Issue/Question
I created a Weighted Column in the Full Grade Center and now some students have a final grade higher than 100%, even though no extra credit was given in the course. Why is this?
Environment
Cause
Students were assigned a grade higher than the points possible for a grade column (assignment). An example would be if a discussion board was supposed to be 40 points possible, but the professor accidentally made the points possible only 30 points. If the professor provides 40 points to a student who completed the discussion board then the student would have 40/30 points for the discussion board grade.
Resolution
- Log into Blackboard.
- Navigate to course with affected grades.
- Under the Course Management panel, select Grade Center.
- Click Full Grade Center.
- Choose a grading column and click on the drop-down arrow next to one of the grades a student received if this student has a grade higher than 100%.
- Click View Grade Details.
- Review the Current Grade: section and ensure the points possible are not lower than the points given to the student as a grade.
- Under the grade Details Section, select the left-facing or right-facing arrow next to the column title.
- Continue reviewing each points possible out of points given for each column assignment.
- If the current grade given to a student is higher than the points possible for any given column then the user will need to correct the points possible so the student is not given over 100% for an assignment.