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Original Workflow 2: Blackboard Assignment

Information for Staff

Giving feedback and grades to individual students in Blackboard.

On the Attempt screen locate the submission in the Box document viewer.

Select the speech bubble icon in the top right of the Box document viewer to enter comment mode.

Point and click an area of the document to comment on or click and drag to highlight text to comment.

Enter your comment in the text box.

Use the Post button to save your comment.

In the Assignment Details section of the Attempt screen, select and expand the panel to show or hide the grading options.

Select the Feedback to Learner text box to enter written feedback or attach a feedback document.

Select the Add Notes link to display Grading Notes which can be shared privately with other module Instructors.

Select the Graded Rubric link to display an inline version of the rubric grading criteria.

Select the pop-out icon beside the rubric description to view the full rubric in a new browser window.

Enter a numeric value in the Attempt box to grade the submission based on the University of Northampton's Undergraduate or Postgraduate Grading Schema.

Select the Submit button to proceed.

The UoN Grading Schemas
Undergraduate Numeric Grade Letter Grade Postgraduate Numeric Grade
90 A 90
78 A 77
73 A 72
68 B 68
65 B 65
61 B 61
58 C 58
55 C 55
51 C 51
48 D N/A
45 D N/A
41 D N/A
38 F 47
27 F 36
13 F 14
4 ZZ 4
3 LG 3
2 NG 2
1 AG 1
0 G 0

The University marks in grades and not percentages.  The UG grading structure goes from A+ to D- (pass marks), F+ to F- and G (fail). The PG grading structure goes from A+ to C- (pass marks), F+ to F- and G (fail). 

Failure to submit an item of assessment, or attend an examination will result in the awarding of a ‘G’ grade. Each grade is linked to a numeric value in the student record system to ensure that the classification algorithm can be run.

LG – submitted late and outside timeframe allowed; “3”

NG – submitted but work contained nothing of merit; “2”

AG – submitted but awarded G grade following outcome of Academic Misconduct Panel. “1”

G – nothing submitted.  “0”

Prior to Submitting and Grading Electronically (SaGE) students whose grades were suspended due to suspected misconduct, staff would have allocated a ZZ Grade. Exempt Grade is the electronic equivalent.

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