A Blackboard Tip of the Week: Needs Grading in the Grade Center

Tip: You can use the Grade Center’s Needs Grading tool to access and grade ungraded assignments and tests. You can narrow the listed Needs Grading item to those of a specific category, of a specific assignment or test, of a specific user, and/or by a date range.

Here’s how to narrow the listed items:

1. Click on the Grade Center area of the Control Panel then select Needs Grading in the expanded menu.


2. On the Needs Grading page, click on the yellow Filter button.


3. Use the dropdowns to narrow your selection, and then press Go.

To grade all listed items:

1. Once you have narrowed the listed items to those that you would like to grade, click on the Grade All button.
• NOTE: If you would like grade an individual student or would like to start at some point other than the beginning, you can do so by clicking on a student’s hyperlinked name instead of the Grade All button.


2. Once you have finished grading an item, click on Save and Next to proceed to the next item.

To grade all users anonymously:

1. Click on the action link next to any submission, and select Grade Anonymously.
• NOTE: You can only grade one assignment type at a time using this method.


2. Once you have finished grading an item, click on Save and Next to proceed to the next item.