Grading by Question on Tests with Question Sets

This guide will demonstrate how to grade questions on tests with question sets.

Accessing the Grade Center

Image of the Blackboard Control Panel open at the Grade Center heading with the following annotations: 1.Click on Grade Center.2.Select Full Grade Center.

Log into your Blackboard course and go the Control Panel:

  1. Click on Grade Center.
  2. Select Full Grade Center.

Locating the Grade Column

Image of the Grade Center with an arrow pointing to the column header for a test.  Instructions read to click on the chevron that appears in the column header. A menu is shown on screen with the Grade Questions option outlined with a red circle.  An arrow is pointing to this option with instructions to Select Grade Questions.

Locate the grade column for the test in the grade center.  Click on the chevron in the column header, and select Grade Questions from the menu.

Accessing Questions in a Question Set

Image of the Grade Questions screen with a link to a question set outlined with a red circle.

You will now see a screen labeled Grade Questions. On this screen, click on the appropriate question set link to view the questions in the question set

Selecting question to grade

Image of the Grade Question Set screen showing the questions included in the question set with an arrow pointing to the number of responses for a question with instructions to click on the number of responses.

You will now see a list of questions included in the question set.  Click on the number of responses to view each student's response for the question.

Viewing and Editing Students' Responses

Image of the Grade Responses screen with the following annotations: 1.Click on Question Information to view the question text.2.Click Edit to modify the point value for the student's response.3.The student's response will appear here.  Enter a new point value in the space provided.4.Click the Submit button to save the student's response

You will now see each student's response to the question on a screen labeled Grade Responses.  

  1. Click on Question Information to view the question text.
  2. Click Edit to modify the point value for the student's response.
  3. The student's response will appear here.  Enter a new point value in the space provided.
  4. Click the Submit button to save the student's response