. Progress report options include the following items:
• Include Assignment. The assignment will be included on every progress report whether the student has a score or not.
• Include if Student has Score. The assignment will be included only if the student has a score. This option allows you to add columns to your score chart that only apply to one or some students. It also allows you to enter assignments in advance and prevent them from appearing too soon in progress reports.
• Exclude Assignment. The assignment will not be included in any progress report.


(Optional) Select one or more standards from the Standards menu. If there are standards in this class, you can link up to ten of them to an assignment. By linking a standard, you will be able to enter rubric scores on this standard in the Standard chart.


(Optional) Enter text in the Note field. Text could include the assignment objective or purpose. It can also be used in conjunction with custom filters to allow you to show or hide the assignment based on any criteria that you choose.


Select Next Assignment >> to move to the next assignment or select Done.

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