Index: lams_gradebook/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/gradebook/util/GradebookConstants.java
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diff -u -r62aaf160878735888d077bf28fac3c1989bb8fbd -r9f491bfb157944ee893c52fa819fad27de872f51
--- lams_gradebook/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/gradebook/util/GradebookConstants.java	(.../GradebookConstants.java)	(revision 62aaf160878735888d077bf28fac3c1989bb8fbd)
+++ lams_gradebook/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/gradebook/util/GradebookConstants.java	(.../GradebookConstants.java)	(revision 9f491bfb157944ee893c52fa819fad27de872f51)
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     public static final String PARAM_VIEW = "view";
     public static final String PARAM_START_DATE = "startDate";
     public static final String PARAM_GROUP_ID = "groupId";
+    public static final String PARAM_SEQUENCE = "sequence";
 
     // Sort
     public static final String SORT_DESC = "desc";
Index: lams_gradebook/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/gradebook/util/GradebookUtil.java
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diff -u -r62aaf160878735888d077bf28fac3c1989bb8fbd -r9f491bfb157944ee893c52fa819fad27de872f51
--- lams_gradebook/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/gradebook/util/GradebookUtil.java	(.../GradebookUtil.java)	(revision 62aaf160878735888d077bf28fac3c1989bb8fbd)
+++ lams_gradebook/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/gradebook/util/GradebookUtil.java	(.../GradebookUtil.java)	(revision 9f491bfb157944ee893c52fa819fad27de872f51)
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
  * ****************************************************************
  */
 
-
 package org.lamsfoundation.lams.gradebook.util;
 
 import java.io.StringWriter;
@@ -140,7 +139,7 @@
 		rowElement.setAttribute(CommonConstants.ELEMENT_ID, gridRow.getId().toString());
 
 		// Work out which grid we want to put the data into
-		ArrayList<String> gridRowStringArray = new ArrayList<String>();
+		ArrayList<String> gridRowStringArray = new ArrayList<>();
 
 		gridRowStringArray = gridRow.toStringArray(view);
 
@@ -177,31 +176,34 @@
     public static String niceFormatting(Double mark, boolean displayAsPercentage) {
 
 	String markStr = new DecimalFormat("##0.00").format(mark);
-	if ( displayAsPercentage )
+	if (displayAsPercentage) {
 	    markStr += "%";
+	}
 	return markStr;
 
     }
 
     public static ExcelCell createPercentageCell(Double mark, boolean markConversionNeeded) {
-	return createPercentageCell(mark, markConversionNeeded, false, 0);
+	return GradebookUtil.createPercentageCell(mark, markConversionNeeded, false, 0);
     }
 
 //    public static ExcelCell createPercentageCell(Double mark, boolean markConversionNeeded, Boolean isBold) {
 //	return createPercentageCell(mark, markConversionNeeded, isBold, 0);
 //    }
-    
+
     // if markConversionNeeded is true then mark is divided by 100. Otherwise assumes already a percentage.
-    public static ExcelCell createPercentageCell(Double mark, boolean markConversionNeeded, Boolean isBold, int borderStyle) {
+    public static ExcelCell createPercentageCell(Double mark, boolean markConversionNeeded, Boolean isBold,
+	    int borderStyle) {
 	Double convertedMark = null;
-	if ( mark != null )
+	if (mark != null) {
 	    convertedMark = markConversionNeeded ? mark / 100.0 : mark;
-	
+	}
+
 	ExcelCell userMarkCell = new ExcelCell(convertedMark, isBold, borderStyle);
 	userMarkCell.setIsPercentage(true);
 	return userMarkCell;
     }
-    
+
     private static Document getDocument() throws ParserConfigurationException {
 	DocumentBuilderFactory factory = DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance();
 	DocumentBuilder builder = factory.newDocumentBuilder();
@@ -254,6 +256,8 @@
 		Collections.sort(gridRows, new GBAverageMarkComparator());
 	    } else if (sortBy.equals(GradebookConstants.PARAM_START_DATE)) {
 		Collections.sort(gridRows, new GBStartDateComparator());
+	    } else if (sortBy.equals(GradebookConstants.PARAM_SEQUENCE)) {
+		// do not sort at all
 	    } else {
 		Collections.sort(gridRows, new GBRowNameComparator());
 	    }
@@ -287,7 +291,7 @@
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     private static List doRowNameSearch(List gradebookRows, String searchField, String searchOper,
 	    String searchString) {
-	List<GradebookGridRowDTO> ret = new ArrayList<GradebookGridRowDTO>();
+	List<GradebookGridRowDTO> ret = new ArrayList<>();
 
 	if (searchField.equals(GradebookConstants.PARAM_ROW_NAME)) {
 	    Iterator it = gradebookRows.iterator();
Index: lams_gradebook/web/gradebookMonitor.jsp
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diff -u -r37e4336ccde76c85d841bd369623213dd741e51c -r9f491bfb157944ee893c52fa819fad27de872f51
--- lams_gradebook/web/gradebookMonitor.jsp	(.../gradebookMonitor.jsp)	(revision 37e4336ccde76c85d841bd369623213dd741e51c)
+++ lams_gradebook/web/gradebookMonitor.jsp	(.../gradebookMonitor.jsp)	(revision 9f491bfb157944ee893c52fa819fad27de872f51)
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@
 						     pager: subgrid_table_id + "_pager",
 						     rowList:[10,20,30,40,50,100],
 							 rowNum:10,
+							 sortorder: "asc", 
+							 sortname: "sequence", 
 						     cellurl: "<lams:LAMSURL />gradebook/gradebookMonitoring/updateUserActivityGradebookData.do?lessonID=${lessonDetails.lessonID}&view=monUserView&userID=" + userID,
 						     colNames: [
 						     	'',
@@ -389,6 +391,8 @@
 									     height: "100%",
 									     cmTemplate: { title: false },
 									     cellEdit:false,
+										 sortorder: "asc", 
+										 sortname: "sequence",
 									     pager: false,
 									     colNames: [
 									    	"<fmt:message key="gradebook.columntitle.attempt"/>",
@@ -447,7 +451,7 @@
 				    rowList:[10,20,30,40,50,100],
 				    rowNum:10,
 				    sortorder: "asc", 
-				    sortname: "activityId", 
+				    sortname: "sequence", 
 				    colNames:[
 				    	'', 
 				    	'',
@@ -618,6 +622,8 @@
 									     autowidth:true,
 									     cellEdit:false,
 									     pager: false,
+										 sortorder: "asc", 
+										 sortname: "sequence", 
 									     colNames: [
 									    	"<fmt:message key="gradebook.columntitle.attempt"/>",
 									     	"<fmt:message key="gradebook.columntitle.activityFeedback"/>",