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Grade Center

What Is it?

The Grade Center is a dynamic and interactive tool resembling a spreadsheet. Faculty may utilize it to record data, calculate grades, monitor student progress and create printable reports for courses and students. From a single course, all or part the Grade Center can be downloaded as a spreadsheet and then be used to enter or edit grades offline.

Why Faculty Use the Grade Center?

Through the Grade Center, faculty can provide and manage students' grades for a variety of assessments, including assignments, tests, discussion board posts, journals, blogs, and wikis. Columns are automatically created when these types of a gradable assessment items require a student submission. Faculty can also manually create columns for any activities that do not require a submission through Blackboard, such as special projects, participation, or attendance.

How do I utilize the Grade Center?

There are three type of views listed below that faculty can use in accessing the Grade Center from the Control Panel. Click on one of the links below to see “how-to” quicklets for features each view provides.
1. – link that lists all individual assignments and test attempts ready for grading or review.
2. -- link is the default view and displays all columns and rows the Grade Center
3. - Use Smart Views for quick access to all Tests or Assignment type columns and/or create your own customized Smart View

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