blackboard goals

by Prof. Kathryne Hammes Jr. 9 min read

How do you set goals in Blackboard?

Add goalsAccess the Administrator Panel and in the Tools and Utilities section, select Goals. ... On the Goals page, access the Add Goal Set menu and select Create New Goal Set.In the pop-up box, type the Set Name.Type the Set Type. ... Select Submit.Type the name of a category. ... Select Add Goal.Type the Goal Text.More items...

What is the purpose of Blackboard?

Blackboard is a learning management system (LMS), which is used not only as a repository of information, i.e. course materials and course information but also used as a tool for communication through emails, announcements, discussion boards and podcasts etc.

What are Blackboard achievements?

What are achievements? You can use Blackboard achievements to create opportunities for students to earn recognition for their work. You designate criteria for issuing achievements to students in the form of both badges and certificates.

What is Blackboard alignment?

Any type of content or Blackboard assessment can be aligned to goals by using the Add Alignments feature, including Grade Center columns, Assignments, Discussion Boards, Rubrics, individual Rubric rows, Tests, and individual test questions. The alignments can be either visible to students or hidden.

Why is blackboard important for students?

Using Blackboard can be helpful to you and your students. Blackboard is a course management system that allows you to provide content to students in a central location, communicate with students quickly, and provide grades in an electronic format to students.

What is the most effective feature of blackboard?

Students and instructors reported that assignments, gradebook and course documents were the most useful Blackboard features. Access to the course material, assignments and gradebook at any time and any place is an important feature of an LMS.

How do you use achievements on blackboard?

0:194:31How-to Create Achievements in Blackboard - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipScreen. Then select course tools then select achievements to create an achievement. Select theMoreScreen. Then select course tools then select achievements to create an achievement. Select the create achievement drop-down arrow at the top of your screen. Then select milestone.

How do you view achievements on blackboard?

Accessing Course Achievements Under the Control Panel: Click on Course Tools to expand this section. Select Achievements from the list of options.Sep 28, 2018

How do I print a certificate from Blackboard?

Locate the “YSU Search Committee Compliance Training” Certificate and Click on the “Printer” button next to the certificate. 3. Your Certificate will appear and Click on the “Print Certificate” button located at the end of the certificate.

Goals For K-12 Schools

Goals For Institutions with Outcomes Assessment

  • Institutions that have access to the outcomes assessment features can use goals on an even broader level. Institutions can collect evidence of student performance toward goals. For example, institutions can collect evidence from courses to support accreditation activities and assess the success of a program. Institutions can also find areas where a program needs to im…
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Watch A Video About How to Align Content to Goals

  • The following narrated video provides a visual and auditory representation of some of the information included on this page. For a detailed description of what is portrayed in the video, open the video on YouTube, navigate to More actions, and select Open transcript. Video: How to Align Content to Goalsshows you how to align course content to one or multiple goals.
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Align Content to Goals

  • After administrators create goals, you can align content to goals. You can also align an entire container, such as a folder or lesson plan, or one or more content items. If enabled, be sure to disable the pop-up blocker for Blackboard Learn so you can access the Discover Goals window. 1. From an item's menu, select Add Alignments. The Discover Goalswindow appears. 2. In the Br…
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About Discussion Forums and Threads

  • You can align goals to discussion forums and threads. The options are dependent on the grade option you chose when you created the forum. 1. No Grading in Forum: Align either forums or threads. 2. Grade Forum: Set to forum alignments automatically, and you can't change it. The alignments options are grayed out. 3. Grade Threads: Set to thread alignments automatically an…
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About Blogs, Journals, and Wikis

  • Access a blog, journal, or wiki. Expand the instructions, select Alignments, and select Add Alignments.
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About The Grade Center

  • You can align goals to a Grade Center column. Access a column's menu and select View and Add Alignments. In the pop-up window, select Add Alignments.
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View A Test Question's Alignment to Goals

  • In the Grade Center, you can view the goals aligned to individual test questions. Access the test column's menu and select Attempts Statistics. On the Test Statistics page, goals aligned to each test question appear in the Active Goalssection.
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View Reports on Goals Coverage

  • Instructors can run two reports about goals in a single course. On the Control Panel, expand the Evaluation section and select Course Reports. 1. The Course Coverage Reportpresents data on how a course's content covers goals and where gaps exist. 2. The Course Performance Reportallows you to set acceptable performance target values and ranges for goals. The report …
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Watch A Video About Goals Reports

  • This video explains how to access the goals report, run two reports, and interpret the results. Video: How to run a goals report
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