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This page describes the various configuration options available within the Assignment module - both at the Site level and the Activity level.


==Adding and editing an Assignment activity==
==Adding and editing an Assignment activity==
To add a new Assignment activity to your course login with the appropriate access rights (e.g.editing teacher, course creator or administrator) and Turn Editing On. Within the required Week or Topic Block click Add and Activity or Resource link.  
*To add a new Assignment activity to your course, login with the appropriate access rights (e.g.editing teacher, course creator or administrator) and Turn Editing On. Within the required Week or Topic Block click Add and Activity or Resource link.  
[[Image:add activity.jpg|frame|center]]
*In the Add an activity or resource dialogue box that appears, select Assignment and click Add.
*To edit an existing Assignment activity, login to your course with the appropriate access rights (e.g. editing teacher, course creator or administrator) and Turn Editing On. Select the Update icon against the relevant Assignment item.
*Alternatively, after logging into your course simply click on the name of the Assignment activity you wish to edit and then click the Edit Settings link under Assignment administration within the Settings block.


In the Add an activity or resource dialogue box that appears, select Assignment and click Add.
The following configuration options are available when creating or editing/updating any Assignment activity. Only General,Availability and Submission types are open by default;the others are collapsed. To expand everything, click the "Expand all" link top right.  
{{New features}}[[Image:add assignment activity.jpg|frame|center]]
Click on any screenshot to see it full size.


To edit an existing Assignment activity, login to your course with the appropriate access rights (e.g. editing teacher, course creator or administrator) and Turn Editing On. Select the Update icon against the relevant Assignment item.
[[Image:update icon.jpg|frame|center]]


Alternatively, after logging into your course simply click on the name of the Assignment activity you wish to edit and then click the Edit Settings link under Assignment administration within the Settings block.
==General ==
[[Image:edit settings.jpg|frame|center]]
The General section allows you to give your assignment a name and description.  
 
{|
The following configuration options are available when creating or editing/updating any 2.3 Assignment activity.
|[[File:assignmentgeneral26.png|General settings for an assignment]]
 
|}
==General settings==
The General section allows you to give your assignment a name and description.
[[Image:general.jpg|frame|center]]


===Assignment name===
===Assignment name===
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===Description===
===Description===
The description of the assignment, which should include precise instructions for students regarding the subject of the assignment, the form, in which it should be submitted, the grading criteria etc.
Provide instructions for your students here so they are clear what they have to do.
Click the icon on the left to expand the toolbar and drag the bottom right of the text box out to expand it.


Use this area to describe the assignment and explain what learners are expected to do to complete this task. The assignment description can be as brief or as detailed as you feel is necessary to meet the needs of your learners. However, it is to your benefit to provide as much detail and information as possible, especially at the start of the course while you are still establishing procedures. Generally, the more information you are able to provide here the fewer questions and problems your learners will have completing the task.
You can also provide information or resources related to the assignment, such as a video clip, an image, or a link to a webpage.


The assignment description field can also be used to provide information or resources related to the assignment. An instructor, for example, could provide some literature, a video clip, an image, or a link to a webpage, and then ask the learners to use these materials in completing the task.  
===Display description on course page===
Enabling this will display the description on the course page just below the link to the assignment activity.


===Display description on course page===
==Availability==
{{New features}}Enabling this will display the description on the course page just below the link to the assignment activity.
{|
|[[File:AssignAvailability.png|thumb|450px|Availability settings for an assignment]]
|}


==Assignment settings==
The Assignment settings section allows you to determine the assignment characteristics, due dates, when students will be able to submit etc.
[[Image:assignment settings.jpg|frame|center]]
   
   
===Allow submissions from===
===Allow submissions from===
The Allow submissions from setting prevents students from submitting their assignment before the shown date. This option allows an teacher to set a day, month, year and time (24 hour clock) from which learners can begin to submit their assignments. Please note that this setting does not hide the activity from the learners. Instead, the learner will see the activity, be able to view the instructions and use any materials you have included in the description, but the learner will not be able to submit or complete the assignment until the Allow submissions from date.
The Allow submissions from setting prevents students from submitting their assignment before the shown date. A teacher can to set a day, month, year and time (24 hour clock) from which learners can begin to submit their assignments. Please note that this setting does not hide the activity from the learners. Instead, the learner will see the activity, be able to view the instructions and use any materials you have included in the description, but the learner will not be able to submit or complete the assignment until the Allow submissions from date.


