Assignments with Student Feedback

Audience

Faculty

Question

How do I give students feedback on their assignments?

Answer

You can give feedback to students by using the Assignments tool. In this tutorial you will:

• Set up assignment folders
• Evaluate student work
• Verify and edit evaluations

There is also a helpful tutorial video available for this article.

*Set Up Folders and Enter Feedback

1. Click the Assessments menu on the navigation bar and select Assignments
2. Click New Assignment
3. Enter a Name for the assignment. NOTE: Use letters and numbers for folder titles. Do not use characters, such as the period (.) or pound sign (#).
4. Click Save and Close.

*For more information regarding setting up Assignment folders, see the Assignments Tutorial.

View Submissions to the Folder

To view student submissions, click the name of the folder.

Evaluate Student Work

1. Click the Go to Evaluation link to the right of a student’s name.
2. On the left side of the page, click on the student’s file to view it. You can use the annotation tools in the document viewer to mark up the paper. Click the download icon in the far right of the document viewer to download the file.
3. On the right side of the screen, complete your evaluation and feedback:
   1. If you have attached a Rubric to the assignment, click the Rubric to expand the criteria and click the levels achieved. 
   2. If you have set up the folder with a grade item or point value, enter the student’s score.
   3. [optional] Add comments in the Overall Feedback box.
   4. [optional] Use the buttons below Overall Feedback to upload a file, attach a link, record audio or record video.
4. When finished, click Publish or Save Draft. If you save feedback as a draft, be sure to publish all feedback when you are ready for students to see the feedback.
5. Click the arrow at the top or bottom of the page to move to the next student.

Additional Resources

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