Clearing, Ignoring or Allowing an Additional Assignment Attempt

This lesson will demonstrate how to clear, ignore, or allow additional assignment attempts.

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.

Accessing a Student's Submission

Image of the full grade center with an arrow pointing to the chevron next to the student's attempt with instructions to click the chevron in the student's cell.  The student's attempt is listed in the menu and is outlined with a red circle with an arrow pointing to it.  Instructions indicate to click on View Grade Details

Locate the column that contains the student's assigment submission.  Hover your cursor over the cell that contains the student's submission, and click the chevron that appears in the student's cell.  Click on the option labeled View Grade Details.

Clearing, Ignoring, or Allowing an Additional Attempt

Image of the Attempt Details screen with the following annotations: 1.To clear the student's attempt, locate the attempt you wish to clear and click the Clear Attempt button. You will then be presented with a dialog box confirming deletion of the attempt. Note: Clearing an attempt is permanent and all data associated with that attempt will be deleted. 2.To ignore an attempt and leave it ungraded, click the Ignore Attempt button.3.To allow an additional attempt for the student, click on Allow Additional Attempt.  4.When finished, click the button labeled Return to Grade Center.

You will now see the student's grade detail and a listing of the attempts the student made.  

  1. To clear the student's attempt, locate the attempt you wish to clear and click the Clear Attempt button. You will then be presented with a dialog box confirming deletion of the attempt. Note: Clearing an attempt is permanent and all data associated with that attempt will be deleted.
  2. To ignore an attempt and leave it ungraded, click the Ignore Attempt button.
  3. To allow an additional attempt for the student, click on Allow Additional Attempt.  
  4. When finished, click the button labeled Return to Grade Center.