Blackboard Assignment tool allows a number of attempts (1-9) or unlimited attempts. This guide will look at the options in the assignment setting on how the attempts can be used to calculate the final mark and how marking with multiple attempts works in the Blackboard Assignment marking screen.
Multiple Attempt Options
Marking Multiple Attempts
Multiple Attempt Options
When Setting up a Blackboard assignment, you may choose to allow multiple attempts 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.
Setting Attempts to mark to Last attempt means the final mark will be calculated using the mark given to the Last attempt. The other options are First attempt and All attempts.
Mark all attempts
You can set up Attempts to mark as All attempts to allow marking at various points in the assessment – this can allow feedback to be given on a piece of work and the student to improve the work based on the feedback.
When you select mark All attempts an additional field will appear allowing you to choose how you would like to calculate the final mark.
The Final mark calculation drop down menu gives the options of calculate the final mark by using:
- average mark
- highest mark
- lowest mark
Marking Multiple Attempts
When marking multiple attempts, the Needs Marking will show you the latest submission. If you are marking the Last attempt only, it will only show you these attempts in the needs marking workflow.
If marking multiple attempts, you can navigate between them using the Attempts dropdown tab and refer to previous marks and feedback.
You are able to add feedback and a mark on all Attempts, navigating between student attempts and all other students needing work marked.
You will need to post the marks and feedback each time you wish students to review them.
Once the assessment has closed and all marks have been posted, the allocated highest, lowest or average mark will be shown in the Gradebook.
Group Submissions
Multiple submissions in Group Assignments are located slightly differently in the marking screen.
Marking multiple attempts works in the same way as marking individual submissions.
Guide last updated on December 19, 2024
