{"id":502,"date":"2018-06-28T13:08:10","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T13:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/?p=502"},"modified":"2021-02-19T15:32:38","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T15:32:38","slug":"blackboard-mark-a-group-assignment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2018\/06\/28\/blackboard-mark-a-group-assignment\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackboard Assignment: Mark a Group Assignment"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Access the Assignment submission<\/h2>\n<p>Access the Group assignment submissions in your course, through Control Panel &gt; Grade Centre.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>See the guide on accessing and viewing Blackboard assignments for tips on managing access to assignments whilst marking.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Entering Feedback &amp; Grades<\/h2>\n<p>When marking a group assignment you have the same options for entering general feedback and an overall grade.<\/p>\n<p>Click on the \u2018show\/hide grading panel\u2019 arrow, or inside the Attempt Grade box to reveal the \u2018Grading panel\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"503\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2018\/06\/28\/blackboard-mark-a-group-assignment\/1-10\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/1-8.png?fit=1023%2C353&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1023,353\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/1-8.png?fit=1023%2C353&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/1-8.png?fit=980%2C338&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-503\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/1-8.png\" alt=\"Reveal Grading Panel\" width=\"1023\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/1-8.png?w=1023&amp;ssl=1 1023w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/1-8.png?resize=768%2C265&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/1-8.png?resize=150%2C52&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/1-8.png?resize=366%2C126&amp;ssl=1 366w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/1-8.png?resize=770%2C266&amp;ssl=1 770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>To give all members of the group the same mark<\/strong> enter a mark in the light blue Attempt Grade field.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<pre><img data-attachment-id=\"904\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2018\/06\/28\/turnitin-create-and-import-a-qualitative-rubric-using-excel\/i-100-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/i-100-2.png?fit=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"100,100\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"i-100-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/i-100-2.png?fit=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/i-100-2.png?fit=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-904\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/i-100-2.png\" alt=\"Important information!\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/i-100-2.png?w=100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/i-100-2.png?resize=75%2C75&amp;ssl=1 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/>\r\n\r\n<span id=\"box-table-text\">When marking a group assignment you have an additional option to give different grades to each member of the group. <\/span><\/pre>\n<p><strong>To give each member of the group a different grade:<\/strong>\u00a0at the bottom of the feedback panel you will see the names of the GROUP MEMBERS and have the option to enter an individual grade for each person.<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"504\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2018\/06\/28\/blackboard-mark-a-group-assignment\/2-10\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/2-8.png?fit=384%2C354&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"384,354\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/2-8.png?fit=384%2C354&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/2-8.png?fit=384%2C354&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-504\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/2-8.png\" alt=\"Apply Individual Grading Panel\" width=\"384\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/2-8.png?w=384&amp;ssl=1 384w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/2-8.png?resize=150%2C138&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/2-8.png?resize=366%2C337&amp;ssl=1 366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click the \u2018<strong>Override\/Revert\u2019 pen icon<\/strong> beside a group members name to enter a revised grade.<\/p>\n<p>Click the <strong>Save green tick <\/strong>to complete the entry.<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"505\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2018\/06\/28\/blackboard-mark-a-group-assignment\/3-10\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/3-9.png?fit=381%2C131&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"381,131\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/3-9.png?fit=381%2C131&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/3-9.png?fit=381%2C131&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-505\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/3-9.png\" alt=\"Save a revised Grade by clicking 'Save'\" width=\"381\" height=\"131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/3-9.png?w=381&amp;ssl=1 381w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/3-9.png?resize=150%2C52&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/3-9.png?resize=366%2C126&amp;ssl=1 366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 381px) 100vw, 381px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You will see a message:<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Success: Override grade saved.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>A different grade is then displayed for that group member, from the one entered for the assignment as a whole.<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"506\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2018\/06\/28\/blackboard-mark-a-group-assignment\/4-9\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/4-7.png?fit=379%2C531&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"379,531\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/4-7.png?fit=379%2C531&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/4-7.png?fit=379%2C531&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-506\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/4-7.png\" alt=\"Override Grade Success Message\" width=\"379\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/4-7.png?w=379&amp;ssl=1 379w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/4-7.png?resize=107%2C150&amp;ssl=1 107w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/4-7.png?resize=366%2C513&amp;ssl=1 366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>What if I\u2019m marking anonymously?<\/h2>\n<p>If your assignment was set up as anonymous, you will not be able to enter individual marks and the option to edit the grades will simply be unavailable.<\/p>\n<p>Individual grades can be entered <strong>once anonymity has been lifted<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"507\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2018\/06\/28\/blackboard-mark-a-group-assignment\/5-9\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/5-7.png?fit=382%2C379&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"382,379\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/5-7.png?fit=382%2C379&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/5-7.png?fit=382%2C379&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-507\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/5-7.png\" alt=\"Anonymous marking: individual mark view unavailable.\" width=\"382\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/5-7.png?w=382&amp;ssl=1 382w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/5-7.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/5-7.png?resize=366%2C363&amp;ssl=1 366w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/5-7.png?resize=75%2C75&amp;ssl=1 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/11\/svg\/1f449.svg\" alt=\"?