Grading Assignments

Grading Assignments

To grade assignments in Moodle is the same procedure for all assignment types (e.g. Offline Assignments, Advanced Uploading of Files, etc.). Following theses steps allows you to grade students in Moodle:

  1. Click on the Assignments link in the Activities block. #1
  2. Locate the assignment you want to grade and click on View # submitted assignments. #2
  3. In the Grade column, select each student’s grade from the drop-down menu.  Additionally you may leave some feedback for the student in the Comment box. #3
  4. When all of the students have been graded, click on Moodle Save All My Feedback Button. This action will save all the assigned grades to the gradebook and will send an email to all students notifying them of their grades.

Note about “No grade:” We suggest assigning a grade of “0” if a student has failed to submit an assignment. This will place a value of zero in the gradebook and will send an email to the student(s) notifying them of their grade.

 

 

 

Click Assignments

Grade Drop-Down

Allowing Resubmission of Assignments

If an assignment is created using the ‘Advanced Uploading of Files’ option, students can submit their work to be graded. Instructors also have the option to allow students to resubmit their assignments for grading. To send an assignment back for resubmitting, follow these steps:

  1. Click on the Assignments link in the Activities block. #1
  2. Locate the assignment you want to revert assignments in and click on View # submitted assignments. #2
  3. Click on Grade under the Status column for the student you want to allow resubmitting for.
  4. Click on Revert to Draft in order to allow this student to resubmit the assignment. #3
  5. Your screen will change, reflecting the “Draft” status. Click on Save Changes.

Click Assignments

revert

Creating a Custom Grading Scale

  1. In the Administration block click on Scales.
  2. Click on Add a new scale.
  3. In the Name box type an identifying line that will make it clear as to what the scale contains. #1

Note: For any number value scale (e.g. a half point scale) you must enter the maximum point value for that scale (e.g. 100) in the Name field.

  1. In the Scale box enter the words or numbers students can score in the order of worst to best. Separate each possible score with a comma. #1
  2. Click on Save changes.

 

 

 

 

Important Note: At least one student needs to be graded for assignments created with custom scales to be visible in the Gradebook.

Note: To utilize a newly created scale for an existing assignment, click on the assignment’s update icon. Next to the Grade drop-down menu, select the custom scale that of your choosing.