What is the Grade Center?
The Grade Center is more than just a way to record students' grades. It is a dynamic and interactive tool, allowing faculty to record data, calculate grades, and monitor student progress. In the Grade Center, faculty can provide and manage students' grades for a variety of assessments, including assignments, tests, discussion board posts, journals, blogs, and wikis. Faculty can also create grade columns for any activities or requirements that require grading but do not require submission through Blackboard, such as special projects, participation, or attendance.
- Create Column – Creates a column that represents a gradable item in the course.
- Create Calculated Column – Calculated columns combine data from multiple columns to attain performance results; choose from average, minimum/maximum, total or weighted.
- Manage – Customize and manage the Grade Center, including grading schemas, categories, smart views, and column organization.
- Column Menu – Provides access to a column’s settings, including Quick Column Information, Edit Column Information, Column Statistics, Set as an External Grade, Show/Hide to Users, Hide Column.
- Icon Legend – As activity gets added and recorded into the Grade Center, refer to the Icon Legend for assistance.
- Work Offline – Download the Grade Center into an Excel spreadsheet for working offline. The spreadsheet can be uploaded back to the Grade Center after grades have been recorded.
Managing the Grade Center
Grade Center Search and Filter
Creating a Grade Column
Show / Hide Columns to Students
Editing Column Information
Create Extra Credit Column
Creating a Weighed Column
Hide Columns / Unhide Columns
Create Smart Views
Entering or Changing a Grade
Grading an Assignment with Comments
Highlight Text and Add A Comment
Creating a Point-Based Comment
Erase or Allow Additional Attempts
Inline Assignment Grading
Inline Grading Features
Downloading the Grade Center
Upload Grades from an External Source