All grade columns in the Gradebook are visible to students by default, except for the Final Grades. Final Grades are only visible once they have been released by the lecturer.
You can choose to make the grade column invisible to students. For example, because you do not want the students to see the grade at all, or because you want to release the grades at a later time. For example, you may not be able to grade all students at once or you may want to adjust the grades after grading. To avoid confusion for the students, it is recommended to keep the numbers hidden until you can release them all at the same time.
Watch a short video about the release of figures at the bottom of the page (English only).
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Hide Grade Items from all students
Make sure that a linked assignment is also set to hidden. Otherwise, students can view their grade via Assignments. See here for an example.
- Click Grades in the course navigation bar.
- Click Manage Grades.
- Click the arrow next to Grade Item and select Hide from Users.
This hides the Grade Item and its grades from all students. While a Grade Item is hidden, grades can be edited without students seeing it. To make it visible again, click the arrow again and click Make Visible to Users.
Automatically release Grade Items
- Click on Grades in the navigation bar of the course.
- Click on Manage Grades.
- Click on the arrow next to the Grade Item which you want to release automatically and select Edit.
- Go to the Restrictions tab
- If you select Hide from Users the Grade Item will be hidden from all students.
- Use the Availability section if the Grade Item should only be available for a certain period of time. It will be invisible before the start date and after the end date.
- Select Display in Calendar if you want these dates to appear in the students' calendars.
- Select Attach Existing if you want to add an existing Release Condition to the grade, or Create and Attach if you want to create a new one. For more information about release conditions, see these articles.
- Select Save and Close.
Release final grades
Note: Grades in Brightspace have no official status. Final grades must always be registered in Bison. This manual only provides a brief explanation of the functionality available through Grades. No rights can be derived from this manual.
- Click on Grades in the navigation bar.
- Click on the Enter Grades tab.
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- Click on the arrow next to Final Calculated Grade
- Click on Enter Grades
A new screen will now open. Select (part of) the students and click on Release/Unrelease to release/hide the Final Grades for the selected students. It is also possible to manually check or uncheck for each student in the leftmost column or the Final Grade for a student has been released.
Video: Release final grades
Watch this video to see how the Final Grades can be released. Please note, the layout may be slightly different for your course. The steps are correct.
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