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In the Control Panel, under "Assessment," click "Gradebook." This will open gradebook in spreadsheet view. 

Buttons across the top:

  • Add Item - allows you to add item (column) to the gradebook
    • Note: Quizzes/Exams/Surveys built through the Test Manager are added to the gradebook by Blackboard when they are made available to students.  Blackboard will automatically grade all test answers except for Essay questions.
  • Manage Items - allows you to change/remove items
  • Gradebook Settings - allows you to change display and options, such as display of student information, categories,  and letter grade definitions
  • Weight Grades - allows you to set weights for gradebook items.  Can weight grades by item or by category.
  • Download Grades - allows you to download the gradebook into a spreadsheet.  Great for keeping a copy of your grades outside of Blackboard and for printing.  Much easier to manage print settings in Excel than in Blackboard.
  • Upload Grades - allows you to upload grades to the Blackboard gradebook that you added in your Excel spreadsheet

 

To add one grade at a time:

  1. Click in the empty cell in the gradebook that corresponds to the student and item.  
  2. Type the grade in the "grade" column.
  3. Click "Submit."

 

To add the grades for several students for one item:

  1. Click on the item name. 
  2. Click on "Item Grade List."
  3. You will get a display of just that item and the students' names.
  4. Enter the grades, using the TAB key to move from one student to the next.
  5. Click "Submit."

 

To add several grades for one student:

  1. Click on the student's name.
  2. Click on "User Grade List."
  3. You will see a display of all of the grades for that student.
  4. Enter the grades, using the TAB key to move from one item to the next.
  5. Click "Submit."