{"id":12184,"date":"2024-08-08T14:09:23","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T13:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/?p=12184"},"modified":"2024-08-08T14:09:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T13:09:25","slug":"flexible-grading-for-blackboard-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/2024\/08\/08\/flexible-grading-for-blackboard-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"Flexible Grading for Blackboard Tests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Flexible Grading view has now been added to Blackboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Essentially Flexible Grading means you have the option to mark tests by student or by question. For example if you want to mark everyone\u2019s answers to question one before moving on to question two, the workflow is now quick and simple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Flexible Grading makes small changes to the marking view for Tests and Assignments, but does not affect Turnitin. Blackboard\u2019s short introductory video shows how the new Flexible Grading view will look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Introducing Flexible Grading for Blackboard Learn\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OKn44rTRC7I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The update includes other features that could improve your workflow, such as the \u2018Marking Status\u2019 drop down option that allows you to just see the student submissions and questions that need marking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2024\/08\/needs-marking.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"395\" height=\"278\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2024\/08\/needs-marking.png\" alt=\"The Marking Status drop down menu with options for displaying 'All Marking Statuses' and 'Needs Marking'.\" class=\"wp-image-12185\" style=\"box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--deep)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2024\/08\/needs-marking.png 395w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2024\/08\/needs-marking-300x211.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See the Blackboard &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Instructor\/Ultra\/Tests\/FlexGradingTests\">Grade Tests With Flexible Grading<\/a>&#8216; page for more detailed information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2023\/03\/peter.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2023\/03\/peter.jpg\" alt=\"Peter\" class=\"wp-image-11823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2023\/03\/peter.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2023\/03\/peter-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">By Peter Beaumont, Learning Technology Development Officer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Flexible Grading view has now been added to Blackboard. 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