To allow students to view their marks and feedback for Blackboard internal assessment tools such as, Assignments, Discussions, Journals and manually marked Tests, Programme Administrators need to Post Marks in the Gradebook, marking screen or the assessment submission tab.
NB* For summative assessments markers do not post marks. They will be posted by the programme admin team at the date and time when marks are ready to be returned to students.
- Turnitin and Post Marks
- Post marks in the submissions list
- Post marks in the Gradebook
- Post marks while marking
You can do this for the whole assignment in the Gradebook Markable Items or Marks view from the overview level.
Turnitin and Post Marks
For Turnitin the feedback release date automatically posts the marks. From this point the students will be able to view their marks and feedback via the Gradebook or the Turnitin submission point. Set or edit the feedback release date in the Turnitin settings screen.
Please note
- If marks are posted before the Feedback Release Date the student will see their marks but not their feedback.
- For any marks added after the Feedback Release Date the students will be able to see the marks and feedback immediately in their gradebook.
- For assessments where feedback in not a factor the release date could be set for way into the future and the posting function used to reveal marks.
Post marks in Submission list
Open the assessment from the Course Content or the Gradebook List view, select the submissions list, from there you can either select Post all marks, for the whole assignment or post individual marks for students. For summative work Programme Administrators will post marks.
This is the best view for checking what has been posted and what remains unposted. The Marking status filter can help you identify each status easily.
Post marks in Gradebook
List View
From the Gradebook List view the Post Mark(s) buttons will be available once there are marks to post. For summative work programme administrators will post the marks.
- The number of papers submitted will be listed under the assessment title (a) in the item column.
- All Marked (b) in the marking status column means that all the submitted papers have been marked
- When the status column indicates that there are papers still to be marked (c) , it is possible to post any marks already given.
From this view you can click on the item name and open the submissions list (or Turnitin inbox).
Grid View
A paper aeroplane icon at the top of the column shows how many marks need to be posted. If you click on any cell and open the Marks details panel the word Posted will appear under the mark if it has been posted.
Post all marks
From the Grid view it is possible to post marks for the whole column.
- To post all marks click on the post icon.
Post individual marks
From the Grid view it is also possible to post individual marks for specific papers, without posting all the marks, even if they are available.
- To post individual marks click on the mark and select Post individual mark from the Mark details panel.
Post marks while marking
For formative assessment it is possible to post the marks directly from the Marking screen.
Do not use this function with summative submissions. For summative assessments all the marks are released together on the 15 day Turnaround Time. Your administrator will do this after checking all submissions.
Guide last updated on August 10, 2026