Maximizing Bb Vista Grade Book Advantages for Instructors
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Learn how Blackboard Vista's Grade Book system benefits instructors by automatically assigning columns for all gradable items, allowing customization with different column types, calculated options, and formulas.
Maximizing Bb Vista Grade Book Advantages for Instructors
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Advantages to Instructors • Any gradable assignment, assessment, discussion topic created in Bb Vista will automatically be assigned a column in the Grade Book. • Once a grade has been assigned the grades appears in your Grade Book. • Additional columns can be added.
Types of Columns • Automatically Added • Quiz • Grading Form • Numeric • Alphanumeric (rarely used)
Created Columns (Most Commonly Used) • Alphanumeric (not recommended) • Calculated (test average, final grade, etc.) • Letter grade (based on a Calculated Grade) • Numeric (f2f scores) • Grading Form (chats, in class presentations, etc.) • Selection list (rarely used) • Text (email address, etc.)
Calculated • Formulas can be added to compute test averages, totals, drop the lowest grade, or include the higher score, etc. • A calculated column is already created for the final grade. Enter a formula based on the grading scale in the Syllabus.
Options • Create Column • Import from Spreadsheet • Reorder Columns • Grades • Members • View All (RECOMMENDED: This view is what the students will see.)
Other Options • Send Mail (Select multiple names.) • Export to Spreadsheet (Backup your grades on a regular basis.) • Grant Access (Rarely used.) • Deny Access (Only used if a student is not on your Banner Roster after Midterm.) . . .
Grade Book Options • Column Settings – delete/hide columns • Freeze/Unfreeze Columns – similar to Excel • Find Members – by role, grades, missing grades, etc. • Show All Members • Hide/Show Un-enrolled Member Data • View Audit History
Advantage for Students • If the grade has been released to the students, they can view their grades by going to My Grades. They can keep up with progress in the course.