The delegated marking feature enables multiple markers or instructors to share the marking workload for a Blackboard Assignment or Test. Markers can be assigned to specific student groups, allowing them to grade only the submissions from those groups. This workflow is particularly useful for team marking and for assessments with large cohorts.
Delegated marking uses group sets to allocate students to markers and also supports anonymous submissions.
Things to note
- Markers can only view submissions from the groups assigned to them.
- Instructors or module administrators who are not assigned to a specific group can view all submissions.
- A group set must be created before markers can be assigned.
- If markers or marking allocations have not been finalised at the point assessment set up/creation, the ‘delegated marking’ option can be turned on, and markers can be assigned to groups after submissions have been made.
See guidance on Delegated Marking on Blackboard help site for more details.
Delegated marking set up
- Create a new Blackboard Assignment or launch an existing Blackboard Assignment.
- Under Assignment setting, enable the Delegated Marking option.
- Click Assign Markers.
- Under the delegated marking set up, and select the relevant Group Set from the drop down menu.
- Assign instructor(s) to the groups and select Save.
Grading as a delegated marker
- Launch the assignment, select the Submission tab.
- You can also access the submission from the Gradebook. Select the Overview tab, under Needs marking, click Mark().
- Only student submission from your group will be visible to you.
- You cannot view submissions assigned to other markers unless group allocations are changed.
Managing delegated marking
- Instructors / module convenors and module administrators who are not assigned to groups will be able to view all student submissions, all marks and feedback.