--- title: "Understanding Gradebook Settings" type: "article" space: "Blackboard Ultra" author: "Anh Lam" created: 2022-11-02T20:46:51Z updated: 2026-10-20T22:57:32Z tags: ["blackboard-ultra", "editing-gradebook-settings", "gradebook-settings", "grading", "grading-in-ultra", "ultra"] url: "https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/spaces/266/blackboard-ultra/articles/grading/15653/understanding-gradebook-settings" --- # Understanding Gradebook Settings Use Gradebook Settings to control how student information is displayed and access Gradebook management tools. On this page - Open Gradebook Settings - Student options - Upload, download and Grade Schemas - Other Gradebook settings - Student-specific grading adjustments - Additional resources - Video demonstration ## Open Gradebook Settings 1. Select **Gradebook**. 2. Select the **Settings** gear beside **To Do**. [!\[Gradebook page with the Settings gear highlighted beside the To Do button.\](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=hXJaZzO%2F0zY4eXAreogh3Q%3D%3D)](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=hXJaZzO%2F0zY4eXAreogh3Q%3D%3D) Select the **Settings** gear beside **To Do** to open Gradebook Settings. Select the image to enlarge. * * * ## Student options Choose whether student names appear as **First name, last name** or **Last name, first name**. Turn **Student ID** on or off as needed. [!\[Gradebook Settings showing the student name order options and the Student ID display control.\](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=a9UoivbArRSgB76YhMOq5A%3D%3D)](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=a9UoivbArRSgB76YhMOq5A%3D%3D) Use Student options to choose the student name order and show or hide **Student ID**. Select the image to enlarge. * * * ## Upload, download and Grade Schemas **Download grades** and **Upload gradebook** are located in Gradebook Settings. Grade Schemas are also managed from this panel. [!\[Gradebook Settings showing the Download grades and Upload gradebook links.\](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=uBiWOnkVf4HrbepEjHOvuQ%3D%3D)](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=uBiWOnkVf4HrbepEjHOvuQ%3D%3D) Use Gradebook Settings to download grades or upload a Gradebook file. Select the image to enlarge. [!\[Gradebook Settings showing the Grade Schemas section and the Manage Grade Schemas link.\](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=2z%2BiHs%2BZwfVwMhS15or6JA%3D%3D)](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=2z%2BiHs%2BZwfVwMhS15or6JA%3D%3D) Select **Manage Grade Schemas** to review or change how Gradebook percentages are displayed. Select the image to enlarge. * * * ## Other Gradebook settings - **Student Performance:** Set activity and grade thresholds used for alerts. - **Automatic Zeros:** Control whether zeros are assigned to past-due work. - **Overall Grade:** Set up or manage the course overall grade. - **Students Visibility:** Hide students who no longer have access to the course. - **Item Management:** Manage item categories and visibility. - **Grade Categories:** Create and manage categories used for grouping and calculations. - **Course Rubrics:** Create, duplicate or delete course rubrics. - **Overall Grade Notations:** Create notations that fall outside the course grade schema. * * * ## Student-specific grading adjustments Current Gradebook tools support accommodations, exceptions and exemptions. Use the available student or assessment controls instead of deleting a grade to simulate an exemption. [!\[Accommodations panel showing due date and time limit accommodation options for an individual student.\](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=pAdwpDo2xsQyD4ziIKEkJw%3D%3D)](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=pAdwpDo2xsQyD4ziIKEkJw%3D%3D) Use Accommodations to set due date or time limit accommodations for an individual student. Select the image to enlarge. **Note:** Due date and time limit accommodations are set for an individual student. Exceptions and exemptions may be available from the applicable assessment or grade workflow. * * * ## Additional resources The following resource from Seneca's Accessible Learning Services provides practical guidance for applying approved extended-time accommodations to tests and exams. Faculty quick reference ยท PDF ### Extended time calculations for tests and exams Use this quick reference to calculate the total writing time for students with approved extended-time accommodations. The required multiplier is identified in the student's Accommodation Letter. Extended-time multipliers 1.25x 25% extra time 1.5x 50% extra time 1.75x 75% extra time 2x 100% extra time Example calculation A **60-minute test** with a **1.5x** accommodation provides **90 minutes of total writing time**. What's included in the guide? - A calculation chart for standard assessments from 30 to 180 minutes. - Examples of extended-time calculations. - Faculty responsibilities for providing approved extended time. - Guidance on ensuring assessment bookings and online time windows allow the full accommodated time. View the resource **[Extended Time](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/spaces/266/blackboard-ultra/files/24861/extended-time "Extended Time")** * * * ## Video demonstration **Tags:** blackboard-ultra, gradebook-settings, grading, student-accommodations, ultra ## Attachments - [image_4321835851678814873929.png](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=0jwv7Fg%252F%252BFF7j8uZvZdt2w%253D%253D) - [image_6890480661678814931691.png](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=m%252BE2pTTYsxPVppsLjFOhhg%253D%253D) - [image_77169593271678815363442.png](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=rp8NtIPObs3FS%252B7t%252BjLHjQ%253D%253D) - [image_19466917581678815772978.png](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=CQpnEaNEW2oDRnQpJkmx7g%253D%253D) - [image_30568951391678816088215.png](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=QnJzkY569bNcbWtbwkMRuA%253D%253D) - [image_524049749101678816492226.png](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=Y9nsI7Ft%252Fv02Tlks%252BOP1kw%253D%253D) - [image_82254067121678817936479.png](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=bpSTOmXC%252BUGwYkV1KN9KPQ%253D%253D) - [image_59609453531682438850035.png](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=cnpQvZiXdmNxEIijJ2QW%252Bg%253D%253D) - [image_89160178341682438905415.png](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=5YtHj%252BvuO7S5El9SxzEWAw%253D%253D) - [image_88371830451682438976423.png](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=Onv8BUyPq3HKVMUuanwQpw%253D%253D) - [image_21618337971786042420234.png](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=hXJaZzO%252F0zY4eXAreogh3Q%253D%253D) - [image_94740421881786042420237.png](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=a9UoivbArRSgB76YhMOq5A%253D%253D) - [image_14332926691786042420241.png](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=uBiWOnkVf4HrbepEjHOvuQ%253D%253D) - [image_699611935101786042420246.png](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=2z%252BiHs%252BZwfVwMhS15or6JA%253D%253D) - [image_970849620111786042420251.png](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=pAdwpDo2xsQyD4ziIKEkJw%253D%253D)