Organising Gradebook with Mark Categories
If your module is assessed using many forms of assessment, categories can be used to organise your gradebook.
Creating Mark Categories
A Gradebook Mark Category is a group of similar coursework. You can add custom categories to the gradebook.
The Gradebook has nine default Mark Categories: Assignment, Test, Discussion, Journal, Exam, Homework, Presentation and Quiz that cannot be removed or edited.
Mark Categories can be created to organise the Gradebook. It is best practice to Create mark categories before creating Gradebook items. Eg if you have a series of tests such as Lab1, Lab2, Lab3 etc, it would be appropriate to set up a category called Laboratory Tests.
Login to Blackboard.
In the Module area select Gradebook.
Select the Settings Cog to expand the settings panel.
Scroll down the settings list and click Add New Category.
On the Categories page that loads select the Create Category button.
In the Name box, type a name for the category.
This will autosave.
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