Blackboard Ultra (Students) - Gradebook: View Assignment Feedback

Accessing Assignment Feedback in Blackboard Ultra

Instructors can provide feedback on your submitted assignments in Blackboard Ultra. This feedback can include:

• Overall grade
• Specific comments on your submission
• Annotations directly on your submitted document
• Rubric scores and feedback (if a rubric was used)

There are two ways to access your assignment feedback: through the Course Content or the Gradebook pages.

Steps to View Feedback in the Gradebook:

1. Navigate to the course in which you submitted the assignment.
2. Click on the Gradebook tab in the course navigation menu.
   
   
   
   
3. Click on the assignment title to open the assignment details page.
   
   
   
   
4. On the assignment details page, you'll typically find the following:
   • Your grade (if graded).
   • The number of attempts available and attempts submitted. 
   • A link to your submitted document with annotations (if the instructor provided annotations).
   • A button to view the assignment instructions. 
     
     
     
     
   • If a rubric was used, you'll see a grid icon next to a hyperlink to view the rubric. Click on this link to see the rubric criteria.
     
     
     
     
5. Click on the hyperlink number submitted next to Attempts to view your submission and the instructor's feedback. 
   
   
   
    
   
   
6. Alternatively, click the View button on the grade to bypass the assignment details screen and open the submission grade and feedback directly.
   
   
   
   
7. Review all the feedback provided by your instructor.

Steps to View Feedback from Course Content:

1. Navigate to the course in which you submitted the assignment.
2. Click on the Content tab in the course navigation menu and locate the assignment for which you want to view feedback.
3. Click on the assignment title. This will open the assignment details page.
   
   
   
   
4. Click on the hyperlinked number of submissions next to attempts to open the assignment feedback page.
   
   

Understanding Feedback Types:

Annotated Submissions

Instructors can add comments directly to your submitted document. These annotations might include:

• Highlighted text with comments
• Strikethroughs
• Inserted text
• Comment boxes

Rubric Feedback

If your instructor used a rubric to grade your assignment, you can view the rubric to see how your submission met each criterion. The rubric will typically show:

• The different criteria used to assess your submission.
• The performance levels for each criterion.
• The score you received for each criterion.
• Comments from the instructor on each criterion.

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