The Gradebook in Blackboard can be a complicated tool at times, but it’s a great place to organize your grades so students can see a general idea of how they are doing in your course. Some instructors weigh certain assignments more than others (a quiz counts for less than a final exam). This brief tutorial will discuss how to access the Weight Grades features and how to use it in Gradebook.
1. Log in to Blackboard.
2. Go to the Control Panel.
3. Under Assessment, click on Gradebook.
4. Add items to your Gradebook by clicking on the Items button.
5. Once you have all your items recorded in the Gradebook, click on the Weight Grades button.
6. You can choose to weigh your grades by Category or by Item. If you weigh by category, make sure each of your items are listed in the proper category. To check this, click on each item’s name in the Gradebook (you can modify an items settings this way under Item Information).
7. Make sure your percentages equal 100% or the grades will not weigh properly and you will get an error message.
8. When you are finished with weighing your items, click the Submit button.
9. You will now have a weighted total as part of your Gradebook items.
-Angel Brady