If you also wish to hide the assignment description from students until a set date, you can use the Always show description setting (see below).
This setting is enabled (ticked/checked) by default and is set at the day and time you added the assignment. To disable this, remove the tick/check.
 
By default the Allow submissions from date is Enabled (ticked) and is set at the day and time you selected Add Assignment. To Disable this feature simply ensure the Enable checkbox is not marked.


===Due date===
===Due date===
The Due date setting prevents students from submitting their assignment after the shown date.
The Due date setting establishes when the assignment is due. Submissions will still be allowed after this date, but any assignments submitted after this date are marked as late.


This option allows an teacher to set a day, month, year and time (24 hour clock) before which learners must submit their assignment.
This option allows an teacher to set a day, month, year and time (24 hour clock) before which learners must submit their assignment.


By default the Due date is Enabled (ticked) and is set at 7 days ahead of the day and time you selected Add Assignment. To Disable this feature simply ensure the Enable checkbox is not marked.  
By default the Due date is Enabled (ticked) and is set at 7 days ahead of the day and time you selected Add Assignment. To disable this feature, simply ensure the Enable checkbox is not marked. For more information on using the Due Date see Assignment FAQ


====Notes on Date Settings====
Note: Assignments without a Due date will appear on the My home page with “No Due date” displayed.
The Due date is displayed for learners in the assignment details, and is also marked in the course Calendar as a visible reminder for participants and provides a link to the activity.


Your use of the Allow submissions from and Due date settings will probably be dependent on the overall structure of your course. If you are facilitating an open ended course or a course with rolling enrolment, then you might find it easier to not apply the Allow submissions from and Due date settings. This arrangement will allow the learners to access the assignment according to their own schedule and progress within the course.
===Cut-off date===


Alternatively, if you are working within a more structured format or adhering to a timeline, the Allow submissions from and Due date settings are useful for keeping learners on schedule. Using the Allow submissions from setting will make it possible for learners to preview upcoming activities, while at the same time, prevent them from finishing the course in the first week and not returning for additional activities or information. Likewise, the Due dates help keep the learners from lagging too far behind and decrease the likelihood that the learner will become overwhelmed by having to complete several weeks worth of work at once.
The Cut-off date is the date beyond which students will not be able to send in their assignment as the button for doing so will no longer be displayed. After that date (or time) a teacher may, on request, grant an extension by going to the class assignment grading screen, clicking the "Edit" column and choosing "grant extension" for the relevant student.  


Note: Assignments without a Due date will appear on the My home page with “No Due date” displayed.
For more details, see this Youtube screencast [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaL0LzZwyYI&feature=share&list=UUCRg_EbhU9tdpLdiGGN1Mgg Assignment Extensions]


===Always show description===
===Always show description===
This setting is used in conjunction with the Allow submissions from setting. If it is set to Yes, the assignment Description will become visible to students at the Allow submissions from date. If it is set to No, the assignment Description will be hidden from students until the Allow submissions from date, only the assignment Name will be displayed (as shown below).
[[Image:always show description.jpg|frame|center]]


If Allow submissions from is disabled then the Always show description setting has no meaning, ie. the assignment description will always be visible to students.
If the 'Always show description' checkbox is ticked, the assignment description is always shown. If the checkbox is not ticked, the assignment description will be hidden until the 'Allow submissions from' date.


===Prevent late submissions===
{|
Setting Prevent late submissions to Yes will prevent learners from being able to submit this assignment after the Due date (where specified). If you set Prevent late submissions to No, then learners can submit the assignment as long as the assignment is visible or accessible to them but their submissions will be marked as late.
|[[File:alwaysshowdescription.png|thumb|450px|Assignment description hidden until the 'Allow submissions from' date.]]
|}


===Require students click submit button===
If 'Allow submissions from' is disabled, then this setting has no meaning: the assignment description will always be visible to students.
In previous Moodle versions this setting was known as “Enable Send for Marking button”.  


The submit button allows students to upload draft versions of the assignment until such time as they are ready to submit. It allows students to keep a draft version of their assignment on the system until submission. Once they click the submit button they indicate to the teacher that they have finished working on the assignment.
==Submission types==


Note: this means that the learner can no longer edit their submission (to do so would risk invalidating any work their assessor had done on their submission). If students regret their decision and wish to edit, they need to request that somebody with course editing access reverts them to Draft Status. Likewise the teacher may choose to revert the assignment to draft status (if it requires further work, for example).
{|
|[[File:26submissioncomments.png|thumb|450px|Select the type of submission here]]
|}
Here you can decide how you wish students to submit their work to you.  


