Hiding marks and feedback

Schools should ensure that Blackboard Grade Centre columns are hidden from students until marks and feedback are ready to be released. To prevent students from seeing marks too early, you should also ensure Total and Weighted Total columns are hidden.

  1. Log onto Blackboard and go to the relevant course.
  2. In the left menu, navigate to Control Panel, then Grade Centre, then Full Grade Centre.
  3. Check a column header for a circle with a red line through it which indicates the column is hidden from students.

    Screenshot demonstrating what a column hidden from students look like: grey circle with a red diagonal line across it.

  4. If it is not hidden, and you need to hide it, click the down arrow next to the column header and select Hide from students (on/off).

    Screenshot of grade centre column dropdown, with the option hide from students on/off highlighted.

  5. If this option isn’t available, or if the column has a green tick next to it, you will need to hide it in a different way:

    Screenshot of Grade centre column with a green tick next to it.

    1. Click the dropdown arrow next to the column name.
    2. Click Edit Column Information.
    3. Scroll to the bottom and set Show this column to students to No.
    4. Click Submit.

For Turnitin users, please be aware that a persistent bug means you must make the submission point unavailable after making any changes to the settings.

More information on administering Electronic Management of Assessment workflows.