{"id":21827,"date":"2024-08-02T08:55:03","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T08:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/?p=21827"},"modified":"2026-04-01T09:47:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T09:47:50","slug":"marking-a-blackboard-assignment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/marking-a-blackboard-assignment\/","title":{"rendered":"Marking a Blackboard Assignment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Blackboard Marking interface allows you to mark your students&#8217; work inline, giving written feedback, annotations and a grade. You can swiftly move from one student to the next, filtering by all submissions or by Needs Marking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#AccessAssignment\">Access an Assignment<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#annotatepaper\">Annotate Papers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#marksfeedback\">Give Marks and Feedback<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#individual-marks\">Giving Individual Marks for Group Assignments<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#nextstudent\">Move Between Student Submissions<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#LateSubs\">Identifying Late Submissions<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#post\">Posting Marks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"AccessAssignment\">Access an Assignment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the assignment submission list, select a student to mark. This will open the marking view. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"582\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2024\/08\/Access-assignment.png\" alt=\"Assignment Submissions list in a Blackboard Asignment\n\" class=\"wp-image-21940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2024\/08\/Access-assignment.png 900w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2024\/08\/Access-assignment-768x497.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-ast-global-color-5-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-background\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>See Also <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/using-gradebook-to-view-student-submissions\/\">Viewing Student Submissions in the Gradebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"annotatepaper\">Annotate Papers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Use the annotate features such as comments, to add in-line feedback on the paper. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See the<a href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Instructor\/Assignments\/Grade_Assignments\/Bb_Annotate\"> Blackboard Help pages on Blackboard Annotate <\/a>for further details. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2024\/07\/annotate-comment.png\" alt=\"View of paper and an open comment. \" class=\"wp-image-21838\" width=\"1066\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2024\/07\/annotate-comment.png 1066w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2024\/07\/annotate-comment-768x304.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1066px) 100vw, 1066px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-ast-global-color-5-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-background\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"marksfeedback\">Give Marks and Feedback<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are three ways to add marks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Add marks <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/marking-with-blackboard-rubrics\/\">via the rubric <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/overriding-marks-in-blackboard-assignment-types\/\">Override marks<\/a> in when different to rubric<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add marks manually<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To add Marks manually, when using a No-Points rubric click into the mark pill and add the mark. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"498\" height=\"87\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2026\/04\/Blank-marking-pill.png\" alt=\"Showing attempt with blank marking pill \" class=\"wp-image-28475\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"536\" height=\"116\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2026\/04\/Submitted-marking-pill.png\" alt=\"Showing attempt ID and marking pill with added mark.\" class=\"wp-image-28473\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Add summary feedback <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are three main opportunities to provide summary feedback. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#marking\">Summary Feedback in marking screen<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#group\">Group feedback to individuals<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#submissions\">Summary Feedback in Assignment submissions tab<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"marking\">Summary feedback in marking screen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the marking screen it is possible to add summary feedback in the Overall Feedback section. Feedback is given via the text editor, which offers the full array of formatting options including attaching documents, and providing audio or video feedback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you have added or changed any feedback you will need to <strong>Save Changes<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"485\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2024\/07\/Mark-Feedback-Save-Changes.png\" alt=\"Adding overall Feedback, mark and saving changes.\" class=\"wp-image-21840\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-ast-global-color-5-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-background\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"group\">Group feedback to individuals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In <strong>group assignments <\/strong>the feedback will be given to the group. You can additionally scroll down and give individual group members specific feedback if desired. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"618\" height=\"419\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2025\/12\/Group-Members-Feedback.png\" alt=\"Group Members feedback option\" class=\"wp-image-27924\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-ast-global-color-5-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-background\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"submissions\">Summary feedback in submissions tab<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Submission tab, where all the submissions are listed, it is possible to add summary feedback in the Feedback &amp; Notes section. Feedback is given via the text editor, which offers the full array of formatting options including attaching documents etc and providing audio or video feedback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"988\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2024\/08\/Marking-assignments-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2024\/08\/Marking-assignments-1.png 988w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2024\/08\/Marking-assignments-1-768x284.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 988px) 100vw, 988px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-ast-global-color-5-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-background\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Feedback &amp; Notes gives you the option to add additional overall feedback to students and private notes to markers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-3\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"616\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2024\/08\/Marking-assignments-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22060\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow\">\n<ul>\n<li>(a) Mark &#8211; shows mark, three dots menu option to post<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(b) Feedback for student &#8211; provide feedback using full editor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(c) Marker Notes &#8211; allows private notes to be added (not visible to students <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-ast-global-color-5-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-background\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>For further information on how these feedback routes are viewed by students see our guide &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/when-can-students-see-their-marks-and-feedback\/\">When can students see my feedback?