Mastery tab in Gradebook availability controls - 3900.108
Blackboard Learn SaaS
Ultra Course View
Impact: Instructors, Administrators
Updated Topic: Mastery Tab and Course Settings
Administrators and instructors now have the flexibility to control the availability of the Mastery tab in the Gradebook. This configuration lets institutions align the use of the Mastery tab in Gradebook with their curriculum approach, while also giving instructors control over when and how it is visible to students.
Administrators determine whether the Mastery tab in Gradebook is available for use in courses at the institution-level. In the Administrator Panel, go to Course Settings. Select Course Tools. You must turn on Goal Performance. Set the availability of Goal Performance to ON.
Image 1. The option for turning the Mastery tab in Gradebook on and off is in Course Tools.
- Goal Performance set to locked: the Mastery tab in Gradebook will be in all gradebooks and instructors can’t control whether the Mastery tab in Gradebook is available or not.
- Goal Performance set to unlocked: instructors choose whether the Mastery tab in Gradebook is in their gradebooks. Instructors control this feature through the Course Settings options for their courses.
Administrators who initially turned off the Mastery tab in Gradebook must also make sure that the Goal Performance Course Tool is set to OFF. Otherwise, instructors will still have the option to turn the Mastery tab in Gradebook on.
Instructors can manage the availability for themselves and their students. The configuration includes the Instructor Visibility toggle and the Student Visibility toggle. The Mastery goal tab for instructors setting determines if the Mastery tab in Gradebook is available for the instructors in their course. The Mastery goal tab for students setting determines if the Mastery tab in Gradebook is available to students in the course.
With the release of Mastery tab in Gradebook visibility settings, the Mastery Tab in Gradebook default at the course-level is automatically set to OFF. Therefore, instructors must go to Course Settings to make the Mastery tab in Gradebook visible at the course-level.
Image 2. The options for turning the Mastery tab in Gradebook on and off are in Course Settings.
Administrators
Availability: Available for all Ultra courses.
Activation: None needed.
Configuration: System administrators can configure Mastery Tab in Gradebook visibility by going to the Administrator Panel, then Course Settings. Goal Performance is in Course Tools. If the Mastery Tab in Gradebook is turned on at the institution-level, instructors can configure Mastery Tab in Gradebook visibility in Course Settings.