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<p class="note">'''Note''': This page is about the new Assignment module in Moodle 2.3 onwards. For documentation about Assignments (2.2), see [https://docs.moodle.org/22/en/Assignment_module Assignment module] in the 2.2 docs.</p>


[[Image:Assignment_Icon.gif]] The assignment [[Teacher_documentation#Activity_modules|activity]]  module allows teachers to collect work from students, review it and provide feedback including grades.


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.  
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.


== Assignment Types ==
[[Image:Assignment example.jpg|frame|center]]
There are 4 types of assignments:
#[[Upload a single file assignment|Upload a single file]]
#[[Advanced uploading of files assignment|Advanced uploading of files]] (1.7 onwards) - options include: multiple file submission, allowing students to type a message alongside their submission & returning a file as feedback.
#[[Online text assignment|Online text]] - students type directly into Moodle, teachers can provide inline feedback.
#[[Offline activity assignment|Offline Activity]] - teachers provide a description and due date for an assignment outside of Moodle. A grade & feedback can be recorded in Moodle.


=== Iterative Assignments ===
* [[Assignment settings]]
It is possible to create iterative assignments - where the piece of work is graded by the teacher, re-edited by the student, re-graded and so on using either the [[Upload a single file assignment|single file]] or the [[Online text assignment|online text]] and setting 'Allow resubmitting' to 'Yes' in the assignment settings.
* [[Using Assignment]]
* [[Assignment FAQ]]
* [[Upgrade tool]]


==Assignment Flow Chart==
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. Or they can ask student to do both, upload a file or files and type text directly into 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 graphic representation of how the Assignment Module can be used.  


[[Image:flowForAssignment.png|thumb|right|Assignment Flow Chart.]]  
An assignment has an 'available from' date before which no students can submit anything, and a due date, after which teachers can choose not to accept submissions any more.
 
Markers can choose to be notified every time a student submits an assignment, or only for late submissions. Markers can choose to give students feedback in the form of text or uploaded files.
 
== Two assignment modules ==
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Moodle 2.3 includes two assignment modules - the new assignment module (a rewrite of the old assignment module) under ''/mod/assign/'' and the old assignment module under ''/mod/assignment/'' with four subtypes, renamed 'Assignments (2.2)'.
 
For new Moodle 2.3 installs, Assignments (2.2) is disabled/hidden. For sites which have upgraded from Moodle 2.2, both assignment modules are available. It is recommended that admins upgrade all existing assignments to use the new assignment module as soon as possible, as described in [[Upgrade tool|Assignment upgrade tool]], then disable Assignments (2.2), to avoid the confusion of having two assignment modules.


== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Non-standard assignment types]]
*[[Using Moodle book]] Chapter 7: Assignments
*[[Workshop module]] allows peer to peer evaluations, is contributed code in 1.9 onward


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*[[Workshop module]] allows peer to peer evaluations
 
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Latest revision as of 18:08, 22 May 2013

Note: This page is about the new Assignment module in Moodle 2.3 onwards. For documentation about Assignments (2.2), see Assignment module in the 2.2 docs.


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.

Assignment example.jpg

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. Or they can ask student to do both, upload a file or files and type text directly into 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.

An assignment has an 'available from' date before which no students can submit anything, and a due date, after which teachers can choose not to accept submissions any more.

Markers can choose to be notified every time a student submits an assignment, or only for late submissions. Markers can choose to give students feedback in the form of text or uploaded files.

Two assignment modules

New feature
in Moodle 2.3!

Moodle 2.3 includes two assignment modules - the new assignment module (a rewrite of the old assignment module) under /mod/assign/ and the old assignment module under /mod/assignment/ with four subtypes, renamed 'Assignments (2.2)'.

For new Moodle 2.3 installs, Assignments (2.2) is disabled/hidden. For sites which have upgraded from Moodle 2.2, both assignment modules are available. It is recommended that admins upgrade all existing assignments to use the new assignment module as soon as possible, as described in Assignment upgrade tool, then disable Assignments (2.2), to avoid the confusion of having two assignment modules.

See also