Feature Request: Display grade by gradebook category

[mfw-tn]

Prerequisites

• I am requesting the new feature to the correct repository.
• I checked the latest version on GitHub and the README.md documentation to ensure that this functionality does not already exist.
• I searched to make sure that this feature has not already been requested.
• I have, or I know someone who has, the ability and willingness to test the new feature on a Moodle LMS-based site.
• I agree to submit one feature request per issue ticket (do not submit multiple requests in one issue ticket).
• I understand that development and support is provided by volunteer(s) and that all final implementation decisions are up TNG Consulting Inc.

Feature Request - The User Story

As a course designer, I want to show students their grades in the course sidebar, but I need it limited by Grade Category. Because we divide our grades into categories called Level 1 and Level 2, a student's overall score will look incorrect if they have only completed activities in Level 1 but have not moved on to Level 2 yet.

Screenshots / Mock-ups

One way to accomplish this would be to add an optional parameter onto the relevant tags, for example:
{coursegradepercent category_name} : Displays the current accumulated course grade of the student (no percentage symbol). If category_name is specified, the grade is limited to just that gradebook category.
{coursegrade category_name} : Displays the student's current overall course grade (with percentage symbol). If category_name is specified, the grade is limited to just that gradebook category.

Alterative you have considered

No response

Additional information

No response

Planning on submitting a solution in a pull request (PR)?

No

Code of Conduct

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[michael-milette]

HI @mfw-tn ,

Thank you for your suggestion. I will give it some thought and let you know when I have something to test.

Best regards,

Michael

[mfw-tn]

Thanks @michael-milette! I know that I checked the box about being willing to test, but I realized today that we are hosted with a hosting provider that does not allow access to modify plugins (outside of the normal update process within Moodle). I'm not sure what the testing process would look like but I may not be able to participate after all. Thanks again for considering the suggestion.

[tadeucaldas]

This would be very helpfull for em as well... i manage a moodle that get´s at least 2500 students every semester, from age 20 to 50. Lot´s of them have trouble finding out their grades. If i can callout their atention with a custom HTML block showing their current grade that would be awesome!