Gradebook Overview

Grade Center Overview

Overview

The Grade Center posts all StudentGrades associated with Tests and Assignments. The Grade Center also accommodates scores Grades for work completed outside of the Blackboard Learning System. Instructors may also view the results of Surveys through the Grade Center.

The Grade Center opens to the View Spreadsheet page. The Spreadsheet lists Students in rows and graded items in columns. All features of the Grade Center can be accessed through the Spreadsheet.

Items in the Grade Center are categorized. This enables Instructors to:

sort and filter items by category. For example, Instructors may only want to view items in the Exam category on the View Spreadsheet page.
weight categories differently. For example, items in a Homework category may be weighted less than items in an Exam category.

Note: Assessments that are not available to Students do not appear in the Grade Center.

Find this page

Click Grade Center in the Assessment area on the Control Panel to open the Grade Center.

Functions

The following functions are available from the View Spreadsheet page.

To . . .	click . . .
add a Grade Center item	Add Item. The Modify Grade page will appear.
manage items	Manage Items. The Manage Items page will appear.
change Spreadsheet display and options	Grade Center Settings. The Grade Center Settings page will appear.
manage Grade weighting	Weigh Grades. The Weigh Grades page will appear.
download Grades	Download Grades. The Download Grade Center page will appear.
upload Grades	Upload Grades. The Upload Grade Center page will appear.
modify a Grade	the Gradethat needs to be modified. The View Grades page will appear.
view and modify the details for an Assessment	the Assessment Name. The Item Options page will appear.
view and modify the details for an Assignment	the Assignment Name. The Item Options page will appear.
view statistics for a user	the user’s name. The User Options page will appear.
sort items	an option in the Sort Item by: drop-down list to sort the items by: Category Date Added Position Title Click Go.
view a specific category of Grade Center items	an option in the Filter Items by Category: drop-down list, then click Go. Only items that match that type will appear in the Spreadsheet View.

Grade Center legend

Every Student has a value for every Grade Center item. If the value is not a representation of the Grade, it will be one of the following symbols:

Padlock: In Progress. A Student is currently using the Assessment or Assignment.
Dash: No Information. A Student has not taken the Assessment or submitted the Assignment.
Exclamation Point: Needs Grading. The item has been submitted by the Student and needs to be reviewed by the Instructor. Tests that include Essay questions will have this symbol when they are submitted.
Question Mark: Grade Center Error.
Checkmark: Item has been completed by the Student.
Asterisk: Item is not visible.