Add/Modify Gradebook Item

Overview

Gradebook Items may be added or modified from the Modify Gradebook Item page. Instructors may add items and grades to the Gradebook for work that has been done outside the Blackboard Learning System. For example, if Students manually hand in a project, the Instructor may add the Item and all of the grades for the project to the Gradebook.

Find this page

Follow the steps below to open the Modify Gradebook Item page.

Select Gradebook in Assessments on the Control Panel.
Select Add Item.

OR
Select Gradebook in Assessments on the Control Panel.
Select the name of a Gradebook Item.
Click Item Information on the Item Options page.

Fields

The table below details the fields on the Modify Gradebook Item page.

Field	Description
Item Information
Item Name [r]	Enter a title for the new Gradebook item. When editing an Assignment or Assessment created in the course, be aware that changing the Item Name will only change the Item Name in the Gradebook. It must also be changed in the course area where the item appears if Students are to see the new name.
Category	Select a category, such as Homework or Quiz, from the drop-down list.
Description	Enter a description of the Gradebook Item.
Date	Select a date for the Gradebook Item from the drop-down list or click the Calendar icon and choose a date.
Points Possible	Enter the maximum number of points possible for this item.
Display As	Select how the grade should be displayed from the drop-down list.
Score attempts using	Select the score that is used in the Gradebook for this Assessment.
Options
Make item visible to Students	Select Yes to allow Students to view the item.
Include item in Gradebook score calculations	Select Yes and this item will be included in Gradebook calculations. Select No and this item will not be included in calculating the Total column.