What is the online Grade Center?

The online Grade Center allows you to keep track of students grades for both online and offline assessments. It provides your students with the anytime, anywhere ability to check their progress in your course. Please keep in mind that the Grade Center grades are not reflected in the official student transcripts until you submit them in WebAdvisor.

Click here for a document that explains the various icons and options available in the Grade Center. (Thanks to Blackboard, Inc.)

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How do I add items?

There are two ways to add items to your Grade Center.

1. Adding an Online Assessment (Test/Survey,) Assignment or Discussion Board Forum
   This is done automatically when the assessment/assignment has been created and graded. Learn how to create an assessment, an assignment, and/or a discussion board forum.
2. Adding an Offline Assessment (Exam/Paper/Oral Report/Project/etc.)
   Offline assessments must be added manually.
   
   Click here for a document that explains how to manually add a column (representing an assessment) in the Grade Center. (Thanks to Blackboard, Inc.)

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How do I enter grades?

Grades from online assessments (tests, surveys) are automatically entered into the Grade Center. While a survey isn't technically given a grade, a check mark will appear when the student has completed the survey.

Grades for assignments are entered by the instructor during the grading process. These grades are then automatically transferred to the Grade Center.

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How do I change grades?

Offline and online assessment grades can be changed through the same interface that you used to enter offline assessment grades.

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How do I weight grades when calculating the average?

There are two ways to weight grades within the Grade Center: by item, by category.

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How can I create a hard copy of my Grade Center grades?

You can make a hard copy of your Grade Center at any time. To do this follow the instructions for Exporting Your Grade Center and then print the Grade Center from within Microsoft Excel. It is recommended that you do this at the end of every semester and during the semester as often as you feel necessary.

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