Blackboard Online (Anonymous) (Ultra): 3.1: Gradebook management and managing Delegated Marking

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  1. Navigate to the Gradebook.
  2. Select Markable items.
  3. Drag and drop rows to reorder them by clicking on the Move total arrows ↑↓ at the end of the item you wish to reorder.


  1. Navigate to the Gradebook
  2. Navigate to the Marks view by clicking on Marks in the top-left section of the Gradebook.
  3. Click on the Up/Down icon in one column:
    1. Once to organise the data by ascending marks
    2. Twice to organise the data by descending marks
    3. Thrice to remove the ordering of data.
  4. Navigate to the Students view by clicking on Students in the top-left section of the Gradebook.
  5. Click on the ↑↓ icon in one column:
    1. Once to organise the data by descending number order/alphabetically
    2. Twice to organise the data by ascending number order/reverse-alphabetical order.
    3. Thrice to remove the ordering of data.



Warning: THE USE OF MESSAGES TO STUDENTS VIA BLACKBOARD IS NOT RECOMMENDED AND EMAILS SHOULD BE USED AS A STANDARD FOR ALL CRITICAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO ASSESSMENTS.Whilst the messaging system provides some initial convenience to the sender, it may inhibit the recipient student’s ability to reply to communications, lead them to miss key information, leave them uncertain who they should respond to, leave their response unchecked, or inhibit the accessibility of the communication depending on the student’s needs and equipment.Consequently, guidance on this aspect of Blackboard has not been provided in full.If messaging is used at all, it is strongly recommended that:

  1. The option to “Send an email copy to recipients” is ALWAYS used.
  2. The email address of the sender is ALWAYS included alongside a message to respond via that address.
  3. Messages include a note to NOT email a response (as the email is sent from a no-reply email address).
  4. The option to “Allow replies to this message” is NEVER used (as these messages may not be immediately received, depending on the settings of the individual user)

 



Warning: Seeing which students have submitted is only possible if you have setup a Blackboard test assessment to track submissions.

To see who has and hasn’t submitted:

  1. Navigate to the Gradebook and locate the Blackboard Test assessment you created to track submissions.
  2. Click on the name of the Blackboard test
  3. Click inside the Student status box at the top of the page to sort the list of students by status, ranking them by whether they have or have not submitted to the test. For those students who have submitted, the date and time of the attempt on the test appears underneath the student’s name.
  4. Students who have not submitted to this test assessment should not be assumed to have not submitted an assignment. Rather, they should be communicated with and asked if they have a submission ID for their assessment. If they can provide one, this can be searched for in the anonymised submission point to confirm their submission.



Warning:Deleting an attempt is irreversible. If a student requires an additional attempt, it is recommended that an additional attempt is given to the student rather than an attempt being deleted.
  1. Navigate to the Gradebook.
  2. Click Markable Items.
  3. Select the assessment from the list by clicking on its title.
  4. Locate the student whose attempt you wish to delete. It may be useful to click on the Student Status column to organise the Gradebook.
  5. Click on the row containing the student’s record. This will open the student’s attempt.
  6. Click on the … icon in the top-right of the screen and select Delete Attempt.
  7. A pop-up box will appear called Delete Attempt?, warning that the attempt and any associated mark will be removed from the system. If you are sure you want to proceed, select Delete.


Allocating groups of students to specific markers in Blackboard Ultra will prevent other markers from being able to see each other’s allocated students, their work or the feedback and grades others have provided.

If your markers undertake a standardisation process (where grades are considered relative to others) prior to moderation, or if there is one member of staff who reviews all grades prior to their release (such as a Unit Director), then you can toggle the allocated marking feature on and off as required, enabling all markers to see all work when required.

  1. Go to the submission point in the course.
  2. Click on the cog icon to enter the settings menu.
  3. Scroll down to the Marking and submission section and toggle the Delegated marking feature OFF, removing the green tick. All markers will now be able to see all student submissions to this submission point.

To re-enable delegated marking:

  1. Go to the submission point in the course.
  2. Click on the cog icon to enter the settings menu.
  3. Scroll down to the Marking and submission section and toggle the Delegated marking feature ON.
  4. Click Assign markers.
  5. Add the relevant marker to the relevant group.