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Overriding Marks in Blackboard Assignment Types

When marking assingments, journals and discussions with rubrics, you may need to override grades to create integer grades. However, you can undo the override. This guide aims to outline how to do this and explain some of the messages which are displayed when marking. Blackboard Assignments (One Submission)Blackboard Assignments (Multiple Submissions)Blackboard Assignments (Anonymous Submissions)Blackboard Assessed […]

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Recommended assessment tools for online exams 2025

Assessment & Feedback

Recommended Settings for submission points The recommended settings for each of the possible assessment tools are laid out step by step in the word document Recommended settings for Online Exam submission points (link will be added once this document has been finalised). This is designed as a working document for Programme Administration teams, to help

Print Blackboard Tests

Blackboard Test

When you have created a Blackboard test you can choose to Print a physical copy of the test for students to take. This will be printed with an answer sheet for this specific test. This is useful for if you are Printing Pools of questions. The pop up print preview window will display the test

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Marking assignments with delegated marking

Assessment & Feedback, Blackboard Assignment

Delegated grading is primarily used where there are multiple markers, and each marker is assigned a selected group of students to mark. It is the only way to filter anonymous submissions by group in Blackboard Assignment. Delegated marking can be enabled when creating the submission point or by editing the settings, even after submissions have

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Marking Multiple Assignment Attempts

Blackboard Assignment

Multiple Attempt OptionsMarking Multiple Attempts Multiple Attempt Options When Setting up a Blackboard assignment, you may choose to allow multiple attepts so that students can submit a draft copy or revise some elements before the deadline. Usually these are marked based on the final submission made. Attempts to Mark: Last Attempt However you can set

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What to do when Marks are Posted in error

Assessment & Feedback, Gradebook

Posting Marks in the Gradebook or marking screen makes them visible to students. The “Post Marks” action is handled by Programme Administrator teams only for all summative assessment. Please follow this advice as it is not possible to un-post marks. Markers please advise your Programme Administrative team if you have posted marks for summative assessments

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Filtering the Gradebook

Blackboard Learn Ultra, Gradebook

The Ultra Gradebook has filtering features which allow users to filter their gradebook view by multiple variables, such as individual users, groups, items, and categories. You can also filter the Gradebook to only show students on merged courses. This offers more flexibility for users wanting to get a focused view of their Gradebook. Applied filters

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Creating Blackboard Rubrics

Assessment & Feedback, Electronic Management of Assessment

Rubrics are a scoring tool you can use to mark Blackboard assessments, which can help you evaluate students’ work on a specific scale, against certain criteria. You can start creating a rubric from the Gradebook, or when creating an assessment. Create a new Rubric In the Gradebook, select the Settings icon, then Create Rubric in

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Blackboard Assignment or Test – Attempt Logs

Blackboard Assignment

When reviewing assignments, you may wish to view a student’s attempt log to verify on-time submission, or track how long a test and test question took to complete. Go to the assignment submissions via the content area or Gradebook. On an individual student select the three dot menu and Attempt Log Depending on the type

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Groups File Exchange using Ultra Discussion

Blackboard Discussions, Course Groups

It is possible to set up a blackboard discussion to be used as a space where students can upload files and access one another’s files. Groups have separate channels within a discussion and cannot see the other groups’ discussions, instructors can see all groups. The students respond to a discussion using the full text editor

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