Blackboard Ultra: Creating and using multiple Grading Schemas

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Previously, BBU courses only allowed one grading schema per course.  Now, instructors/module leaders can add, copy, and edit up to 100 grading schemas per course giving you greater flexibility in your assessment and marking of student work. Copied items retain their grading schemas, even if not aligned to gradable items.

This update allows BBU instructors/module leaders to choose the most suitable grading schema for each assessment in a course.

To access the Manage Mark Schemes in BBU open the Gradebook, click on Settings and select Manage Mark Schemas.

Image showing how to access the Manage Mark Schemas option in BBU via Gradebook Settings.

Click the Add button, located to the right of the Course Schemas text.

Image showing where the Add option is located in the the Manage Mark Schemas option in BBU

Enter a name for the new Course Schema (names can be edited afterwards)

Image showing how to add the new additional schema name during the setting up of the new Schema.

*NOTE Once added a new schema cannot be deleted or removed.

The new schema will be created, you can modify the Mark Name and Mark Range %.

Image showing the setting up of an additional Grading Schema

You can also add additional marks that can be awarded/achieved.

Image showing the setting up of an additional Grading Schema and adding additional grade boundaries.

When creating a new assessment make sure to update the Marking & Submissions > Mark using option for the new schema you have created.

Image showing how to change the mark schema when setting up a new assessment in BBU.

The following screenshot shows the Gradebook for a single module that includes multiple grading schemas.

Image shows the Gradebook for a single module that includes multiple grading schemas in BBU.

If you require any further help with setting up and using multiple Grading Schemas in BBU, please contact elearning@tees.ac.uk

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