Brightspace Gradebook
The gradebook contains your grading system, grade calculations, grade scheme, grade
items, and view and display options. Grade items in your grade book represent all
the work that you want to evaluate users on in a course. You can evaluate specific
tasks such as assignments, tests, and participation, and you can also create grade
items and associate them with course objects such as assignments and quizzes.
Take a visual Tour of the Grades Tool
As you Plan your grade book, consider:
- Which grade items you plan to evaluate
- Which grading system is most appropriate for your course
- How you will allocate points or weights across grade items
- How you want to calculate final grades
It is recommended to run the Setup Wizard before importing content or creating assignments in Brightspace. If the Setup Wizard is not completed, students will not be able to see the Total
Points column for the course. If you’ve already added assessments, you can still run
the Setup Wizard; however, you may need to manually release the final grade column afterward.
Resources
Setting Up Your Gradebook with the Setup Wizard
Run the Setup Wizard to guide you through the initial gradebook configuration. If
a gradebook has not yet been set up for your course, the Grades Setup Wizard page
will appear automatically the first time you access the Grades tool.
View the Guide
Creating Grade Categories and Items
Grade categories provide a way to sort your grade items and create restrictions and
conditions for grade items. They offer a way to sort and characterize learner activities
like assignments and quizzes.
View the Guide
Manage Grades in the Grades Tool
The Manage Grades tab enables you to create and edit grade items and grade categories
reorder your gradebook, and more.
View the Guide
Enter Grades in the Grades Tool
Use the Enter Grades tab to easily view all learner grades, grade categories and grade items. From this
tab, Instructors can assess and evaluate grades, as well as import and export gradebooks.
View the Guide
Grade with QuickEval
Quick Eval offers evaluators a single location to view al learner submissions, including
assignments, quizzes, and discussions, and offers robust filtering and sorting capabilities
to easily access and grade all submissions.
View the Guide
