Author: Tasha Hussey

In the Grade Center, three types of columns appear: user, calculated, and grade. Each column has a menu with options.  You can’t delete or edit default user columns (last/first name, username, student ID, last access, or availability).   You can delete manually created grade columns.

1. In the Grade Center, locate the column you want to delete, then click the action button to the right of the column’s title.
2. Select Delete Column.

NOTE: If a column is tied to a graded Blackboard assessment (tests, assignments, discussion posts, journal/blog entries, or wiki contributions), you will not see an option to delete the column.

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You can create grade columns for activities that took place outside of class, such as a science fair or a juried art show. or, you may assign credit for participation or attendance at an event. For manually added items, no submissions exist. The column is populated when you assign the grades.

To learn more about this topic view, Manually Created Grade Columns article.

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To eliminate potential double entry of Grade Center data, you can perform offline grading and import grades into the Grade Center. You can also upload grades from external sources such as a spreadsheet or a comma-separated values (CSV) file. You must format data specifically to upload correctly and to synchronize with existing Grade Center data.

View the article Work Offline with Grade Data for additional information.

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Each Grade Center column’s menu displays options that are specific for that column.

To learn more about editing columns in Grade Center, view the Menu options article.

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On the Column Organization page, you can view all the columns in the Grade Center on one page. Columns for gradable items and calculations of those items appear across the page. You decide which columns appear and in what order. You can also filter your view and  reorder the columns. The changes you make appear in the Grade Center grid.

To learn more about this topic, view Organize Grade Data article

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Faculty can create printable Blackboard grade center reports for their Blackboard courses.  Progress reports can also be created that contain grades from a particular grading period for a defined group of students in a class. Customized reports can be created in which report header and footer information, a signature line, date, and course information can be added.

To learn more, view the Create a report article.

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A smart view is a focused look at the Grade Center that shows only the columns that match a set of criteria.  With smart views, you can view the progress of an existing group, student performance for a particular item, Individual students, category and status of items, or a custom combination of attributes.  Smart views also allow you to track students with low progress as well as do a grade column assessment comparison between a calculated test column and calculated assignment column. You can compare the two columns to see how well students are performing.

To learn more about smart views, view Create Smart Views article.

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On the Blackboard Grade Details page, faculty can view a student’s attempts and grade history, assign and edit a grade, and clear and exempt grades.

To learn more, view the Grade Details article.

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