This help guide will go through the various processes for downloading submissions, marking and releasing grades.

You can navigate the chapters using the links in the Table of Contents on the left.

You may also wish to review the End of Study Period: Check List guide if you are preparing for final grades.

You can improve the grading page refresh speed by reducing the number of assignments displayed. The more assignment displayed, the longer the page will take to refresh. To reduce the number of assignments displayed:

Click the Filters and Quick Grading drop down arrow to expand the section. The assignments per page option will display.

1. Select the Assignments per page to display.  The lower the number, the higher the refresh speed.  Note: Assignments per page must be set to 50 or less to display full details of the student submission, including the assignment file and Turnitin similarity score.
2. Select to filter the submissions depending on
   • No filter
   • Not submitted
   • Submitted
   • Requires grading
3. Select the workflow filter to
   • No filter
   • Not marked
   • In marking
   • Marking completed
   • In review
   • Ready for release
   • Released
4. Select the file naming convention to username or Student ID
5. Select to show only active students
6. If the assignment submission is more than a single file, then submissions may be downloaded in folders and files are not renamed.

Tip: Before you begin marking, reduce the number of assignments that display on a page to improve the grading page refresh speed. 

1. Select an Assignment from your course page

1. Select View/grade all submissions

1. Select from the Assignments drop-down menu to switch to other assignments.
2. Select groups of students if required.

1. Select one of the two options to download student submissions. 
   • Download all submissions as a zip file using the Grading action dropdown menu
   • Download an individual submission by selecting the filename next to the user

• Ensure Quick Grading is turned off (unticked) under Filters and Quick Grading
• Ensure Assignments per page is set to 50 or less under Filters and Quick Grading
• Ensure popups are not blocked for this site
• If using Internet Explorer 9, the background colour will not display so the report may be white text on a white background

1. Select the Similarity image to access the Turnitin similarity report for that user

If you need help on how to read a similarity report, you can find it at the Turnitin website here (http://turnitin.com/en_us/training/instructor-training/about-originalitycheck).

To allocate a marker to a specific group, there are a few steps that need to be followed. Steps 1 - 6 are only relevant for the first time you allocate markers for an assignment.

Visible groups in Assignment Settings

1. Turn editing on. 
2. Click on the 'Assignments' option from the drop down in the 'This course' menu.
   
   
   OR
   Click on the title of the assignment where it is deployed in your course.
   
   
   
3. Click 'Edit settings' for the assignment that you want to allocate markers too. 
4. Enable marking allocation under the 'Grade' area of the assignment settings.
   
   
   
5. Select Visible Groups for the Group mode setting. This is located under 'Common module settings' area of the assignment settings.
   
   
   
6. Click Save and display. 
   
   

   Bulk Marker Allocation

7. Click the View all submissions option, this will take you to the assignment grading table.
   
   
   
8. The groups will now be displayed at the top of the submission page. Select the group that you want to assign a marker to from the drop down.
   
   
   
9. Click the check box immediately under Select to select all students
   
   
   
10. Now with all students selected, choose 'Set allocated marker' from the 'With selected...' drop down in the top right-hand side of the submission page. 
11. Click Go. 
    
    
    
12. This popup might vary somewhat between browsers. Click OK to proceed.
    
    
    
13. Select the marker that you want to assign to this group from the 'Allocated Marker' drop down.
    
    
    
14. Click Save changes. 
15. Repeat Steps 7 - 13 as required for assigning a marker to the remaining groups.

There are three different ways to enter a mark for students:

• Entering a mark directly
• Marking Rubric
• Assignment Marking Guide

Entering a mark directly

1. Select your assignment from the course page

1. Select View/grade all submissions

1. Select the Grade button or select Edit then Update grade
   

1. Enter the students mark
2. Set the Marking workflow

1. Enter any Feedback comments if necessary
2. Upload any Feedback files if necessary

1. Select to Allow another attempt if required
2. Select to Notifiy Students if required.  
3. Select Save changes to save and return to the assignments page or Save and show next to continue marking remaining assignments.

For a complete overview on assignments and marking methods please see the

Assignments

section of the help page.

A full range of topics include:

• Accessing assignments
• Assignment activity views
• Accessing submissions
• Bulk download of submissions
• Reviewing quiz attempts
• Marking
• Offline worksheets
• Quick grading
• Manual grading
• Downloading feedback proforma
• Uploading feedback files
• Similarity Reports
• Rubrics
• Marking Guides
• Group Assignments
• Non-Graded assessments
• Releasing grades
• Forum ratings

Instructions on how to use this feature can be found on the Quick Grading page.

• Select the nongraded result from the drop down.

1. Select to grade your student

1. Select the level at which you believe the student performed for each criterion.
2. Enter any additional comments to the student related to each criterion.
3. Set the Marking workflow state

1. Enter a summary comment if necessary
2. Upload a feedback file if necessary.  This may be the original submission with comments throughout.
3. Select to Allow another attempt.
4. Select to Notify students.
5. Select Save changes to return to the submissions page or Save and show next to progress through the assignments.

