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 Discussions and Journals
Blackboard Assignments (One Submission)
Once you have used the rubric to mark, you can click into the mark pill to edit the mark.
The message above the rubric will be ‘You’ve overridden the mark for this submission. You may re-mark with the rubric.’
Use the rubric to adjust the marks if needed.
Blackboard Assignments (Multiple Submissions)
When multiple submissions are used, the rubric can be used to mark each submission. Whilst you can override any mark, the override mark will apply to all submissions. Usually when allow multiple attempts is selected, the settings will be only to mark the last submitted attempt. However, if you are marking each attempt as a seperate entity, be aware that the override will follow through to the end.
You can override in the mark using the three dot menu and selecting Override final mark.
Enter the mark you want to update to in the final mark pill.
The rubric will display the message ‘You can only override the final mark for assessments with multiple attempts. Individual submissions are marked with a rubric.’
If later attempts are submitted and marked using the rubric, you can undo the override by selecting the three dot menu and selecting Remove Override.
Blackboard Assignment (Anonymous Assignment)
You can only override an anonymous assignment when the marks have been posted, and student names revealed.
Blackboard Assessed Discussions and Journals
When marking a discussion or journal, although there will be multiple entry by the students, you will only be able to mark the assignment once. When a rubric is applied, the mark will be added, and can be adjusted within the mark box. When a rubric mark is adjusted the ‘Undo Override‘ message will display.
Click this to revert the mark to the rubric mark.
Guide last updated on November 21, 2024
