Grading an Assignment

1. From the Grading Overview page, go to the Turned In tab, which will show all students who are ready to be graded.

2. Input a grade in the Score and Total text fields. You can input numerical grade. We encourage you to not just give grades on assignments, but to use the feature to include qualitative feedback. Feedback and assessment should empower learners on how they can improve their performance. It is an essential part of learning. When done well, it allows learners to reflect on their own progress, and helps them identify strategies to become better. How can you give better feedback? Here are some tips:

• Be consistent with the goals. Make sure you framed the assignment well by adding a rubric, sharing expectations, or aligning it with learning goals. Use those expectations as starting points for the feedback you will give.

• Comment on the process and product. If your assignment is designed in an authentic manner, both the process and the product would be aligned in your rubrics and learning goals. Providing feedback to the product tells learners “what does good look like”, but providing feedback on the process also tells them “what steps did I do well, and which ones can I improve next time”.

• Offer next steps. Identify action steps that will help the learner acquire a higher level of proficiency. This makes the feedback useful, encouraging learners to become better.

3. Click the submission itself to see the Comment text field. Click Add Comment to type your feedback. Click Add Comment again to send.

4. Click Save to submit the grade. Students will receive a notification that you have graded their assignment.

Editing or clearing a Grade

1. From the Grading Overview page, go to the Graded or All Students tab. This will show all students who have been assigned grades. We encourage you to not just give grades on assignments, but to use the feature to include qualitative feedback. Feedback and assessment should empower learners on how they can improve their performance. It is an essential part of learning. When done well, it allows learners to reflect on their own progress, and helps them identify strategies to become better. How can you give better feedback? Take a look at the tips found in the Grading an Assignment section.

2. Click a student’s name to open their grade.

3. Edit the values in the Score and Total text fields, then click Save.

4. To clear a grade, delete both values. By doing this, you move the student from the Graded list to the Turned In list.

Actions for multiple students

If you wish to grade or request resubmission for multiple students, you can do so without having to repeat each action one-by-one.

1. From the Grading Overview page, go to any of the tabs: Turned In, Not Turned In, Graded, or All Students.

2. You can select all students by clicking the top checkbox at the top of the student list.

3. You can select multiple students by clicking the individual checkbox of each student.

4. Once you have selected multiple students you have the option to either:

   1. Grade: click the Grade button, and input the Score and Total, then click Submit Grades

   2. Request resubmission: click the Request Resubmission button, input optional instructions, then click Submit Request.