Note:  The system will not progress to the save screen or to the next user if some criterion have not been highlighted.

1. Select the Grade button or Update grade.

1. Enter any comments you wish to send to the student regarding the specific criterion.
2. Enter the score for the criterion.
3. Select to display any criterion descriptions and grades per criterion to the student and marker.
4. Set the marking workflow state.
5. Enter any feedback comments regarding the entire assignment as a whole.
6. Upload any feedback files such as the original submission with comments.
7. Select to Allow another attempt.
8. Select to Notify students.
9. Select to Save changes to return to the submission page or Save and show next to continue marking subsequent submissions.

Note:  You will not progress if there are some criterion missing mark allocations.

Note: When grading the assignment you will have the option to apply the same mark to all group members or to apply different marks to individual group members.

1. Select a group member to grade.

Enter grades as usual using your chosen marking technique.

1. Select to Apply the grade and feedback to entire group.

The grade and feedback will then be accessible for all group members.  

Grades for individuals may be modified via the gradebook.

1. Select Upload multiple feedback files in a zip from the Grading actions.

1. Select a file to upload
2. Select Import feedback file(s)

NOTE: Only Primary / Course Coordinators can release grades.

Video: How to Release Grades to Students

Releasing grades to students is potentially a five step process. These steps are required to ensure that the correct marking workflow state is applied to each phase of marking. Step 2 can be omitted if the marking team is not using marking workflow.

1. Select the assessment that you want to release to students.

1. Select View/grade all submissions.

Note: This step can be omitted if the marking team is not using marking workflow.

1. Select Options.
2. Set the marking workflow filter to your marking team's final state prior to release. This may be Marking completed but will vary according to the team's marking strategy.

1. Select the top check box to release grades to all students or individually select students who's assignment grade is to be released.

1. Select Set marking workflow state.
2. Select Go.

1. Select OK.

1. Select Released from the Marking workflow state dropdown.
2. Select Save changes.

A confirmation message will display at the top of the screen.

1. Select Prevent submission changes from the Edit dropdown.

Once prevented, you can repeat these steps to allow submission changes again.

Marking workflow can be used to indicate your progress on marking to other markers or the course coordinator, if "released" is selected, this means the students will gain access to their grade. "released" is a similar option to "Publish" in the older version of Moodle.

1. Tick the students who you wish to change the Marking workflow state for
2. Select Set marking workflow state from the With selected drop-down menu
3. Select Go

1. Select the Marking workflow state required
2. Select Save changes

Select the students you wish to create a manual submission for 

1. Select Manual submission from the With selected menu
2. Select Go

1. Select Ok to confirm the manual submission

1. Select the Manual submission date required
2. Select Manual submission

1. Tick the students you wish to apply a zero mark for
2. Select Apply zero mark from the With selected drop-down menu
3. Select Go

1. Enter the Comment that will display to students.
2. Set the Marking workflow state as required.
3. Select Apply zero mark.

Recognition of prior learning (RPL) for assessment

The following procedure must be undertaken if exemption from undertaking an assessment piece has been granted in respect of recognition of prior learning. Refer to clause 19.4 in the Recognition of Prior Learning Policy A-13.20

How you record in learnonline that an assessment piece does not need to be undertaken in lieu of RPL varies depending on the overarching grading scheme.

If the grading scheme is “non-graded”, an NGP can be awarded for the RPL exempt assessment piece.

If the grading scheme is “graded” no mark should be entered for the RPL exempt assessment piece. The Course Coordinator will need to access Result Entry and resolve the “warning flag” (for missing assessment marks) by applying an overall grade for the course that reflects the grade average achieved for submitted assignments.

The Grader Report can be accessed by selecting the Grades link from the Administration or Course Essentials blocks.

The Grader Report provides an overview of all student grades across all assignments in the course. The Course total field updates as each assessment is marked and therefore provides a current snapshot of students final course grade.

1. Select to view all summative or all formative assessments.
2. Failed grades are highlighted.
3. Individual assignments can be hidden/re-displayed.
4. Assessment headings remain visible as you scroll down.
5. Student details will remain as you scroll to the right to view assessment items.

The Single View Report is accessible to Course Coordinators and Course Administrators and provides the ability to generate:

• A list of all student marks for one selected assessment
• A list of all assessment marks for one selected student
• Add a Zero in a bulk process

Both reports allow users to override current student marks and feedback if required.

The Single View Report 

1. Select the Single view option from the drop-down box within the Grader Report

A blank Single View Report will then display:

1. Select to view the grades for all students for a single grade item or all assignments for a single student

Example: all student marks for a single assessment:

Bulk mark upgrade

1. Select the target students
2. Exclude any students that are yet to receive a grade

1. Select the option Perform bulk insert at the bottom of the screen
2. Save