Grading a Test

Grading tests within Blackboard is automated; however, subjective test questions--such as essays--must be graded manually. You can begin grading a test from multiple locations, including the Activity Stream, the Test itself (click to the Submissions tab), or from within the Gradebook.

In Ultra Course View, faculty have a number of options while grading a test:

  • Edit questions and regrade
    • Edit the text of questions and answers
    • Edit the point value, including making a question extra credit (new grades are recalculated for all previously submitted assessments)
    • Give everyone full credit for a question
    • Change the question to be Extra Credit 
    • Change which answers are correct
    • Change the scoring options for Multiple Choice and Matching questions 
  • Allow additional attempts by adding an exception
  • Control release of feedback and results in the test settings
  • View details on validity and reliability by running a question analysis report

You may need more detail on a student's attempt for a test, such as troubleshooting issues that students may have encountered while taking a test. The Attempt Log provides detailed information about student progress on a test, including:

  • Date and time that the test was started and submitted
  • Total time spent on the test
  • Date and time that each answer was saved and the estimated time spent on each question
  • Submission receipt number
  • Final grade and attempt grade


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