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View or Change Scores


  1. Log into your Blackboard course and access the contents area where you have your SoftChalk lesson.
  2. Click on the name of your SoftChalk lesson.
  3. The SoftChalk ScoreCenter screen appears. In the Learners area, click on a specific student’s name to display a dropdown menu of the student’s attempts.

    Learners Attempts

  4. Click on an attempt (see below).

    Learner attempts listed

  5. Notice you can view detailed information about this attempt at the bottom.

    Attempt details

  6. If you need to change the score for an attempt, use the Actions menu to select Change Score from the dropdown.

    Change Score Action

  7. Enter a new score and click Change Score (see below).
    IMPORTANT: An attempt has to be complete before you can change the score.

    Change score

  8. Notice that you also have the option to Clear an attempt (see below). If you clear an attempt, it will not count as part of the grade calculation. If needed, you can also Restore the attempt.

    Clear attempt

  9. Notice that you also have the option to Complete an attempt (see below). If a student starts a lesson but neglects to click the Finish button at the end of the lesson, then that attempt is incomplete. An incomplete attempt does not count as part of the grade calculation. You can cause the attempt to be completed so that the score for the attempt is part of the grade calculation.

    Be sure to click Complete Attempt.

    Complete attempt
    Note: you can also re-open an individual attempt if needed by selecting the Re-Open Attempt option from the Actions menu.