To revert to the draft stage or let a student resubmit, click on the assignment activity, then click on the View/Grade all Submissions button. On the grading table locate the student and click the action icon in the Edit column. Select Revert the submission to draft.
''Note that if Submission comments are enabled in ''Administration>Plugins>Activity modules>Assignment>Submission plugins'' then students will be able to add a note to their teacher on submitting work. If Blind marking is enabled, student comments display as from "Participant 01 etc" to avoid revealing identities. These comments will appear in the grading table in the Submission comments column.''
[[Image:revert to draft.jpg|frame|center]]


If this setting is No then students are not required to click the submit button and are able to make changes to uploaded files at any time. This scenario may be applicable to situations where teachers are providing feedback on drafts, or where the assignment is iterative in nature.  
===Online text===
Learners can type their response directly in Moodle using the text editor.


If this setting is No and at some point as the teacher you wish to grade students work, then you can stop students from making further changes by using Prevent submission changes. Prevent submission changes can also be used in cases where students have neglected to click the Submit button and grading has commenced.
{{New features}}It's possible to set a word limit on an online text assignment. Students get a warning if they try to exceed the word limit:


To prevent submission changes, click on the assignment activity, then click on the View/Grade all submissions button. On the grading table locate the student and click the action icon in the Edit column. Select Prevent submission changes.
[[File:onlinetextwordlimit.png|center|]]
[[Image:prevent submission changes.jpg|frame|center]]


If you wish to either “Revert to draft” or “Prevent submission updates” for a number of students, or the whole class, you can use the batch operation. To use the batch operation, click on the assignment activity, then click on the View/Grade all Submission button. Using the tick boxes in the Select column, tick relevant students or place a tick in the box at the top of Select column to select all students. Scroll to the bottom of the page and select either Lock Submissions or Unlock Submissions and click Submit.
''Note:'' Numbers (such as in addresses) are counted as words; structures such as I'm where an apostrophe replaces a part of a word are only counted as one word.
[[Image:batch operations.jpg|frame|center]]


===Notifications to graders===
===File submissions===
{{New features}}In previous Moodle versions this setting was singular and was known as “Email alerts to teachers”. In the 2.3 version of Moodle you are able to choose whether graders receive email notifications whenever a student submits an assignment (early, on time and late) or whether graders only receive email notifications whenever a student submits an assignment late. Only teachers who are able to grade the particular assignment are notified. So, for example, if the course uses separate groups, teachers restricted to particular groups will not receive notifications about students in other groups.
Learners can upload and edit one or more files of any type the teacher can  open.


==Submission settings==
If the student uploads a pdf file, the teacher can annotate it within the browser, and on saving, the annotated file is made available to the student. See section 5.4.1 Annotating pdfs in [[Using Assignment#Annotating_PDF_files]]
Submission settings allow you to determine how you would like your students to submit their assignment.
[[Image:submission settings.jpg|frame|center]]


{{New features}}'''Note:''' You can now set up an assignment that allows both online text and file upload.
Note: This requires Ghostscript to be enabled on the server. This can be checked in ''Administration>Site administration>Plugins>Activity modules>Assignments>Feedback plugins>Annotate pdf''.
 
===Online text===
If set to Yes learners are able to compose and edit text on screen using the standard Moodle HTML Editor.
 
===File submissions===
File submissions allows learners to upload and edit one or more files to form their final submission.


===Maximum number of uploaded files===
===Maximum number of uploaded files===
If file submissions are enabled, this setting determines the maximum number of files which may be uploaded by each learner. As this figure is not displayed anywhere, it is suggested that it is mentioned in the assignment Description.
Here you can decide the maximum number of files which may be uploaded by each learner. (It might be helpful to display the number in the assignment description.)