<\/a>&#8220;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"individual-marks\">Assigning individual marks to students<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When marking group assignments, it is sometimes necessary to assign different marks to individuals in a group, rather than one overall mark that applies to every group member. If you need to do this, first navigate back to the submissions tab. Then, click on the blue link underneath the group title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2024\/11\/blue-link.png\" alt=\"Screenshot showing the submission inbox and the location of the blue link\" class=\"wp-image-24957\" width=\"947\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2024\/11\/blue-link.png 1363w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2024\/11\/blue-link-768x352.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 947px) 100vw, 947px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-ast-global-color-5-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-background\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>This opens the list of group membership. You can then manually type individual marks for each student into the grade pill next to each students name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2024\/11\/assign-grade-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24965\" width=\"837\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2024\/11\/assign-grade-1.png 1146w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2024\/11\/assign-grade-1-768x507.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 837px) 100vw, 837px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-ast-global-color-5-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-background\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"nextstudent\">Move Between Student Submissions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you have finished one student paper, you can move between the student submissions in a number of ways. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use the Next Student tab to move to the next markable paper. Or, go back to the previous paper. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1916\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2024\/07\/Next-Student.png\" alt=\"A view of the whole marking screen with Next and Previous student highlighted.\" class=\"wp-image-21841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2024\/07\/Next-Student.png 1916w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2024\/07\/Next-Student-768x346.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2024\/07\/Next-Student-1536x693.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1916px) 100vw, 1916px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-ast-global-color-5-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-background\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>For group submissions, the interface is slightly different as you move between groups rather than individual submissions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also work down the list of students on the left of the page. Clicking a student will open their paper for marking or editing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"580\" height=\"561\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2024\/07\/Marking-Progress.png\" alt=\"Showing how to work down the list with the Needs marking student boxes or the next student arrow.\" class=\"wp-image-21843\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-ast-global-color-5-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-background\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>The same is true for <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/ultra-anonymous-marking-blackboard-assignments\/\">anonymous assignments<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"692\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2024\/07\/Anon-marking-1.png\" alt=\"Marking anonomous submissions\n\" class=\"wp-image-21881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2024\/07\/Anon-marking-1.png 792w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2024\/07\/Anon-marking-1-768x671.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-ast-global-color-5-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-background\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>You can filter this by All Marking Statuses or Needs Marking using the drop down menu. Needs Marking allows you to see just the attempts which still need marks and feedback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"392\" height=\"227\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2024\/07\/Marking-Status.png\" alt=\"The marking status menu \" class=\"wp-image-21844\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-ast-global-color-5-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-background\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"LateSubs\">Identifying Late Submissions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can identify late submissions via the &#8220;Submissions&#8221; tab. Look for the late tag next to the submissions time and date stamp. You can also use CTRL+F to search for &#8220;late&#8221; and cycle through each submission with a late tag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2024\/12\/LateSubs.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25076\" width=\"1039\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2024\/12\/LateSubs.png 1353w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2024\/12\/LateSubs-768x291.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1039px) 100vw, 1039px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-ast-global-color-5-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-background\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>When marking assignments, late submissions will also display a late tag in the marking screen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2024\/12\/LateMarkeronSub.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25084\" width=\"1007\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2024\/12\/LateMarkeronSub.png 1907w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2024\/12\/LateMarkeronSub-768x279.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2024\/12\/LateMarkeronSub-1536x558.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1007px) 100vw, 1007px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-ast-global-color-5-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-background\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"post\">Posting Marks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Posting Marks makes the <strong>marks and feedback available to students<\/strong>.  This option is available in the marking screen, submissions tab and the Gradebook. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>For formative assignments you can post marks as you complete marking each paper or at a specific date<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For<strong> summative assignments the programme administrator will post the marks<\/strong> on the agreed release marks to students date (usually the 15 day turnaround time). <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Please see our guide <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/gradebook-post-student-marks\/\">Post Student Marks<\/a> for more details. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Blackboard Marking interface allows you to mark your students&#8217; work inline, giving written feedback, annotations and a grade. You can swiftly move from one student to the next, filtering by all submissions or by Needs Marking. Access an Assignment In the assignment submission list, select a student to mark. 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