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Last Updated: March 22, 2023
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You need to manually select to link a Brightspace Discussion Topic to Grades either by linking it to an existing or new grade item.
You can tell if a Discussion is linked to grades directly from Discussions. You can also tell if a Grade Item is linked to a Discussion from Grades.
Link a Discussion to a Grade Item
- In the Navbar across the top, select Discussions (or select Course Admin and then Discussions)
- Find the Discussion Forum (e.g., Unit 1) your Topic is associated with, below this, go to the right of the Discussion Topic (e.g., Week 1), click the ⌄ and select Edit Topic
- There are several options across the top. Select Assessment
- For Score Out Of, enter the maximum points
- For Grade Item, if the grade item you want to connect to already exists, click the drop down and select it
- Otherwise, select [New Grade Item]
- Enter a name for the grade item. Tip: Use the same or similar name as the Discussion Topic
- Select a Grade Category (required if you use a weighted grade book)
- Scroll down and enter the Maximum points (the same you entered in step 4 above) and weight, as required
- Select additional grade options as desired (e.g., Can exceed max, Bonus, Hide from Users, Availability dates)
- Click Save
- Optionally, select the box to Allow assessment of individual posts, and then select how
- Adjust other grade settings as desired and select Save (or Save and Close)
How To Know if a Discussion is Linked to Grades (from the Discussion tool)
- Back in the list of Discussions, you'll know a Discussion Topic is linked to Grades when it shows a ribbon next to the name
Tip: If a Discussion was linked and then unlinked from a Grade Item BUT still has a Score Out Of value in the Discussion Topic's Assessment section, it will still show the Includes assessment ribbon icon
How To Know if a Grade Item is Linked to/Associated with a Discussion (from Grades)
- In Grades, you'll know a grade item is linked to a Discussion from the Association column: Any grade item linked to an assignment will show Discussions ? in the Association column. Click the ? to see which Discussion the grade item is linked to: