All students, online tests, online surveys, and online assignments along with any corresponding grades that Blackboard can generate are added to the online gradebook. Instructors can add outside assignments to the gradebook to generate final, weighted grades. For extensive information on using all of the features in the gradebook, consult Blackboard’s help documentation at the following address: http://company.blackboard.com/docs/cp/learning_system/release6/instructor
ACCESS YOUR GRADEBOOK
In the section of the Control Panel titled “Assessment”, click Gradebook.
Blackboard will display the gradebook in the form of a spreadsheet, listing all the students down the left, and all the assignments across the top.
GRADEBOOK LEGEND
This icon means that a student is in the process of completing an assessment or assignment.
This icon means that the student has not yet submitted the assessment or assignment. This icon also appears for assignments added by the instructor such as papers, participation, attendance, etc., which need to be graded manually.
This icon appears when a student submits an assignment or an assessment that contains essay questions which need to be graded by the instructor.
This icon appears when an error has occurred in the gradebook. Usually it indicates that a student submitted an assessment without answering all the questions. This could mean that their browser quit, or their computer crashed in the middle of taking the assessment.
VIEW STUDENTS' RESULTS ON AN ONLINE TEST
Click on the grade Blackboard recorded in the gradebook.
Click the View button to the far right to see how the student answered each question.
Blackboard will display the test information along with each question and the student’s answer. The points received for each question are editable so partial credit can be given.
Click the Submit button.
CLEAR AN ATTEMPT AT AN ONLINE TEST OR ASSIGNMENT
Click on the grade Blackboard recorded in the gradebook. If there was a technical error, a question mark (?) will appear in place of a grade. Assignments will display an exclamation point (!).
Click the View button to the right to view the details of the test/assignment.
Click the Clear Attempt button which is displayed at the top along with the general information about the test/assignment.
Click OK to confirm.
Click the Submit button.
GRADE AN ASSIGNMENT
Click on the exclamation point (!), which indicates that the student submitted the assignment.
Click the View button to the far right.
Blackboard will display the assignment information along with the student’s comments and links to any files they attached. After reviewing their response, enter a grade, comments, and upload any necessary files. The student will see all of these things when they check their grade online.
Enter any additional notes to yourself. The student will not see anything entered here.
Click the Submit button.
VIEW RESULTS OF GRADEBOOK ITEM AS CLASS PERCENTAGES
Click the title of the gradebook item you wish to view.
Click Assessment Attempt Details.
Blackboard will display the general item information and how many students completed it. The results of each question will be displayed as a percentage of those students who completed the assessment/assignment.
ADD AN ITEM TO THE GRADEBOOK
Click the Add Item button.
Enter a name for the item, select a category (used for sorting purposes), enter a description, select a date, enter the total points possible, and select how you wish to display the grade.
Choose whether you would like to make the item visible to the students when they check their grade, and whether you want this item to be calculated toward the final grade.
Click the Submit button.
WEIGHT GRADES
Click the Weight Grades button.
Choose whether you would like to weight by category or by item and then enter the percentages.
This icon means that a student is in the process of completing an assessment or assignment.
This icon means that the student has not yet submitted the assessment or assignment. This icon also appears for assignments added by the instructor such as papers, participation, attendance, etc., which need to be graded manually.
This icon appears when a student submits an assignment or an assessment that contains essay questions which need to be graded by the instructor.
This icon appears when an error has occurred in the gradebook. Usually it indicates that a student submitted an assessment without answering all the questions. This could mean that their browser quit, or their computer crashed in the middle of taking the assessment.
