Gradebook sorting options

A teacher of ours requested the ability to sort a gradebook by section. She likes to filter to all sections, but wishes she could sort the resulting list by section (All of period 1 students, then all of period 2 below that, etc.). Unfortunately, that option doesn't exist. Could it be added?

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jsimon3

this is interesting I looked a little into it(very little <2mins)<BR />I can display the sections in the first column which means that I should have everything that I need to sort
I don't have time to look at this today but I will drop back in for an update
hopefully I can piggyback on the StudentColumnHeaders...ts

onSortByLoginId: () => {<BR />gradebook.setSortRowsBySetting(columnId, 'login_id', direction)<BR />},

jsimon3

First major roadblock here is actually students w/multiple sections... how should little "Bobby Tables" be treated if he is in 'period 2' and 'period 3'. I understand in your environment under perfect circumstances that doesn't happen. If I clone the row it cause greater load on the grade book module & can create inconsistencies. If I do not clone what is there to represent the student in multiple sections, for instance just selecting the first section alphanumerically, then it is wrong.... This is more than likely why this information is behind a filter and not a sort: one-to-many problem that I did not initially see in the <2 minute probe... <BR />Outside of your organization
there are others that have 400 kiddos in a course and their grade books already take time to load
w/cloning the rows would theoretically double or triple...

TLDR: kids have/ can have multiple sections
sorting would become cumbersome and costly

Conclusion from me at least.....This is not something I am going to pursue because it could cause issues for others that would degrade the integrity of the grade book

DiannaDK

Hello @DanHansen ! You might check out this Guide from the Community that demonstrates the various ways to sort and display student data in the gradebook. Once the teacher has established the primary way they would like students sorted, they can then select "Secondary info" and sections is one of the options. I hope you find this helpful!

Dianna

DiannaDK

So they want to see the entire course roster all at once only have it sorted by sections?

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