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Viewing Grade History

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Grade History allows instructors to view a list of all grading activities within the Grade Center. This guide will demonstrate how to view the Grade History.

Accessing the Grade Center

Image of the Blackboard Control Panel with the following annotations: 1.Click on the Grade Center heading.2.The Grade Center section will expand.  Select Full Grade Center from the available options.

To access the Grade Center for a Blackboard course, log into your Blackboard course and go to the Control Panel:

  1. Click on the Grade Center heading.
  2. The Grade Center section will expand.  Select Full Grade Center from the available options.

Accessing Grade History

Image of the Full Grade Center with an arrow pointing to the reports button with instructions to click on Reports. The Create Report option is highlighted with a red circle with instructions to select Create report.

You will now see the Full Grade Center. To create reports, click on the Reports and choose Create Report from the menu.

Viewing Grade History

Image of the Grade History screen with the following annotations: 1.Use the dropdown menu in the upper right hand corner to select the time period to view, and then click the Go button to update the display.  The available options are 1 day, 7 days, 14 days, 30 days, or All.2.Click the Refresh button to update the information displayed.3.Disable Grade History: Click this button to disable the tracking of the Grade History **Not Recommended**4.Clear Grade History: Click this button to clear the Grade History. Clearing the Grade History is permanent **Not Recommended**5.Download: Click the download button to download the Grade History to a spreadsheet.

You will now see a screen labeled Grade History that lists all grading activity in the Grade Center:

  1. Use the dropdown menu in the upper right hand corner to select the time period to view, and then click the Go button to update the display.  The available options are 1 day, 7 days, 14 days, 30 days, or All.
  2. Click the Refresh button to update the information displayed.
  3. Download: Click the Download button to download the Grade History to a spreadsheet.

Downloading Grade History

Image of the Download Grade History screen with the following annotations: 1.Delimiter Type: (Comma or Tab) Select the desired delimiter type for exporting the data.  Tab is recommended.2.Include Comments: Select Yes to include comments or select No to exclude comments.3.When finished, click the Submit button to download the Grade History.

After clicking the Download button, you will now see a screen labeled Download Grade History with the following options:

  1. Delimiter Type: (Comma or Tab) Select the desired delimiter type for exporting the data.  Tab is recommended.
  2. Include Comments: Select Yes to include comments or select No to exclude comments.
  3. When finished, click the Submit button to download the Grade History.

 

Saving Grade History to Your Computer

Image of the Download Grades screen showing the download button.

Click Download on the next screen to save the Grade History to your computer.

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