During Your Course
16 Assignments: Viewing, Grading and Special Access
Viewing and Grading Assignments
To grade an assignment, take the steps outlined below and as demonstrated in the video:
- Select Assessments in the navbar, and then Assignments
- Select an assignment folder link
- Scroll down to the table to view users’ submissions
- Select the link to a submitted file to view it
- If using Turnitin, refer to Similarity Reports and Score to better understand similarity ranges before continuing with the steps below
Enter a score using one of the two following workflows:
Option A) Using the Rubric
If using the Avenue to Learn rubric tool:
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- In the Evaluation and Feedback panel, select the rubric title (below the grid icon*) to open the rubric in a pop-up window
- Select a score for each criterion by selecting a box in each row; at the bottom of the rubric, the Overall Score will be tallied automatically
- Selecting an Add Feedback link will open an input area for feedback; clicking an ‘out of’ score will allow you to adjust the points
- When done, select the Close button to close the rubric pop-up and transfer the score to the Evaluation and Feedback panel
- The rubric score will now be displayed in the Evaluation and Feedback panel; additional Feedback can be added here (scroll down, if necessary, to see the Feedback input area)
- When done, select the Save Draft button to record the information (publish releases the score immediately for student viewing; however, it is recommended that all students be graded first in draft mode before publishing the grades in bulk)
- Proceed to the next student and repeat steps until all submissions have been evaluated
- When done, select the Back to Folder Submissions button
- On the Folder Submissions screen, select the checkbox in the first table row (the header row) to select all rows
- Select Publish Feedback to release all scores for student viewing
- The word Published, and the publishing date and time, will be displayed beside each user’s name to indicate a successful release of scores
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Adjusting the Criteria Score
The rubric is organized by criteria and levels. Each level of achievement (e.g., meets all expectations, meets most expectations, meets some expectations, and does not meet expectations) is defined by an overall score range (e.g, does not meet expectations has score range of 0 – 7 points) and overall descriptions of what each level looks like.
Option B) No Rubric
If not using the Avenue to Learn rubric tool:
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- In the Evaluation and Feedback panel, enter a Score and Feedback
- When done, select the Save Draft button to record the information (publish releases the score immediately for student viewing; however, it is recommended that all students be graded first in draft mode before publishing the grades in bulk)
- Proceed to the next student and repeat steps until all submissions have been evaluated
- When done, select the Back to Folder Submissions button
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