Access and Grade Assignments

Access and Grade Assignments

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In Brightspace, assignment submissions can be accessed in three ways: 

- On the Assignments page

- On the Quick Eval page

- On the Enter Grades page

Note: These instructions are for Brightspace assignments, Turnitin LTI assignments or other third-party tools would not display on the Assignments page or Quick Eval.

Accessing submissions through the Assignments page 

  1. In your course, select Assignments on the Course navbar. 
Image of Assignment link on Course Navbar.
  1. On the Assignments page, click on the Assignment Name in blue. 
Image of Assignment Name Link.

Note: You can also access the Submissions page by selecting the drop-down button to the right of the assignment name and select View Submissions.

  1. On the Submissions page, you can view student submissions by User or by Submission. 
Image of Assignment Submission list page.
  1. If the student submitted an attachment, click on the Attachment Name to be brought to the grading page. You can also select Go to Evaluation if there is not a submission listed. 
Image of Go to Evaluation page.

Accessing submissions through Quick Eval 

  1. Select Quick Eval on the Course navbar. 
Image of Quick Eval Link.
  1. Select View by: Submissions. Select student’s name in blue.  
Image of Quick Eval Submission.
  1. Select the student’s file attachment to view submission. 
Image of Quick Eval Student Submission.

Note: Depending on the Submission Type chosen, this view could look different. For more information access Customize Submission Type. 

Accessing submissions through Grades 

  1. Select More on the Course navbar. Select Grades from the drop-down menu. 
Image of Grades link.
  1. On the Enter Grades page, scroll to the Grade Item for the assignment. Select the Unread File Submission icon. 
Image of Unread File submission on Enter Grades page.

For more information on icons in Brightspace go to Glossary of Icons 

  1. Select the student’s file submission to view attachment. 
Image of Student Submission page.

Grading Submissions 

  1. On the Submission page the file will display, and annotation tools can be used to mark the paper. 
Image of Annotation Tool bar.

Access Annotations for more information. 

  1. The score for the assessment can be entered in the Overall Grade box. The Overall Feedback text editor allows for additional comments and has the same capabilities as the general Brightspace text editor. 
Image of Overall Grade and Feedback.
  1. Instructors can also upload additional documents, add links to existing activities, attach files from Google Drive and OneDrive and insert Audio or Video Feedback. Instructors can move through submissions by selecting the back-and-forth arrows in the top right corner. Once a score and feedback are entered, select Draft to save work but not release to students. Select Publish if the assignment grade is ready to release to the student. 
Image of Audio Feedback and Attachment bar.
  1. Once the student’s submission is Published the button will change to Update. Published means that the student will see their score and be able to access their feedback for the assignment through the Assignment page and on the Grades page. If any further changes or feedback are added to the assignment, make sure to select Update to save those changes. Retract can be selected if you want the submission reverted to Draft mode. Once an assignment is retracted it will have to be published again for the student to see the grade and feedback. 
Image of Update and Retract Button.

  1. Select Back to Submissions in the upper left to go back to the main Submission page for the assignment. Select the User arrows in the upper right to move through submissions. 

    Image of Back to Submissions selection.

 

For more information and assistance, please email Office of Digital Learning - Learning Management System Support at LMS.faculty@jjay.cuny.edu