Import Grades

Summary

This article provides instruction for instructors who wish to import grades from a file source other than Moodle (namely .xls or .csv) into the Moodle Gradebook.

This Guide Will Help You to:

Export a stable data source file Import the desired grades into your Moodle gradebook

How To Video:

Steps

1) First, createCreate a stable source data file that Moodle will accept on import by exporting a copy of your current gradebook.

To Export:

• Turn editing on.
• Under Course Administration, click to expand Gradebook setup. Locate Export. Select desired file type (Excel spreadsheet is most common).

• Select desired grade items to export. There is a Select All/None button at the bottom.
• Select Export format options. The defaults are preferred in most cases. 
• Save the Excel file (as a .xlsx)csv to a desired destination folder. 

2) Populate Grade Data into the source spreadsheet file. 

Copy/Paste grade data intoto the Exceldesired spreadsheet.columns. AVOID altering the Column Headings or the student identification information in the original file. Save as file type as a .csv

2)3) To Import:

• Click Import in the Grades Administration block.
• Choose file to select to upload. Defaults are preferred in most cases.
• Click Upload Grades. 
• You can preview the import to check that things look good. 
• Identify user by:
  • Select the desired fields to map. Recommend mapping Email address to Email address. 
• Grade item mappings:
  • Select the grade items you wish to map. 
• Click Upload Grades.