Blackboard Learn

Grading Assignments

Here are some basics to get started. Click on the links below to get more information and a more complete printable version.

How do I find and grade papers that have been submitted?

With Blackboard Learn, the ‘door’ to grading items is via the Grade Center. This is a change from other systems such as Prime.

• You don't go to an Assignment dropbox to view or grade submitted papers;
• You < strong >don't go to a Test to grade student submissions.
• Instead, you go to the Grade Center and choose the item to grade.

QUICK TIP: Use the “Needs Grading” link under the Grade Center to quickly access a list of pending submissions to grade.

After I have graded a paper, it disappears from the Needs Grading list. How can I find them again to review and revise  grades and comments after they have been graded?

To review both graded as well as ungraded submissions:

1. go to the Grade Center,
2. Click on the Edit button at the top right corner of that assignment’s column.
3. Choose Grade Attempts.

How do I post comments on a submission and then enter a grade?

1. You can do comments and markup directly on the student’s submissions by clicking on the Comment icon. 
2. Other Comment options allow you to highlight a segment of text or even select a whole area.
3. Options also include highlight or strikethrough.
4. Your comments and markups are displayed in a list to the right of the student’s paper.
5. You can enter the grade into the grade box. 
6. If you have chosen/applied a grading rubric, click on the small downward angle bracket at far right to open the grading rubric.

Click this link to a more in-depth Blackboard FAQs.  with  much more about the various options and tools on grading Assignments.