Occasionally, point values on assignments and assessments are altered during the course copy process. To edit the point value of an assignment, enter the Gradebook and click on the underlined title of the item you wish to modify. Select Item Information and change the point value. Submit your changes.
Yes. The INSTRUCTOR can set up several different grading scales under Gradebook Settings > Manage Display Options. She can then select the appropriate scale when defining item information for each assignment.
One approach you may want to try with the Blackboard Gradebook is to add an item in the Gradebook and call it something like "Observation Hours" in which you will use it to simply post for the students how many hours you have record of them completing. You can add the item and make it worth 0 points possible. And, when you add an item in Blackboard, you are prompted with configuring the following settings under "Options":
For the "Include item in Gradebook score calculations" make sure to select "No" and then click "Submit." This will ensure that you are able to use that column in the Gradebook to post the number of hours that a student has completed without that numerical value being added to their total points earned in the course.
You can take this same approach for other items such as attendance.
Blackboard doesn't have a built-in check, check plus, or check minus feature in version 6.3. However, by adding a text item to the Gradebook and using the square root sign √ in place of a check mark, it is possible to in effect assign these values.
To do so, begin by adding an item to the Gradebook, making sure to enter "0" for points possible, display as "Text" and "No" for "Include item in Gradebook score calculations" as depicted below.
Next, click on the entry in the Gradebook to enter the score for the student, either a √, √+, or √-. To enter a √ on a Windows PC, ensure that Num Lock is ON and then hold down the Alt key and type 251 using the number pad and then let off the Alt key. Then, a - or + can easily be entered after the √.
Following these steps will allow for a √, √+, or √- to be displayed in the Gradebook. Note that as a text field, the values are not computed into a numeric score nor are then tabulated when Blackboard computes the total score for the course.
One approach you may want to try with the Blackboard Gradebook is to add an item in the Gradebook and call it something like "Observation Hours" in which you will use it to simply post for the students how many hours you have record of them completing. You can add the item and make it worth 0 points possible. And, when you add an item in Blackboard, you are prompted with configuring the following settings under "Options":
For the "Include item in Gradebook score calculations" make sure to select "No" and then click "Submit." This will ensure that you are able to use that column in the Gradebook to post the number of hours that a student has completed without that numerical value being added to their total points earned in the course. You can take this same approach for other items such as attendance.
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Last Updated: 09/26/2007