Grades management tools (Ultra)
Why would I use online grades management tools?
Using a central system like Gradebook has numerous benefits, such as built-in security and monitoring, fewer manual transfer errors and the ability to review mark changes.
What grades management tools and resources are available?
The Grade Centre provides an area within your Blackboard course to store student marks, while student scores from Blackboard tests and surveys are stored in the Gradebook automatically. You may also manually add scores and information for externally marked assessment. There are also resources available on general grades security and ensuring student results are secure.
1. Gradebook
Gradebook allows you to view marks from online Tests, Turnitin assignments, Blackboard assignments, Discussion Boards and the ePortfolio system. When you create an assessment item in Blackboard, a column is automatically created in Gradebook.
Features
- Manually add marks and information to the Gradebook.
- Perform basic calculations such as average marks, total marks and weighted marks.
- Colour coding can identify students above or below a threshold (i.e. students who failed a hurdle task).
- Import and export of Gradebook data to a spreadsheet.
- Bulk upload MCQ test results.
- Upload grades directly to SI-net.
- Smart views can customise the Grade Centre view based on groups (i.e. tutorial, seminar and practical groups).
- Grades history tracking and the ability to review mark changes.
- Grade Centre column automatically created for all Blackboard tools and Turnitin.
Limitations
- Does not accomodate hurdles.
- Cannot do complex calculations.