When you are setting up Moodle Assignments
for grading and feedback you should begin by
specifying
the required grade and feedback settings. To
do this:
- Ensure Edit mode is toggled on in the top right corner of the course page.
- Add an activity by selecting the + button between activities or resources or select Add a new activity or resource at the end of a section.
- In the activities and resources menu, select the Activities tab and select Assignment.
- Click on
the Settings tab
on the top of the screen.
Availability
- In the Availability section you can select
the allow submissions
from setting
that notes the date from which Moodle will
allow students to start submitting their
assignment.
- The Due date outlines the
assignment deadline.
- The Cut off date prevents students
submitting beyond the specified date. If
cut off date is not enabled, any
submissions beyond the due date will be
labelled as submitted late.
- Remind to grade by displays in the
teacher's calendar when at least one
student has submitted.
- Time limit does not prevent students submitting after time has elapsed but if submitted after the time duration it is labelled as submitted after the time limit.
Submission Types
- The Online text option permits
students to directly provide their
response in Moodle's text editor, which
automatically saves text at regular
intervals. If online text is selected, a Word limit can be selected.
- File submissions permits students
to add one or more files of various types
(docx, PDFs and odt).
- Accepted file types allows the
selection of the files format the student
should submit their assignment in the form
of. This is selected through the Choose button.
- The Maximum submission size limits the size of the file the student can submit.
Feedback Types
- Scroll to the section titled Feedback Types and enable
the feedback types you wish to use:
- Feedback comments - For
communicating a general feedback
comment
- Annotate PDF - PDF annotation
for detailed feedback using a variety of
tools, stamps and comments
- Offline Grading worksheet - To
enter grades and general feedback in an
offline worksheet (Microsoft
excel)
- Feedback files - To download
assignment submissions, enter feedback
comments and upload for students to
review.
Grade Settings
1. Scroll to the Grade section
and complete the following settings:
- Grade type - typically set to
Point, but can be set to Scale.
- Grading method - If entering a
simple grade, select "Simple direct
grading". If using a
grading form, select "Marking
guide".
- Use marking workflow - Marking
workflow is set to Yes by default, This
allows you to control the release of
grades and feedback to
students.
- Leave all other grade setting as
default.
When you are finished specifying the
feedback and grade settings, click
either Save
and return to course or Save and
display.
Setting up a Grading Form
If you choose to use a grading form,
you will need to set up the grading form in
advance of students
submitting their assignments.
- When you are
creating the Moodle Assignment, ensure you
select the option to use a Marking
Guide in the assignment Grade settings.
- After the assignment is created, click the
assignment link on the course page and you
will see
the assignment summary page. Click
on Advanced grading tab
on the top of the screen:
. - Select the
option to define a new grading
form.
- Enter a name and description for the
grading form.
- Scroll down and click into each section of
the grading form to enter details.
- Click Save
marking guide and make it
ready.
- The marking guide will display in summary
form. To edit the guide, click the Edit button.