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Grade Schemas - Additional Uses

This page contains ideas for other uses of the Grade Schema beyond a typical letter grade scale.

Please note that the following sections discuss "adding a new grade schema" and "applying grade schemas."

If you do not know how to complete these actions within your course, please see "Adding a New Grade Schema" and/or "Applying a Grade Schema" on the "Grade Schemas" Answers page.

Complete/Incomplete

Blackboard Ultra contains a system option for "Complete/Incomplete" built into each Assignment's grade settings. To access this option:

  1. Open the "Assignment Settings" for the assignment you wish to apply the Complete/Incomplete schema
  2. Scroll down to the Grading & Submissions section of the settings
  3. Click on the drop down menu under "Grade using" and select "Complete/Incomplete"


Important things to note about the "Complete/Incomplete" schema:

  • You will still need to assign a maximum amount of points for the assignment.
  • The assignment will show as Green check mark pill in the Gradebook once the assignment has been graded, regardless of how many points the student received (even if they received 0 points).
  • If the assignment has been submitted but has not yet been graded or if the assignment is not submitted by the due date, a Grey pill box will appear in the gradebook for that graded item.


 "Do the points for a Complete/Incomplete assignment still factor into the Overall Grade?"

Yes. The points from a Complete/Incomplete assignment will still factor into the Overall Grade. The "Complete/Incomplete" schema option is more about preference for how you would like graded/ungraded/unsubmitted work to appear in the Gradebook.

 "When would I want to use to use this particular schema option?"

An Instructor may prefer the appearance of a Complete/Incomplete assignment within the gradebook as a visual aid for their students to quickly see which assignments have received a grade/feedback and which assignments need attention.

Alternatively, this scheme may be used for something that is graded but that grade is only meaningful as a component of another grade - i.e. a required rough draft submission X weeks ahead of the final draft deadline. 

Pass/Fail

There are times when an Instructor may want an assignment (or Overall Grade) to be deemed "Pass/Fail." 


In order to apply a "Pass/Fail" schema, you will need to start by adding a new schema to your course. 

When creating the schema:

  • Edit the Grade Names to be titled "Pass" and "Fail
  • Create the Grade Range % to "60%-100%" and "0% to 60%" respectively


Apply the Pass/Fail schema to the graded item of your choice.

Once the Pass/Fail schema has been applied to the graded item or "Overall Grade," you will see a green "Pass" pill or a red "Fail" pill displayed in the gradebook to indicate each student's standing for that assignment. 



Participation

There may be times when an Instructor wants to incorporate a grade for the level of participation a student shows in class. For this type of grading, the use of a custom grade schema is helpful.

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