Drop the Lowest or Highest Scores

You can drop the lowest or highest scores on a series of items IF you have all the items in the same Category and they are worth the same value.


  1. In Manage Grades, create (New > Category) or edit a Category (drop down – Edit Grade Item).
    Click new, click category.
    Grade item dropdown, Click edit grade item.

  2. Under Grading, Distribution, select “Distribute points/weight evenly across all items”, then input the number of items to drop for the highest or lowest.
    Click Distribute weight evenly across all items.

  3. Click Save and Close.
    Click save and close.
  4. If your items are already in the category, they will adjust to the new settings. If you did not have the items in the category, you must add them to it.


Add Items to a Category

  1. In Manage Grades, create (New > Item) or edit an Item (drop down – Edit Grade Item).
  2. On the Properties tab, use the Category selector to select the category.
    Select the category

  3. Click Save and Close.
    Click save and close.
  4. Repeat this for as many grade items as needed.