Ultra: Grading

Associating a Rubric to Gradable Content in Blackboard Ultra

You can associate rubrics with tests, assignments, or discussions. Important details: For tests and assignments, you must associate a rubric before adding questions. For discussions,...

Calculating the Midterm Grade in Blackboard Ultra

There are three methods that can be used within Ultra to calculate midterm grades. Method 1: Using the overall grade column as your midterm grade....

Creating a Category

When you create a gradable item, it automatically appears in the Gradebook and is associated with the appropriate category. There are pre-existing categories, but you...

Creating a Manual Grade Column in Ultra

Blackboard automatically creates a Grade Column in the Gradebook for every item that you designate as graded, or that is graded automatically (e.g. test, assignment,...

Creating a Rubric in Blackboard Ultra

To create a rubric: In the Gradebook, or on an Assignment, Test, or Discussion page, select the Settings icon to open the Settings panel. If...

Disabling Automatic Zeros

Automatic zeros are enabled in Ultra courses by default. This means that Blackboard will assign zeros for unopened/late assessments that are past the due date....

Downloading Grades From Gradebook

You can download the full gradebook or select columns from your Ultra courses. You can export the file in a comma-delimited (CSV) or tab-delimited (XLS)...

Edit or Delete an Item in the Gradebook

Important details When you delete an item from the gradebook, all student submissions associated with that item will also be deleted. From the list view:...

Editing Gradebook Settings

In your course Gradebook, you can add or make changes to your existing settings to fit your grading methods. From the Gradebook Settings panel, you...

Filtering your Blackboard Ultra Gradebook

You can filter your Gradebook to see specific columns and/or students. To filter your gradebook: Navigate to the Grid View of your Gradebook and select...

Grading a Discussion

When you create a discussion, they are automatically set to ungraded. To be able to grade a forum in the Discussion Board, you need to...

Grading a Journal

To motivate students to post insightful contributions, you can make a journal count for a grade. When you create a journal, they are automatically set...

Grading Group Assignments in Ultra

Group assignments are a great tool to enhance learning outcomes and foster class collaboration. This resource walks you through grading group submissions and how to...

Grading Student Submissions

Note on Recording Feedback – When you use the recording feedback function, the recording window covers the submitted assignment and cannot be moved or resized...

Navigating the Gradebook Page

A. Accessing the Course Gradebook. In the top right corner locate the navigation bar and select the Gradebook icon to view all the coursework that’s specific...

Override a Student Grade

An instructor can manually override a student’s submitted attempt grade.  From the student submission view Please see Overring a mark in an individual question for...

Overriding a mark in an individual question

To override the grade: Access the test and the student’s submission you would like to grade. Change the auto-graded score by directly editing the grade...

Rearranging Gradebook Columns

In Ultra, you are able to change the sequence of gradebook rows/columns. This can be useful if you want certain items to be grouped together...

Setting up the Overall Grade

The overall grade is similar to a running Weighted Total column in Blackboard Original in that it is a calculated item that you build to...

Uploading Grades to Gradebook

You can upload a grade file you worked on offline and update your Gradebook. To upload a correctly formatted file, download the Gradebook. Then, edit...

Using BB Annotate for Inline Grading

You can annotate and grade student files directly within the browser with Bb Annotate. You can use Bb Annotate for inline grading in your courses....

Using Blackboard Gradebook

The Blackboard Gradebook is a key tool for instructors. You can grade coursework, manage items, and post grades from 3 different views: 1) Gradable items...