\" \/>\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Key considerations when marking Group Assignments:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Blackboard Group Assignments manages marking as:<\/p>\n<ol class=\"rt-list\">\n<li>Group Marking<\/li>\n<li>Individual Marking<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Group Marking:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nAll feedback updates and mark updates will sync with overall student feedback.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Individual Marking:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nIndividual marking triggers, when marker overrides marks for an individual student on\u00a0&#8220;Attempts view&#8221; page, or on &#8220;Mark Details&#8221; page\u00a0 (on &#8220;Edit user Mark&#8221; window or on &#8220;Manual Override&#8221;\u00a0tab).\u00a0 Only affect students whose marks have been overridden. Other students in corresponding group (or groups) will remain on &#8220;Group Marking&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>What happens when marks are overridden for an individual student?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nOverall feedback is saved as an individual feedback. Therefore if marker updates overall feedback on &#8220;Attempts View&#8221; page, &#8220;Individual Feedback&#8221; wont be updated for that\u00a0student. But student can view both feedback (Individual and Group)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10018\" style=\"width: 1649px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/overall-feedback-individual-feedback.png\" rel=\"prettyphoto[502]\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10018\" data-attachment-id=\"10018\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2018\/06\/28\/blackboard-mark-a-group-assignment\/overall-feedback-individual-feedback\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/overall-feedback-individual-feedback.png?fit=1639%2C244&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1639,244\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"overall-feedback-individual-feedback\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/overall-feedback-individual-feedback.png?fit=1639%2C244&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/overall-feedback-individual-feedback.png?fit=980%2C146&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-10018 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/overall-feedback-individual-feedback.png\" alt=\"Overall feedback and individual feedback\" width=\"1639\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/overall-feedback-individual-feedback.png?w=1639&amp;ssl=1 1639w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/overall-feedback-individual-feedback.png?resize=768%2C114&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/overall-feedback-individual-feedback.png?resize=150%2C22&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/overall-feedback-individual-feedback.png?resize=366%2C54&amp;ssl=1 366w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/overall-feedback-individual-feedback.png?resize=770%2C115&amp;ssl=1 770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10018\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Student view in &#8220;My Marks and Feedback&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Access the Assignment submission Access the Group assignment submissions in your course, through Control Panel &gt; Grade Centre. See the guide on accessing and viewing Blackboard assignments for tips on managing access to assignments whilst marking. Entering Feedback &amp; Grades When marking a group assignment you have the same options for entering general feedback and an overall grade. Click on the \u2018show\/hide grading panel\u2019 arrow, or inside the Attempt Grade box to reveal the \u2018Grading panel\u2019. To give all members of the group the same mark enter a mark in the light blue Attempt Grade field. &nbsp; When marking a group assignment you have an additional option to give different grades to each member of the group. To give each member of the group a different grade:\u00a0at the bottom of the feedback panel you will see the names of the GROUP MEMBERS and have the option to enter an individual grade for each person. Click the \u2018Override\/Revert\u2019 pen icon beside a group members name to enter a revised grade. Click the Save green tick to complete the entry. You will see a message: \u2018Success: Override grade saved.\u2019 A different grade is then displayed for that group member, from the one entered for the assignment as a whole. What if I\u2019m marking anonymously? If your assignment was set up as anonymous, you will not be able to enter individual marks and the option to edit the grades will simply be unavailable. Individual grades can be entered once anonymity has been lifted. \u00a0Key considerations when marking Group Assignments: Blackboard Group Assignments manages marking as: Group Marking Individual Marking Group Marking: All feedback updates and mark updates will sync with overall student feedback. Individual Marking: Individual marking triggers, when marker overrides marks for an individual student on\u00a0&#8220;Attempts view&#8221; page, or on &#8220;Mark Details&#8221; page\u00a0 (on &#8220;Edit user Mark&#8221; window or on &#8220;Manual Override&#8221;\u00a0tab).\u00a0 Only affect students whose marks have been overridden. Other students in corresponding group (or groups) will remain on &#8220;Group Marking&#8221;. What happens when marks are overridden for an individual student? Overall feedback is saved as an individual feedback. Therefore if marker updates overall feedback on &#8220;Attempts View&#8221; page, &#8220;Individual Feedback&#8221; wont be updated for that\u00a0student. But student can view both feedback (Individual and Group)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":71,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}},"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[228,239,234,233],"tags":[40,87,75,63,54,55,46],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Blackboard Assignment: Mark a Group Assignment - Blackboard Help for Staff - University of Reading<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Blackboard Assignment: Mark a Group Assignment - Blackboard Help for Staff - University of Reading\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Access the Assignment submission Access the Group assignment submissions in your course, through Control Panel &gt; Grade Centre. See the guide on accessing and viewing Blackboard assignments for tips on managing access to assignments whilst marking. Entering Feedback &amp; Grades When marking a group assignment you have the same options for entering general feedback and an overall grade. Click on the \u2018show\/hide grading panel\u2019 arrow, or inside the Attempt Grade box to reveal the \u2018Grading panel\u2019. To give all members of the group the same mark enter a mark in the light blue Attempt Grade field. &nbsp; When marking a group assignment you have an additional option to give different grades to each member of the group. To give each member of the group a different grade:\u00a0at the bottom of the feedback panel you will see the names of the GROUP MEMBERS and have the option to enter an individual grade for each person. Click the \u2018Override\/Revert\u2019 pen icon beside a group members name to enter a revised grade. Click the Save green tick to complete the entry. You will see a message: \u2018Success: Override grade saved.\u2019 A different grade is then displayed for that group member, from the one entered for the assignment as a whole. What if I\u2019m marking anonymously? If your assignment was set up as anonymous, you will not be able to enter individual marks and the option to edit the grades will simply be unavailable. Individual grades can be entered once anonymity has been lifted. \u00a0Key considerations when marking Group Assignments: Blackboard Group Assignments manages marking as: Group Marking Individual Marking Group Marking: All feedback updates and mark updates will sync with overall student feedback. 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