TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Accessing Grades and Feedback
- View Grades and Feedback in Ultra Courses
- Review Grades and Feedback in Original Courses
Accessing Grades and Feedback
There are many places in the system that allow you to view your grades and instructor feedback. Get a heads-up about new grades in your Activity Stream, view grades for all of your courses in the Global Gradebook, or view all grades in a single course in your Course Gradebook (Ultra courses) or My Grades (Original courses).
View Recently Graded Items in your Activity Stream
From the base navigation, click on the Activity link in the menu. This will bring you to the Activity Stream, where you can view notifications for newly graded items, past due assignments, upcoming events and due dates, and other announcements and activity from your courses and organizations. You may filter or select which activities appear on the Activity Stream via your Notification Settings.
Newly graded items will appear in your Activity Stream along with instructor feedback.
View Grades Across All Courses in the Global Gradebook
From the base navigation, click on the Grades link in the menu. This will bring you to the Global Gradebook. The Global Gradebook displays all grading information across all of your courses. Courses are organized in alphabetical order.
Locate a course to view recently graded items, upcoming assignments, and overall grade for each course. Click on the course title to go to that course's Gradebook. Or click on a graded item to view your grade and feedback.
Click on the How Am I Doing? report (pie chart icon) to review your performance in each course. Select a course name or click on the View all work link to see all of your grades in the course.
View Grades and Feedback in Ultra Courses
Ultra Course Gradebook
From within a course, you may access the Course Gradebook by selecting it from the Course Tools at the top of the page.
Your grades for each item will display in a grade pill as a letter, points, or percentage, depending on your instructor's grading preference.
The grade pill colors map to these percentages, with the highest score range in green and the lowest in red:
> 90% = green
89–80% = yellow/green
79–70% = yellow
69–60% = orange
>59% = red
Your gradebook contains the following columns:
- Item Name: This is the name of the gradable item. Select the item's name to see comments and the item's details.
- Due Date: If your instructor assigned due dates, they will be visible in this column.
- Status: This column displays the status of your submission (unopened, submitted, graded).
- Grade: This column displays your grade.
- Results: Click the View button to view your grade and feedback.
You may use the sort feature to sort your gradebook columns to help you locate information more quickly. For example, you can adjust the list based on due date or grade status.
If your instructor set up the Overall Grade, you will see this displayed at the top of your Gradebook. The overall grade lets you keep track of how you're doing in each of your courses. Select your overall grade to see how it is calculated.
For more information and detailed instructions, refer to the Grades (Ultra Courses) support article or watch the Check Grades (Ultra Courses) tutorial video.
View Ultra Assignment Grades and Feedback
Your instructor will post your Assignment grade once grading is complete, or they will release all grades at one time to the entire class. You may access your Assignment grades and feedback from your Activity Stream, your Global Gradebook, your Course Content, or from your course Gradebook.
Click on your Assignment to open the Details & Information and view your grade. Click on your grade OR click View Submission to view your instructor's feedback.
Once you open your submission, you will be able to review your submission, your grade, the completed grading rubric (if used) and any feedback your instructor provided. In some cases your instructor may provide audio/video feedback or feedback via an attached file.
For more information and detailed instructions, refer to the Assignment Grades (Ultra Courses) support article or watch the Assignment Feedback (Ultra Courses) tutorial video.
View Ultra Test Grades and Feedback
Depending on the type of test questions and the settings your instructor chose, your test may be scored immediately or you may have to wait until your instructor posts the test scores for the entire class. Depending on your Notification Settings, you may receive a notification in your Activity Stream or your email when content has been graded.
You may access your Test grades and assessment results from your Activity Stream, your Global Grades area, your Course Gradebook, or directly from your Course Content.
Click on your Test to open the Details & Information and view your grade. Click on your grade to view your grade and assessment results.
After your test has been graded, you can view your score and any feedback. Your instructor will decide if or when you can view additional assessment results, such as question scores and correct answers.
For more information, watch the Test Review and Feedback tutorial video.
View Ultra Discussion Grades and Feedback
If your Discussions are graded, your instructor will post your Discussion grade once grading is complete or release the grades all at once. Depending on your Notification Settings, you may receive a notification in your Activity Stream or your email when content has been graded.
You may access your Discussion grades and feedback from your Activity Stream, your Global Grades area, your Course Gradebook, the Discussions tab in the course navigation menu, or directly from your Course Content.
Click on the Discussion to open it. Your grade will be visible in the Details & Actions area.
If your instructor provided feedback, click on the Feedback icon to view it.
If your instructor used a rubric to grade your discussion, you may view the grading rubric as well as any specific feedback your instructor provided. Click your grade to open the grading rubric.
For more information, refer to the View Discussion Grades support article.
Late Work
If your instructor uses due dates, late work will appear in red. In some cases, you may see zeros for work you haven't submitted before the due date. Your instructor determines grade penalties for late work.
Review Grades and Feedback in Original Courses
My Grades (Original Courses)
From within an Original course, you may access the My Grades area by selecting it from the course menu.
My Grades contains the following columns:
- Item: This column contains the name of the gradable item, due date, and assessment type. Select the item's name to review the details.
- Latest Activity: This column details the latest activity, including when it was submitted or graded.
- Grade: This column displays your grade. Click the feedback icon to review your instructor's feedback.
The following table describes the symbols appearing on the My Grades page.
| Symbol | Description |
|---|---|
| - | No information is available. |
 | Item is completed, but will not have a grade (for items such as surveys). |
 | Item has been submitted. This item is waiting to be graded. |
| Grade | Item has been graded. Click the grade to view details. |
 | Attempt is in progress. This item has not been submitted. |
 | Your grade for this item is exempted. You do not have to submit work. |
 | Error has occurred. Contact your instructor. |
 | Graded anonymously. Appears with rows where your instructor assigned grades with student names hidden during the grading process. |
 | Click to view feedback from your instructor. |
View Original Assignment Grades and Feedback
To view a graded assignment, including any comments or feedback your instructor has provided, go to your My Grades and select your Assignment. Click on the Assignment title to open it.
This will bring you in to your Assignment's Review Submission History area. You will be able to see your submitted assignment, any comments your instructor has made, your grade, rubric scores (if used), and any feedback your instructor has left.
Use the tools in the Bb Annotate menu to view the sidebar summary, zoom in and out, search, download an annotated copy of your submission, or print a copy.
Please note that there is a known issue with some browsers' built-in PDF viewers not displaying annotations and comments correctly. If you download an annotated copy of your assignment, open your PDF in a native PDF viewer such as Adobe Acrobat Reader.
For more information and detailed instructions, refer to the Assignment Grades (Original Courses) support article
View Original Test Grades and Feedback
Most test questions are auto-graded. When creating the test, your instructor will define the correct answers and assign points to each question. When you submit your test, Blackboard checks your answers and assigns the score.
Essay, File Response, and Short Answer questions are not auto-graded and your instructor will manually grade these questions after you complete your test. Grades for tests with these types of questions are released after your instructor has finished grading.
To view your test grades and any additional feedback from your instructor, go to your My Grades and select your test.
You will be brought to the Assessment Details and Attempts area. If your instructor selected the options to let you view your test results (including the score per question, correct answers, question feedback, etc.).
View Original Discussion Grades and Feedback
To view a graded Discussion, including any comments or feedback your instructor has provided, go to your My Grades and select your Discussion. Click your Discussion title to open it.
You will then see your Discussion post as well as any comments you have made on your classmates' posts. The Grade section will display your grade, rubric score (if used), and any feedback your instructor has provided.
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