The colors map to these percentages: > 90% = green. 89–80% = yellow/green. 79–70% = yellow. 69–60% = orange.
Under the Select Columns section, click on a column or category to include in the weighted grade. Use the arrow to move the selected column or category to the Selected Columns area. Enter the percentage of the overall grade for the column or category. Next to Calculate as Running Total, select either Yes or No.Mar 30, 2020
Locate the Weighted Total column in the Grade Center. Click the Action Link (drop-down arrow) in the column heading, then select Edit Column Information from the menu. If you do not have a Weighted Total column, create one by clicking Create Calculated Column > Weighted Total. Required: Fill in the column name.
0:0018:49Blackboard Gradebook Tutorial - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipSo you want to make the weighted total the external grade you go to the right arrow. Go down to setMoreSo you want to make the weighted total the external grade you go to the right arrow. Go down to set as external grade. You can see that the green check is now at weighted.
90.91%The percentage score for 20 out of 22 is 90.91%. This is an A- grade.
It has gained increasing popularity in recent years, largely in response to the phenomenon known as grade inflation. The name refers to the fact that three of the four highest letter grades have a range of eight points, while the remaining one spans seven points.
1:203:49How-to Weight Grades in Blackboard - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipTo set weight percentages enter the percentage in the percentage box for each category. For eachMoreTo set weight percentages enter the percentage in the percentage box for each category. For each item. Be sure that your total weight at the bottom of this box equals 100.
If you set up a Weighted Total, then it does not matter how many total points there are possible in the course assignments; there could be 100 points total, or 450, or 2175 for all the assignments. The final grade will be calculated proportionately according to the weighting scheme.
Weighted totals are calculated based on percentages and not based on grading schemas/letter grades. Columns included in the weighted total aren't displayed using the same grading schema as the input grade values.
The Grade Center is accessed from the Control Panel in any Blackboard course. Click the arrow to the right of the Grade Center menu link to access the full Grade Center. *Note: If you have created an Assignment, Test, or other graded assessment, the corresponding column will automatically be created.