When grading an activity it is possible to use a grading scale, a grade point (numerical scale) or neither.
An instructor may select grade points by going to the Edit settings screen of an activity, for example, an assignment, scrolling to ‘Grade’ and then selecting ‘Point’ from the Type drop-down:
This will open up the Maximum points field and the instructor can enter the maximum points they wish to use for this activity. (Note that if they choose a number higher than that set by the administrator in Settings>Grades>General settings, they will see a warning message and not be allowed to save their choice.)
The default number of points an instructor sees when choosing points from the Type drop-down is set by the administrator (See section on Site administration settings)
Site administration settings
An administrator can specify the maximum grade points value and the default grade points value from Settings>Grades>General settings.
