Grading an Assignment

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Once you have given an assignment using the assignment tool in Blackboard you will need to grade the assignment. To grade or view assignment submissions, log on to Blackboard, enter your course and click on Control Panel in the lower left of the screen.

Now that you are in the control panel, click on Gradebook which is located on the right hand side of the screen.

A new screen appears. Look at the lower left hand side of the gradebook and there you will discover the key to the gradebook.  The "!" (explanation point) indicates that the assignment has been submitted but as of yet has not been graded.

To view a single assignment, locate the assignment column and click on the "!".

A new screen appears and information about the student that submitted the assignment and general information about the assignment will be displayed. To see the submission, click on the View button on the right side of the dialog box.

If the student needs to redo or re-submit the assignment, you will need to clear the student attempt.  Otherwise you can skip this step and go directly to the next area.

To view the submission, click on the file name.  This file will open in a browser or you may be required to save it to your computer.

Once you have viewed the submission, assign the points awarded to the student.  You can also add comments to help guide the student, or attach a file for comments or any file you would like to send the student.

Instructor Notes can only be viewed by the instructor.  Any files attached in the section are also only viewable by the instructor.

Once you have completed all the information, click on the Submit button.  You can always return to the assignment and make any needed changes.

After submit has been clicked, Blackboard will generate a confirmation that the task has been successfully completed.

Now when you view the student record for this assignment (by clicking on the assignment score) you will be able to view your feedback and notes.  If you change the grade from this page you need to click on Submit.  If you are just viewing and not making any changes, click on the Cancel button.

When a student accesses their grades for the assignment, this is what they will see.

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