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The assignment module allows teachers to collect work from students, review it and provide feedback including grades.
The assignment module allows teachers to collect work from students, review it and provide feedback including grades.


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The assignment module has undergone a significant rewrite for Moodle 2.3 and both the old Assignment module with four subtypes and the new Assignment module are included in Moodle 2.3. This allows administrators to transition users from the old assignment type to the new one. Upgrade tools also exist.  


* [[Assignment settings]]
'''For documentation on the old Assignment module, please refer to the Moodle 2.2 documentation: https://docs.moodle.org/22/en/Assignment_module '''
* [[Using Assignment]]
* [[Assignment FAQ]]


Students can submit any digital content (files), including, for example, word-processed documents, spreadsheets, images, audio and video clips.  Assignments don't necessarily have to consist of file uploads.  Alternatively, teachers can ask students to type directly into Moodle using an [[Online text assignment|online text]] assignment. There is also an [[Offline activity assignment|offline activity ]] assignment which can be used to remind students of 'real-world' assignments they need to complete and to record grades in Moodle for activities that don't have an online component.
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== Assignment types ==
* [[Assignment settings]] ""needs rewriting""
There are 4 types of assignments:
* [[Using Assignment]] ""needs rewriting""
* [[Assignment FAQ]] ""needs amendments""


;Upload a single file
Students can submit any digital content (files), including, for example, word-processed documents, spreadsheets, images, audio and video clips.  Assignments don't necessarily have to consist of file uploads.  Alternatively, teachers can ask students to type directly into a text field in Moodle. An assignment activity can also be set up to not accept any student submissions and serve as a reminder to students of a 'real-world' assignment they need to complete and to record grades in Moodle for activities that don't have an online component.  
:A student can upload a single file, such as a Word document, spreadsheet or anything digital. Multiple files can be zipped and then submitted. After learners upload their files in this arrangement, the instructor will be able to open the submission and then use the Moodle interface to assign a grade and offer comments as feedback.


;Advanced uploading of files
== Assignment types ==
:Options include multiple file submission, allowing students to type a message alongside their submission & returning a file as feedback.
An assignment has a date before which no students can submit anything, and a due date, after which teachers can choose not to accept submissions any more.  
 
Graders can choose to be notified every time a student submits an assignment, or only for late submissions.  
;Online Text
An assignment may, depending on settings, allow students to upload one or more files or none at all. It may allow the student to inter righ text in to a text field.  
:This assignment type asks users to compose and edit text, using the normal editing tools. The online text assignment can be set up to allow learners to compose, revise and edit over time or such that the learner only has one opportunity to enter his or her response. Furthermore, with the online assignment, instructors can grade the work online and even edit and/or provide comments within the learner’s work.
Teachers can choose to give students feedback in the form of text or uploaded files.  
 
:The online text assignment is ideal for journalling and composition work.
 
;Offline activity
:This is useful when the assignment is performed outside of Moodle. It could be something elsewhere on the web or face-to-face. Students can see a description of the assignment, but can't upload files. Grading works normally, and students will get notification of their grades.
 
:Specifically, an instructor in a hybrid or blended environment (combination of face-to-face and online instruction) may use the offline activity type of assignment to assign a project that the learner will physically present to the instructor at a face-to-face session. This arrangement allows the instructor to communicate the project expectations online while creating an entry for the project in the Moodle gradebook.
 
:In another example, consider the instructor who gives reading assignments or assigns problems for practice. These activities wouldn’t necessarily be turned in for a grade, but the instructor needs a tool for communicating the assignment details. The offline assignment, with its unique icon, could be used as a consistent visual cue for the learners; learners would come to know that they can always look for the assignment icon to see what work they need to complete.


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 01:09, 1 June 2012

The assignment module allows teachers to collect work from students, review it and provide feedback including grades.

The assignment module has undergone a significant rewrite for Moodle 2.3 and both the old Assignment module with four subtypes and the new Assignment module are included in Moodle 2.3. This allows administrators to transition users from the old assignment type to the new one. Upgrade tools also exist.

For documentation on the old Assignment module, please refer to the Moodle 2.2 documentation: https://docs.moodle.org/22/en/Assignment_module

needs update [Image:Assignmentexample.png]]

Students can submit any digital content (files), including, for example, word-processed documents, spreadsheets, images, audio and video clips. Assignments don't necessarily have to consist of file uploads. Alternatively, teachers can ask students to type directly into a text field in Moodle. An assignment activity can also be set up to not accept any student submissions and serve as a reminder to students of a 'real-world' assignment they need to complete and to record grades in Moodle for activities that don't have an online component.

Assignment types

An assignment has a date before which no students can submit anything, and a due date, after which teachers can choose not to accept submissions any more. Graders can choose to be notified every time a student submits an assignment, or only for late submissions. An assignment may, depending on settings, allow students to upload one or more files or none at all. It may allow the student to inter righ text in to a text field. Teachers can choose to give students feedback in the form of text or uploaded files.

See also