$string['gradelocked'] = 'Grade is locked';
$string['gradelong'] = '$a->grade / $a->max';
$string['grademax'] = 'Maximum grade';
-$string['grademaxhelp'] = 'The maximum allowable grade for this grade item.';
+$string['grademaxhelp'] = 'When using the value grade type, a maximum grade can be set. The maximum grade for an activity-based grade item is set on the update activity page.';
$string['grademin'] = 'Minimum grade';
-$string['grademinhelp'] = 'The minimum allowable grade for this grade item.';
+$string['grademinhelp'] = 'When using the value grade type, a minimum grade can be set.';
$string['gradeoutcomeitem'] = 'Grade outcome item';
$string['gradeoutcomes'] = 'Outcomes';
$string['gradeoutcomescourses'] = 'Course outcomes';
$string['grades'] = 'Grades';
$string['gradesonly'] = 'Grades only';
$string['gradetype'] = 'Grade type';
-$string['gradetypehelp'] = 'The type of grade this item uses. Can be of 4 types: none, value, scale and text. Only The value and scale types can be aggregated.';
+$string['gradetypehelp'] = 'Specifies the type of grade used: none (no grading possible), value (enables the maximum and minimum grade settings), scale (enables the scale setting) or text (feedback only). Only value and scale grade types may be aggregated. The grade type for an activity-based grade item is set on the update activity page.';
$string['gradeview'] = 'View Grade';
$string['gradeweighthelp'] = 'Grade weight Help';
$string['groupavg'] = 'Group average';
$string['highgradedescending'] = 'Sort by high grade descending';
$string['highgradeletter'] = 'High';
$string['hidequickfeedback'] = 'Hide Quick Feedback';
-$string['idnumberhelp'] = 'Arbitrary idnumber provided by the module responsible (must be defined and unique).';
+$string['idnumberhelp'] = 'Setting an ID number provides a way of identifying the activity for grade calculation purposes. If the activity is not included in any grade calculation then the ID number field can be left blank. The ID number for an activity-based grade item may be set on the update activity page.';
$string['idnumbers'] = 'Id numbers';
$string['identifier'] = 'Identify user by';
$string['import'] = 'Import';
$string['inherit'] = 'Inherit';
$string['item'] = 'Item';
$string['iteminfo'] = 'Item info';
-$string['iteminfohelp'] = 'Info and notes about this item.';
+$string['iteminfohelp'] = 'A space for entering information about the item. Text entered does not appear anywhere else.';
$string['itemname'] = 'Item name';
$string['itemnamehelp'] = 'The name of this item, pushed in by the module.';
$string['items'] = 'Items';
$string['savechanges'] = 'Save changes';
$string['savepreferences'] = 'Save preferences';
$string['scaledpct'] = 'Scaled %%';
-$string['scaleidhelp'] = 'The scale to which this $a is linked.';
+$string['scaleidhelp'] = 'When using the scale grade type, a scale can be selected. The scale for an activity-based grade item is selected on the update activity page.';
$string['scalestandardhelp'] = 'A standard scale is one that is available site-wide, for all courses.';
$string['seeallcoursegrades'] = 'See all course grades';
$string['selectdestination'] = 'Select destination of $a';