The Gradebook tab can be found on the top menu on your course.
When something new has been added to the Gradebook, such as new marks and feedback being posted, a notification will appear next to the Gradebook tab, the number indicates how many new items you have to view.
- The Gradebook
- Viewing Turnitin feedback
- Viewing feedback in Blackboard tools (Assignment, tests, Discussion and Journals)
The Gradebook
In the Gradebook you will see an overview of all your course assignments, unless they have been hidden from students for administrative reasons. Any marks will be posted here.
- (a) New items will be indicated by a purple dot to the left of the item name.
- (b) The Mark column will show either the mark or the submission status (not submitted/submitted/not marked) or the mark given.
- (c) For some assessment types a view icon will appear in the results column (this will not be the case for Turnitin or Gradescope)
Important: Use Gradebook to see your initial mark but check RISIS for your most up-to-date marks. Marks in Gradebook are not updated with changes as a result of moderation, late submission penalties or academic misconduct processes.
Viewing Feedback
From the Marks screen you can click on the assessment title (d), mark (e) or View button (f) to view your feedback.
For Turnitin
For Turnitin Assignments the assessment page will open click on Launch (g). The will open Turnitin.
In Turnitin:
- (h) Click on the submission title, the submission will open in the feedback studio where you can view your feedback.
- (i) Resubmission button will be blocked after the due date.
- (j) Download a copy of your submission (from the feedback studio you can download the submission with annotations)
- (k) Download a copy of the submission receipt.
For assignments, tests, journals or discussions
The assessment page will open with all the assessment information.
Step 1: Click on the “x” submitted link
The number next to the word “submitted” indicates how many attempts were submitted. When you click on the link a submission panel will open with all the attempts list. Usually the last attempt is marked.
Step 2: Submission panel
When you click on the item name the assessment panel will open and you can access your submission, including the feedback.
Your submission and feedback
There may be summary feedback, annotations, feedback per questions etc. depending on the individual tool. Your marker may not used all the avenues available.
- Attempt Feedback for this attempt. This might be the only feedback used if only one submission version is marked.
- The rubric provides details of how you met the marking criteria . This might also help calculate your mark.
- Overall feedback might be used if multiple Attempt Feedback is used.
Guide last updated on August 2, 2026