Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/gradebook/dao/hibernate/GradebookDAO.java
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diff -u -raf839eeb85f37cf68092401ad23a4613ca7cd001 -rbec136e7207405d99fa7f18e39a19bed555f0ee3
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/gradebook/dao/hibernate/GradebookDAO.java	(.../GradebookDAO.java)	(revision af839eeb85f37cf68092401ad23a4613ca7cd001)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/gradebook/dao/hibernate/GradebookDAO.java	(.../GradebookDAO.java)	(revision bec136e7207405d99fa7f18e39a19bed555f0ee3)
@@ -697,14 +697,14 @@
 
     public List<GradebookUserLessonArchive> getArchivedLessonMarks(Long lessonId, Integer userId) {
 	final String GET_ARCHIVED_LESSON_MARKS = "FROM GradebookUserLessonArchive a WHERE "
-		+ " a.lesson.lessonId = :lessonId AND a.learner.userId = :userId ORDER BY a.archiveDate DESC";
+		+ " a.lesson.lessonId = :lessonId AND a.learner.userId = :userId";
 	return getSession().createQuery(GET_ARCHIVED_LESSON_MARKS).setLong("lessonId", lessonId)
 		.setInteger("userId", userId).list();
     }
 
     public List<GradebookUserActivityArchive> getArchivedActivityMarks(Long activityId, Integer userId) {
 	final String GET_ARCHIVED_ACTIVITY_MARKS = "FROM GradebookUserActivityArchive a WHERE "
-		+ " a.activity.activityId = :activityId AND a.learner.userId = :userId ORDER BY a.archiveDate DESC";
+		+ " a.activity.activityId = :activityId AND a.learner.userId = :userId";
 	return getSession().createQuery(GET_ARCHIVED_ACTIVITY_MARKS).setLong("activityId", activityId)
 		.setInteger("userId", userId).list();
     }
Index: lams_gradebook/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/gradebook/service/GradebookService.java
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diff -u -r0ed9749f00a1e1f92b989b270857d7f3c3f237cb -rbec136e7207405d99fa7f18e39a19bed555f0ee3
--- lams_gradebook/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/gradebook/service/GradebookService.java	(.../GradebookService.java)	(revision 0ed9749f00a1e1f92b989b270857d7f3c3f237cb)
+++ lams_gradebook/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/gradebook/service/GradebookService.java	(.../GradebookService.java)	(revision bec136e7207405d99fa7f18e39a19bed555f0ee3)
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
 	List<GradebookGridRowDTO> gradebookActivityDTOs = new ArrayList<GradebookGridRowDTO>();
 	List<GradebookUserLessonArchive> lessonArchives = gradebookDAO.getArchivedLessonMarks(lesson.getLessonId(),
 		userId);
-	int attemptOrder = lessonArchives.size();
+	int attemptOrder = 1;
 	List<GradebookUserActivityArchive> activityArchives = gradebookDAO.getArchivedActivityMarks(activityId, userId);
 	for (GradebookUserLessonArchive lessonArchive : lessonArchives) {
 	    GBActivityArchiveGridRowDTO activityDTO = new GBActivityArchiveGridRowDTO(attemptOrder,
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
 		}
 	    }
 	    gradebookActivityDTOs.add(activityDTO);
-	    attemptOrder--;
+	    attemptOrder++;
 	}
 
 	return gradebookActivityDTOs;
Index: lams_gradebook/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/gradebook/web/action/GradebookAction.java
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diff -u -raf839eeb85f37cf68092401ad23a4613ca7cd001 -rbec136e7207405d99fa7f18e39a19bed555f0ee3
--- lams_gradebook/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/gradebook/web/action/GradebookAction.java	(.../GradebookAction.java)	(revision af839eeb85f37cf68092401ad23a4613ca7cd001)
+++ lams_gradebook/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/gradebook/web/action/GradebookAction.java	(.../GradebookAction.java)	(revision bec136e7207405d99fa7f18e39a19bed555f0ee3)
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
 	}
 
 	String ret = GradebookUtil.toGridXML(gradebookActivityDTOs, view, GradebookConstants.PARAM_ID, false, null,
-		null, null, null, 100, 1);
+		null, null, GradebookConstants.SORT_DESC, 100, 1);
 
 	writeResponse(response, LamsDispatchAction.CONTENT_TYPE_TEXT_XML, LamsDispatchAction.ENCODING_UTF8, ret);
 	return null;