blackboard what are alignments

by Laila Schowalter 3 min read

Alignments. Discussion boards can be aligned with goals in the Blackboard system. The options for aligning discussion board forums or threads are dependent on the grade option chosen when the forum is created. If No Grading in Forum is selected for the Grade option, you can choose to align either forums or threads. If Grade Forum is selected ...

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.

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How do you align goals in Blackboard?

0:562:35How to Align Content to Goals - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipAnd learning modules let's align goals with an assignment navigate to an assignment. And access itsMoreAnd learning modules let's align goals with an assignment navigate to an assignment. And access its contextual menu. Select add alignments in the discover goals window.

How do goal performances work in Blackboard?

In your My Blackboard menu, go to Tools > Goal Performance. A list of all of your students in all of your courses appears. Select students to view their Goal Performance Dashboards. Select a goal on the dashboard to view the individual components.

Relative Importance of Student Activity Types

The analysis shows how past successful students performed in each of the key course activity types. The analysis considers the following types of course activity:

Status of Student Activity in Ongoing Courses

The set of charts compare the activity of current students to historically successful students. An activity where a large proportion of current students are below average suggests that they are at risk, particularly in those activities that have a moderate or strong relationship with success, as identified in the chart at the top of the page.

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