Using Gradebook Categories | Blackboard Ultra | Seneca Polytechnic

Use Gradebook categories to group similar assessments for organization and grade calculations. Categories are not used to change assessment icons in the redesigned Gradebook.

Access Gradebook categories

1. Select Gradebook.
2. Select the Settings gear beside To Do.

   

3. Scroll to Grade Categories.

   

Add, edit, or delete a category

4. To add a category, select Add New Category and enter a category name.
5. To edit or delete a custom category, select the More options ellipsis beside the category and choose the required action.

Change an assessment category

6. Open the assessment.
7. Select the Settings gear.
8. Open the Grade category menu.
9. Select the required category.

   

10. Select Save.

Use categories in calculations

Categories can be weighted in Overall Grade calculations and used to apply rules such as dropping the lowest quiz score. Keep unrelated items out of a category when a category calculation rule will be used.

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