How to make grades weighted in your BlackBoard course

1. Weighted Grades

2. Click
Control Panel

4. In this example, homework and assignments

will be worth 40% of the students final grade
and tests will be worth 60% of the students
final grade
Additional categories can be included, such

as participation, or discussions
Graded components do not have to be placed

in categories, but doing so expedites the
weighting process

5. Click on the drop down
arrow and choose
Modify Column
If assignments and tests were not placed in a category during
creation, that can be done so through the grade center

6. Select a category for
the graded component

7. Note: Select this
option to allow
students to see
the class
average for the
assignment
Complete this process for any graded components if using
the category option

8. Click the drop down arrow on
“Add Calculated Column”
& choose Weighted

9. Name the Column
(this is the title the
instructor will see)
This is the title the
students will see

10. Weights can be
added for
individual items
Weights can be
added for
Categories of items

11. Select a category and
click the arrow to add
the category to the
weighted area
Notice all the
assignments in the
“Assignment” category
are displayed

12. After clicking the
arrow the
assignments are
added to the
weighted area

13. Assign a weight
Choose
options
Note the total
weight

14. Select Test and click the
arrow to add tests to the
weighted grade area

15. Assign a Weight

16. Notice Total
Read this when setting
up a weighted grade

17. Select options

18. Confirmation
displays

19. Each assignment
is worth 10 points
Each test is
worth 10 points
The assignments count toward 40% of the final grade and
the tests count toward 60% of the final grade.

20. Raylene scored 100% on each of her 3 homework assignments, earning
30/30.
She has earned the full 40% (or 40 points) toward her final grade.
Raylene scored a 90% and 80% on the tests, earning 17/20 (85% average).
She has earned an 85% average on the tests, so she will receive 85 * 60 (tests
are worth 60% of her final grade) = 51 points toward her final grade.
40 (assignment points) + 51 (test points) results in a final grade of 91%.
Had the tests and assignments been equally weighted she would have earned
a total of 47/50 and her final grade would have been a 94%.

21. Students can view grades by clicking Tools and then selecting My Grades.
Students will be able to click on the grade to view the submitted
assignment.
For more information contact Lisa Hawkins at hawkinsl@cua.edu