Gradebook views, functions and settings
- Clare Ferguson
- ellen bell
- Aine MacNeill
The Gradebook allows you to quickly access submissions, review and manage assessments, search, add or download marks. You can also create grade columns for any activities or requirements you want to mark, such as lab tests and field trip activities.
- 1 Gradebook views
- 1.1 Overview
- 1.2 Markable items view
- 1.3 Marks view
- 1.4 Students
- 2 Gradebook functions
- 2.1 Gradebook settings
- 2.1.1 Student Performance
- 2.1.2 Automatic Zeros
- 2.1.3 Overall mark
- 2.1.4 Course Rubrics
- 2.2 Filter function
- 2.3 Overall mark
- 2.1 Gradebook settings
- 3 Related Articles
Gradebook views
When you select the Gradebook option in the Course toolbar, you’ll see there are four views or tabs: Overview, Markable items, Marks and Students.
Overview
The Overview option provides a snapshot of assessment items that need marking or posting in the module.
Markable items view
Under Markable Items you see a list of all your assessments in your course
Click on an assessment name will take you to the Submissions view of that assessment, which displays a list of all your students' submissions allowing you to work through your marking.
Marks view
Marks view is a bit like the old Grade centre. You’ll see a list of all your students in the first column and a column for each of the assessments in your course. Any new submissions, marked submissions and missing submissions will be highlighted.
In Marks view, click on the the text box beside a student’s name this gives you a drop-down menu of options
View — Go directly to the assignment submission and start marking.
Feedback & Notes— Enter feedback or internal marking notes for overridden test/assignment grades and automatic zeros.
Post — Post a mark so the student can see their result.
Add or edit exceptions — If an assignment is timed or has a due date, you can add exceptions here, as well as allow multiple attempts.
Add or edit exemptions — You can remove an assignment from being counted towards a student’s overall grade.
Clicking View takes you into the submission with your feedback and marking tools.
Students
Under Students you will see a list of all the students enrolled in the module.
Click on the ellipsis (three dots) along side the student name to set an accommodation or message the student.
or click on the Student’s name to see their marks in each assignment
Gradebook functions
In the top right corner of Markable, Marks and Students views there are a number of Gradebook functions.
These allow you to:
a. Search the Gradebook by submission receipt
b. Upload your Gradebook marks (if you have worked offline)
c. Download your Gradebook marks
d. Edit your Gradebook settings.
Gradebook settings
Clicking on the cog, in the top right corner will open up the Gradebook settings panel.
Here you can manage Grade schemas, Student performance, assign automatic zeros, set up Overall mark, set Student visibility, set up Mark categories, create and manage rubrics
Student Performance
Student performance allows you to set alerts for student behaviour such as a falling below a particular mark, missing due dates or limited access to the course. When a student falls below this set level they will have a flag against their name and you’ll receive a notification in your activity stream.
Automatic Zeros
Allows you to assign automatic zeros for overdue work, students can submit late to update their marks, students with accommodations aren't affected.
Overall mark
Overall mark allows you to set up a column that shows the overall mark based on points, weighted average or a calculated formula, see section below on how to set up your overall mark.
Course Rubrics
Course rubrics allows you to create, duplicate edit or delete rubrics for Blackboard assignments. See creating rubrics for Blackboard assignments for more information.
Filter function
In Markable items view you have an additional Filter function.
Click on Filter to open the Filter panel, which allows you to search your students and submissions according to particular criteria:
Here you can filter the Gradebook by:
Students - look for a specific student
Groups - Similar to the old ‘Smart Views’ where you can simply filter by the preset groups in Ultra you have been tasked to mark
Markable Items - filter by one specific assessment (Markable item)
Assessment Type - Formative or Summative
Assessment Category - You can set these on assignments when you are setting them up.
Overall mark
You also have a panel to the left that allows you to set up the overall mark, which is optional.
This option allows you to set up a column that shows the overall mark based on points, weighted average or a calculated formula.
For calculating the overall mark for two pieces of coursework e.g one worth 60% and one 40% use a weighted overall mark.
In the Overall Mark screen, select Weighted and Proportionally
Then deselect items in the list that won’t contribute to overall mark by selecting the
Unlink the items in the list that contribute to the mark by clicking so will move to the top of the list of items.
Enter the percentage value each assessment will contribute to the overall mark.
Select percentage or points and whether to show it to students and then save
Watch this video on creating an overall mark based on a weighted average: