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Grades
To view all the grades for a specific course, log into Blackboard and access the course gradebook tab.
If you have new grades, an indicator appears on the Gradebook tab with the number of new grades and a purple dot appears in the list for each assessment that was recently graded. You also receive an update in your activity stream when a new grade is posted.
- Current Grade displays your overall grade to date.
- For each item in the list, you can view the status, number of attempts, and if you've received feedback. View which attempts you've started, submitted before the due date, and if any submissions are or will be late. After the due date passes, submission info appears in red.
- After the due date passes, you may see zeros for work you haven't submitted. You can still submit attempts to update your grade. Your instructor determines grade penalties for late work.
- If there is feedback for you to view, the View button appears in the Results column. Selecting View redirects you to the submission to view your submission and feedback.
View attempts and feedback
In the gradebook tab select View for the attempt you want to view. Your submission opens, and you can view your grade and how it was calculated. You can review your work and expand the Feedback panel if your instructor left comments.
If your instructor left feedback for multiple attempts, you can read each attempt's feedback. A message appears if your instructor has overridden the item's final grade.
Zeros assigned to past due work
You may see zeros for work you haven't submitted after the due date passes.
If you've enabled stream notifications about grades, you're notified about the zero grade in your activity stream.
Grade pills
Your instructor determines how to display your grade for each graded item:
- Letter grade
- Points
- Percentage
The grade pill for each assessment question and graded item may appear in colors or with dark backgrounds.
For the colored grade pills, the highest score range is green and the lowest is red. At this time, your instructors can't change the colors or the percentages. The colors map to these percentages:
Overall grade
If your instructor has set up the overall grade, it appears on your Grades page. Select the grade pill to learn more about how it's calculated.
The Overall Grade panel shows you how items and categories are weighted. For example, based on your instructors' preferences, tests may count for more than homework or quizzes. The percentage listed with each entry shows how much it contributes to your overall grade calculation.
If your instructor decides to override your overall grade, a message appears at the top of this panel.