Student's Test Status Shows As In Progress or Needs Grading

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Last updated: Oct 25, 2022 by Timothy Sheaffer

Student's Test Status Shows As In Progress or Needs Grading


 Student's Test Status Shows:What should I do? 

Why is my student's test showing as In Progress?

  • Student is taking the test right at this moment, or
  • Student has opened the test but never submitted it. (Perhaps Internet connection was interrupted and the student couldn't get back in to resume taking the test (Force Completion On) 


You may need to Clear or Submit the test attempt. This is done in the Grade Center. Find the cell corresponding to that student for that test. Click the Action Link (downward facing arrow) menu that appears and select the Attempt (date). Click the Test Information link (which appears above the first question) to display the Submit Attempt and Clear Attempt buttons.
 Why is my student's test showing it Needs Grading?
  • There are questions (essay or otherwise) that need to be graded, or
  • The student has taken more than the time allowed for the test, or test has been auto submitted. 
You may need to grade some questions. Review the questions and enter a score for any ungraded questions. Make sure all the questions are graded. Then click Save and Exit.

Submitting a Test/Quiz Attempt in Progress

When a student does not submit their test/quiz it may show as Attempt in Progress in the Grade Center. When this occurs instructors can submit the test for the student. The following instructions will demonstrate how to submit a test/quiz for an Attempt in Progress.  

  1. On the Course Management Menu, scroll down and click on Full Grade Center.
  2. Locate the column for the test/quiz.
  3. Locate the Attempt in Progress and hover over that cell with your mouse pointer and click the drop-down arrow for the menu of options. The attempt will have a blue circle icon in the cell.
    Attempt in progress action link
  4. Choose View Grade Details from this menu.
    View grade details dropdown menu 
     
  5. A new page will load showing you the Grade Details for this student's test/quiz. Click Grade Attempt.
    Grade details, grade attempt button highlighted

  6. To view the Test Information click on the downward facing arrows to expand this area and show Test Information.
    Test information action link

  7. Once the Test Information area has expanded click Submit attempt  (This will force submission of the test/quiz so that you can grade it.)
    Submit attempt button highlighted

If the test/quiz is automatically graded by Blackboard, the score will appear automatically once the attempt has been submitted.