The Grade Center v8.0 > Smart Views

Smart Views are views of the Grade Center based on a variety of student criteria. This enables Instructors to create certain views of the Grade Center—based on performance criteria for gradable items such as Assessments or Assignments—that quickly track Students. There are four different Types of Smart Views that specify the Student information:

• Group allows the instructors to select a Group, which was created in the course Groups are subsections created in the User Management Area of the Control Panel. They are a collection of students selected by the Instructor.
• Benchmark allows the Instructor to select Students based on performance
• Focus allows the Instructor to select individual Students
• Investigate allows the Instructor to select from a full list of Student attributes; this is a combination of the options of the other three Smart Views.

Once built and saved, Smart Views become a selectable list item on the Current View drop-down menu of the Grade Center page, enabling easy navigation from one view to another. Any Smart View can be saved as the default view of the Grade Center. The current default view can be changed at any time.

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Related FAQ's

Q: I tried to create a smart view based on groups in my face to face class but can not see the students?

First you need to create the groups within the Blackboard environment before you can create a smart view. To create groups view User Management > Manage Groups.

Q: How do I modify a smart view?

Once created, a Smart View can be modified by following these steps:

• Click Manage in the Action Bar of the Grade Center.
• Select Smart Views from the Action Link menu.
• Find the Smart View to change and click Modify.
• Make desired changes.
• Click Submit to save changes.
• Or click Cancel to discard the query and return to the Manage Smart Views page.

Q: How do I remove a smart view?

Smart Views can be removed when no longer necessary. Removing a Smart View does not
remove any data from the system. To remove a Smart View, follow these steps:

• Click Manage in the Action Bar of the Grade Center.
• Select Smart Views from the Action Link menu.
• Find the Smart View to delete and click Remove.
• Click OK to remove the Smart View.

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