Grade Schemas
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Grade Schemas take the actual points scored from a Grade Item and compare it to the total points possible for that item to derive a percentage. This percentage is mapped to a range of scores in order to display a grade. (The Grade Center includes a copy of a default grading schema). When a Grading Schema is employed, and depending on the grade display option, the Grade Center will translate the entry according to the Grading Schema and display the corresponding value. |
Accessing Grade Schema Settings
Once in your Blackboard course, open the Gradebook tab of the navigation menu. Once in this tab, you will want to open the Gradebook settings by clicking the gear icon to the right of your screen underneath "Student Preview." This will open a sidebar menu panel.
The first section of the Gradebook Settings is "Grade Schemas." In this section, find the link that reads "Manage Grade Schemas" and click to open the Grade Schema settings.
Managing Grade Schemas
Editing Existing Schemas
By default, Blackboard will have the SU Letter grading schema already created and ready for use within your course. If you need to edit or delete a particular Grade Name or Grade Range %, click the three dots to the right of the table row that you want to make changes to and you will see "Edit" and "Delete" options appear for that row.
In turn, if you would like to add a row to the grade schema, hover your mouse in between the two rows that you want to add an item and a highlighted line and plus sign will appear. Click the plus sign to add a row and type the "Grade Name" and "Grade Range %". Whether editing, deleting, or adding rows, always be sure to click the black Save button located in the bottom right hand corner.
Adding New Grade Schemas
To create a new grade schema, click the "
Add" button located underneath the "Grade Schemas" title menu of the page. This will open a pop-up menu to type a title for the new grade schema. Once you have typed your preferred title, click the black "Add" button on the pop up menu to save and create a table for the new grade schema.
