Grading Forms

Create Grading Form

• Under the Teach Tab, click on Grading Forms
  
• Click Create Grading Form

• Enter the Grade Form Title
• Click Add Criterion to add a new row
• Click Add Performance Indicator to add a new column
  NOTE: Adding a 0 (zero) column is recommended so that incomplete assignments can also be graded.
• Enter the corresponding point values, and comments for each criteria
  NOTE: Avoid using special characters ( @ # % & ; )
• Click Save

Setup Assignment with Grading Form

To add a grading form to an assignment:

• Under the Build or Teach Tab, click on Assignments.
  
• Click on the ActionLinks icon next to the assignment you want to attach a grading form to.
  
• Select Edit Properties.

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• Under the Grading header, select Grade by Grading Form.
  
• Click Select Grading Form

• Choose the grading form you want to grade with
• Press Select

• Save the Assignment Properties

Grade Assignment using Grading Form

Instructions on grading with a grading form are listed below. The standard Assignment Grading tutorial is also available.

• Under the Teach Tab, go to Assignment Dropbox.
• Click on the ActionLinks icon next to the assignment you wish to grade
• Select Review Submission

• Review the submission
• Click the Complete Grading Form button

• Select the appropriate performance indicator for each criteria
• Optional: Enter comments to the student
• Press Save

• Optional: Enter any additional comments
• Optional: Add any necessary attachments
  NOTE: See the File Upload Tutorial for information on how to add attachments
  
• Click Save

• REMINDER: In order for students to see their grades, you must first Release the column in the Grade Book

Setup Discussion with Grading Form

To add a grading form to a discussion topic:

• Under the Build Tab, click on Discussions.
  
• Click on the ActionLinks icon next to the discussion you want to attach a grading form to.
  
• Select Edit Properties.

• Under the Grading header, select Grade by Grading Form
• Click Select Grading Form

• Choose the grading form you want to grade with
• Press Select

• Save the Discussion Properties

Grade Discussion using Grading Form

Blackboard allows you to easily review all the posts from each student, and then assign the student a grade based on your grading form.

• Under the Teach Tab, click on Discussions
• Click on the ActionLinks icon next to the topic you want to grade
• Select Grade Topic

• Click on the ActionLinks icon next to the student's posts you want to review. The posts will appear in the right side frame.

• Select the appropriate performance indicator for each criteria
• Optional: Enter comments to the student
• Press Save

• REMINDER: In order for students to see their grades, you must first Release the column in the Grade Boo