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The assignment module allows teachers to collect work from students, review it and provide feedback including grades. The work a student submits is visible only to the teacher and not to other students.


'''Assignments''' allow the teacher to grade various types of student submissions.
[[Image:Assignmentexample.png]]


==Types==
* [[Assignment settings]]
Moodle supports plug-in assignment types.
* [[Using Assignment]]
* [[Assignment FAQ]]


===Official types===
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.
There are three official types:


;Upload
== Assignment types ==
:A student can upload a single file. This could be a Word document, spreadsheet or anything digital. Multiple files could be zipped and then submitted.
There are 4 types of assignments:
;Online Text
:This assignment type asks users to edit a text, using the normal editing tools. Teachers can grade them online, and even add inline comments or changes.
;Offline assignment
: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 or anything. Grading works normally, and students will get notifications of their grades.


===Contrib modules===
;Upload a single file
These assignment types have been contributed by users:
: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.


;[http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=30613 Group Assignment] (by Patrick Jermann)
;Advanced uploading of files
:One user uploads the file but all the members of his or her group "benefit" from the submission.
:Options include multiple file submission, allowing students to type a message alongside their submission & returning a file as feedback.


;[http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=33940 uploadmulti] (by Brian Jones)
;Online Text
:Allows uploading multiple files.
: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.


;[http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=39979 Multiple Files Upload] (by Gustav W Delius)
:The online text assignment is ideal for journalling and composition work.
:Allows uploading multiple files.


;[http://cdc.humboldt.edu/moodle/mod/resource/view.php?id=21 Review assignment] (by Humboldt University)
;Offline activity
:A new assignment type that adds the ability to send back to the student a graded copy of their file. For Moodle 1.5.
: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.


;[http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=34887 Form] (by Michael Robellard)
: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.
:allows students to enter information in a form (multiple textarea boxes) and then the teacher can grade each textarea with a number of points (or other grading scale) and give a comment for each form field
 
: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 ==
*[http://download.moodle.org/docs/using_moodle/ch7_assignments.pdf Using Moodle Chapter 7: Assignments and Exercises]
== Assignment - Read Only Personal Report Access for Students ==
* Use to provide access to secure personalised student information such as reports.  (Needs to be moved to a seperate page - How ??)
* Using "Upload a single file" Assignment to provide individual report access for students:
* Create report files commencing with the moodle user code (easier to create correct "batch" command file with code at start of filename)
* Create pdf files from all reports (pdf's with the right security settings reduce the likelihood of tampering with final reports cf. other editable files)
* Open moodle database table mdl_user and copy the fields id and username to a spreadsheet file for manipulation e.g.
** 2 admin
** 3 tsp80902
** 4 che
* Use a spreadsheet formula to construct the correct command lines to create a folder with the moodle id and move the file starting with the matching username into the new folder:
** e.g. for Excel in a Windows environment use :  ="mkdir"&A2&"CarraigeReturn"&"move "&B2&"_2006_MidSem2.pdf "&A2
** mkdir2CarraigeReturnmove admin_2006_MidSem2.pdf 2
** mkdir3CarraigeReturnmove tsp80902_2006_MidSem2.pdf 3
** mkdir4CarraigeReturnmove che_2006_MidSem2.pdf 4
* Use an editor to replace the "CarraigeReturn" marker with a real carraige return, and insert a space after the "mkdir" command:
** mkdir 2
** move admin_2006_MidSem2.pdf 2
** mkdir 3
** move tsp80902_2006_MidSem2.pdf 3
** mkdir 4
** move che_2006_MidSem2.pdf 4
* Go to the course where you want to add the documents and note the course id from the URL displayed in the browser:
** e.g. http://infonet.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/course/view.php?id=5
* Create an "Upload a single file" Assignment in moodle
* Upload an marker file for yourself as a test.
* Update the assignment witht the "available" and "due" dates in the past (so students cannot upload their own amended report !) and check the "Prevent Late Submissions" box.
* Use a file explorer to go to the moodledata folder and look for this course, then open moddate (module data) and open the last assignment.  You should see a folder created with your id that should contain the marker file that you uploaded.
* Paste all the files that you want to allow studenst to access in the assignment folder:
** e.g. \\infonet\c$\Webstore\moodledata\5\moddata\assignment\112
* Paste the batch file in the dame folder
* Add a line at the start of the batch file to make it start in the correct physical network folder when it starts making new folders: e.g.
** net use /d R:
** net use R: \\infonet\c$\Webstore\moodledata\5\moddata\assignment\125
** cd /d R:\
* the final batch command file should look like:
** net use /d R:
** net use R: \\infonet\c$\Webstore\moodledata\5\moddata\assignment\125
** cd /d R:\
** mkdir 9
** move bou0010_2006_MidSem2.pdf 9
** mkdir 10
** move wol0002_2006_MidSem2.pdf 10
** mkdir 11
** etc.....
* Run the batch file, and the folders will be created as if the students had uploaded their own reports themselves. 
* Open moodle database table mdl_assignment_submissions and copy the database record of your marker file as a template.
** e.g  id=11823;  assignment=125  userid = 6; timecreated = 1157503128 ;  timemodified = 1157503128 ; numfiles=1 data1=(blank) data2=(blank) grade=-1 comment=(blank) format=0;  teacher=0;  timemarked=0; mailed=0
* Paste the record into a spreadsheet and then paste the list of moodle id's under the userid field;  increment the mdl_assignmnet id by one for every user; fill down the same assignment number and all other fields: e.g.
** 11823 125 6 1157503128 1157503128 1 -1 0 0 0 0
** 11824 125 2 1157503128 1157503128 1 -1 0 0 0 0
** 11825 125 3 1157503128 1157503128 1 -1 0 0 0 0
** 11826 125 4 1157503128 1157503128 1 -1 0 0 0 0
** 11827 125 5 1157503128 1157503128 1 -1 0 0 0 0
** 11828 125 6 1157503128 1157503128 1 -1 0 0 0 0
* These records ensure that the database "knows" that there are documents already submitted into the assignment so that students can read but not change the document.


[[Category:Teacher]]
*[[Workshop module]] allows peer to peer evaluations
[[category:Modules]]
*Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=126431 single file upload vs. advanced uploading] forum discussion


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Latest revision as of 17:35, 28 December 2012

The assignment module allows teachers to collect work from students, review it and provide feedback including grades. The work a student submits is visible only to the teacher and not to other students.

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 Moodle using an online text assignment. There is also an 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.

Assignment types

There are 4 types of assignments:

Upload a single file
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
Options include multiple file submission, allowing students to type a message alongside their submission & returning a file as feedback.
Online Text
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.
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

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