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Understanding Gradebook Settings

  • Category: Grading

Use Gradebook Settings to control how student information is displayed and access Gradebook management tools.

On this page

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 · 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 — PDF 

Video demonstration

Tags: blackboard-ultra, gradebook-settings, grading, student-accommodations, ultra

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