> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.lena.africa/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Check a course’s gradebook and engagement

> See every student’s weighted grade for a course, export it to Excel, and check how students are using the course.

A published course has two tabs that tell you how it's going. **Assessments** is the gradebook: every student's
grade, weighted by the course's grade breakdown. **Engagement** shows how students use the course. Owners and teachers
see both; assistants see **Engagement** only.

## The gradebook

Open the course and choose the **Assessments** tab. There's a row per student and a column per category, such as
"Assignments (3) · 20%", then the **Total**.

* **Each category shows its weighted share** of the final grade, with the raw score beneath. The three categories add
  up to the **Total**, out of 100%.
* **Published work counts from the day it's published**, if it's set to count toward the grade. Until you
  [release](https://support.lena.africa/teachers/grading-and-releasing.md) its grades or results, every student scores 0 on it, so totals rise as you
  release.
* **Search** with "Search students...", or sort by **Student**.
* **Open a student** by choosing their name (see below).

To change how much each category is worth, open **⋮** and choose **Grade breakdown**. It takes you to the course's
**Settings** tab; see [publish a course](https://support.lena.africa/teachers/publish-a-course.md).

## Export the gradebook

**1. Open the menu**

On the **Assessments** tab, open **⋮** and choose **Export gradebook**.

**2. Choose the columns**

Tick **Percentages** (each category's weighted share, adding up to the total), **Scores** (points earned out of
points set, such as 12/20), or both.

**3. Export**

Choose **Export**. You can keep working while Lena prepares it, and follow its progress in the corner of the screen.
The Excel file downloads by itself when it's ready.

## A student's page

Choose a student's name in the gradebook to open their page. Its tabs:

* **Overview**: their profile, academic details and when they enrolled.
* **Assessment**: their grade summary against the class average ("Level with the class", or how far above or below),
  a breakdown by category, and **Missing work**: anything they have no score for yet.
* **Assignment**, **Quiz** and **Exam**: each piece of work with their score.
* **Activity**: what they've opened and handed in, in the courses you run. Figures can be up to an hour old.

## Engagement

Open the course and choose the **Engagement** tab. Pick **7 days**, **30 days** or **90 days**. Figures can be up to
an hour old.

* A line at the top says how many students are active: they've opened a material or handed something in. **See who**
  opens the **People** tab.
* **Materials opened**, with how many were downloaded.
* **Work handed in**: assignments, quizzes and exams together.
* **Handed in late**: how many, and what share of everything handed in.
* A chart of activity over the period you picked.
* **Handed in**: for each assignment, quiz or exam, how much of the class handed it in on time, late, or not at all.
  Switch between **Assignments**, **Quizzes** and **Exams**.

## One assignment at a time

For a closer look at a single assignment, such as which rubric criterion cost the class the most marks, open it and
choose the **Insights** tab. See [grade and release](https://support.lena.africa/teachers/grading-and-releasing.md#see-how-the-class-did).

## Good to know

* **A draft course has neither tab.** They appear once you publish it.
* **An ended course keeps both**, read-only, and you can still export the gradebook. See
  [end a course](https://support.lena.africa/teachers/end-a-course.md).

## Troubleshooting

> [accordion] “Nothing to grade yet”
>
> The course has no assignments, quizzes or exams yet. Create one, and students' grades show up here as they come in.

> [accordion] “No students enrolled yet”
>
> Nobody has joined the course. Share its entry code; see [publish a course](https://support.lena.africa/teachers/publish-a-course.md).

> [accordion] “You don’t have access to these assessments”
>
> Your role on this course doesn't include the gradebook. Assistants can't see it; ask the course's owner. See [people
> and roles](https://support.lena.africa/teachers/people-and-roles.md).

> [accordion] A student’s total looks too low
>
> Published work counts as 0 until you release its grades or results. Release them for work that's finished.

## Next

> [card] [Grade and release](https://support.lena.africa/teachers/grading-and-releasing.md)
>
> Release grades so they count in the gradebook.

> [card] [End a course](https://support.lena.africa/teachers/end-a-course.md)
>
> Release what's left and make the course read-only.


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