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