Creating Pass/Fail Assignments

 

Create and Evaluate Pass/Fail Assignments

Please follow the steps below. Note that if you want to include Pass/Fail grades in the calculation of the final grade, you need to indicate points for those items:

Setting up the assignment:

1. On your course home page, go to Assessments on the navigation bar and select "Assignments." Then create a new assignment or edit an existing one.

 

2. Under "Grade out of," indicate the points the assignment is worth and choose "In Grade Book" and then select "Edit or Link to Existing."

 

3. Choose "Create or link to a new grade item." If the assignment falls under a specific Grades category, indicate which one. If not, choose the Grade Type and select "Select Box." Under "Grade Scheme," choose "Pass/Fail" from the drop-down menu.

4. Select "OK" to finish and then save and close after all other assignment edits are done.

 

Grading the assignment"

1. On your course home page, go to Assessments on the navigation bar and select "Assignments." Click on the desired assignment you would like to assess. You can switch between viewing users and their submissions or just the submissions using the tabs.

 

2. Once you choose an assignment to grade, a new screen will open. On the right side of the screen, you can select "Pass" or "Fail" under "Overall Grade."

 

Note: If you wish to include the Pass/Fail item in the final grades but do not want students to see the associated points, you can adjust the student display option to show only the Grade scheme symbol. You can find instructions on how to do that in the Brightspace Community.

If you do not want to include points at all, it is recommended that you create the assignment as ungraded and then set up a grade item using the default Pass/Fail grade item. Using the setup item, you can then complete your grading in the grade book.