Control Visibility of Grade Items

Relevant to: faculty and staff

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Introduction

Brightspace allows course administrators and faculty to hide graded assignments from student view. 

Hide Grade Items

  1. On the navbar, select Grades from the Course Menu option.

    Brightspace screenshot with grades selected in the drop down menu

  2. Select the Manage Grades link.

    Brightspace screenshot with manage grades selected in navigation bar

  3. Identify the category or item that needs to be hidden from students. Select the carrot icon just to the right of the category or item name and from the context menu, select Hide from Users.

    Brightspace screenshot with hide from users selected in the manage grades drop down

    Note: You can also edit a grade item, access the Restrictions tab, and select the Hide from Users checkbox.

Show Grade Items

  1. On the navbar, select Grades from the Course Menu option
  2. Select the Manage Grades link.
  3. Identify the category or item that needs to be hidden from students. Select the carrot icon just to the right of the category or item name and from the context menu, select Make Visible to Users.
    Brightspace screenshot with make visible to users selected in the manage grades drop down

Note: You can also edit a grade item, access the Restrictions tab, and deselect the Hide from Users checkbox.

Bulk Update Grade Items

  1. On the navbar, select Grades from the Course Menu option.
  2. Select the Manage Grades link. When the page loads, select the checkbox for any item you want to change the visibility of.
    Brightspace screenshot with manage grades selected
  3. Select the More Actions button, and select Make Visible to Users or Hide from Users.
    Brightspace screenshot with make visible to users and hide from users called out in the manage grades drop down
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