Articles (21)

Entering Grades and Feedback in Brightspace

This guide explains how to create grade items directly within Brightspace tools like quizzes and discussions, so that grades are automatically recorded in the gradebook.

Setting Up Grades in Brightspace

This guide walks instructors through the basic steps to create and manage a gradebook in Brightspace, including setting up categories, adding grade items, and linking course activities for streamlined grading.

Final Grade Calculation Options Checklist (Brightspace)

This article helps instructors configure recommended grade calculation settings in Brightspace at the end of the semester. It outlines how to set up final grade release preferences, treat ungraded items as zero, and enable automatic grade updates to ensure accurate and fair final grade reporting.

How to Release the Final Grade

This guide walks instructors through how to release final grades in Brightspace, including selecting the correct final grade column, adjusting grade visibility, and confirming release status. Tips and FAQs are provided to troubleshoot common issues with grade display and calculation.

Removing Final Grade from Grades

This article explains how to remove final grades from the Gradebook.

How to see more students in Brightspace "Enter Grades"

This guide explains how instructors can adjust the number of students displayed per page in the Enter Grades view. It includes steps for increasing the page size, tips for collapsing or hiding grade items, and troubleshooting common display limits caused by too many visible columns.

Rubrics

The Rubrics tool can be used to create rubrics easily and efficiently within a course. You can associate rubrics with assessments and grade items; and during assessment, rubrics can standardize the evaluation of learner work and facilitate the ability to provide feedback.