===Maximum submission size===
===Maximum submission size===
This setting specifies the maximum size per file of each of the files that the students can upload as part of their submission. This maximum upload size may only be equal to or less than the course limit (which in turn may only be equal to or less than the site limit). The maximum size of each file is displayed to students at the point where they upload files.
This setting specifies the maximum size per file of each of the files that the students can upload as part of their submission. This maximum upload size may only be equal to or less than the course limit (which in turn may only be equal to or less than the site limit). The maximum size of each file is displayed to students at the point where they upload files.
[[Image:maximum file size.jpg|frame|center]]


===Submission comments===
{|
If enabled, students may leave comments into a text area associated with the assignment. Comments can be used for communication with the grading person, assignment progress description, to let students alert the marker about which file is the master file (in case of inter-linked files), or any other type of communication between student and marker.
|[[File:submission comments.jpg|thumb|Submission comments]]
|[[File:maximum file size.jpg|thumb|Maximum file size]]
|}
 
==Feedback types==
(This setting is collapsed by default)


{{New features}}Submission comments will appear in the grading table (click on the assignment activity, then click on the View/Grade all Submission button), in the Submission comments column. Submission comments allow two-way communication between the student and teacher.
{|
[[Image:submission comments.jpg|frame|center]]
|[[File:feedbacktypes.png|Feedback types]]
|}


==Feedback settings==
===Feedback comments===
Feedback settings allow you to determine the type of feedback you will provide to students.
Setting this to yes means that markers can leave feedback comments for each submission. It enables the Feedback Comments column in the grading table.(To access the grading table, click on the assignment activity and then ''View/Grade all Submissions'').
[[Image:feedback settings.jpg|frame|center]]
Feedback comments are also accessible by clicking on the green tick in the grade column on the grading table.


{{New features}}'''Note:''' You can now determine whether you will provide feedback comments or feedback files to students, or a combination of both.
{|
|[[File:feedback comments.jpg|thumb|The Feedback comments column]]
|[[FIle:feedback comments 2.jpg|thumb|Type feedback comments into the box]]
|}


===Feedback comments===
===Offline grading worksheet===
Setting this to yes means that markers can leave feedback comments for each submission. Essentially what this does is enable the Feedback Comments column in the grading table (to access the grading table click on the assignment activity, then click on the View/Grade all Submission button).
 
[[Image:feedback comments.jpg|frame|center]]
If set to yes, the teacher will have a link to download the grading list as a spreadsheet. They will then be able to enter grades and feedback comments offline:
(Not working for non English users, yet. See https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-40597)
 
{|
|[[File:emptygradebook.png|thumb|The empty gradebook on Moodle]]
|[[File:downloadgradingworksheet.png|thumb|The dropdown to download the list]]
|[[File:excelgrades.png|thumb|Editing the grades offline]]
|}
 
When the teacher has completed their grading offline, they can then upload the spreadsheet, confirm the changes and the grades and comments will be transferred over into Moodle's gradebook:
 
{|
|[[File:uploadgradingworksheet.png|thumb|Uploading the grading worksheet]]
|[[File:confirmchanges.png|thumb|Confirming the changes]]
|[[File:fullgradebook.png|thumb|Grades and feedback transferred into Moodle]]
|}
 
See also [http://www.somerandomthoughts.com/blog/2012/11/19/offline-grading-worksheet-in-moodle-2-4-assignment/ Offline grading worksheet] blog post by Gavin Henrick.
 
===Feedback files===
This allows  markers to upload files with feedback when marking. These files may be the marked up student assignments, documents with comments, a completed marking guide, or spoken audio feedback. It enables the Feedback Files column in the grading table. (To access the grading table click on the assignment activity and then ''View/Grade all Submissions'')To upload feedback files, click on the green tick in the grade column on the grading table and then upload either with drag and drop or using the [[File picker]].
 
Feedback is displayed to students on the assignment submission page.
 
{|
|[[File:feedback files.jpg|thumb|The Feedback files column]]
|[[File:feedback files 2.jpg|thumb|Upload files here]]
|[[File:feedback view for students.jpg|thumb|Student view with comments and file feedback both enabled]]
|}
====Uploading multiple feedback files====
 
It is also possible to upload multiple feedback files as a zip, from the dropdown above the grading list:
 
#Download the students' assignments using the "Download all submissions" link from the same dropdown menu;
#Extract the folder offline and add your comments to the student's submissions.Keep the names the same.
#Select the students' submissions and zip them into a new folder. Important: Don't just edit them inside their original folder and re-zip this; it will not work. The folder name does not matter as long as the feedback files have the same names as before.
#Upload this newly zipped folder.
#You will be presented with a confirmation screen displaying your feedback files.
 
{|
|[[File:mutiplefeedbackzip.png|thumb|Choose from the dropdown menu]]
|[[File:multiplezip1.png|thumb|Confirmation screen displaying the feedback files to be uploaded]]
|[[File:multiplezip2.png|thumb|Screen confirming uploaded feedback]]
|}
 
''Note:''If you zip files on a Mac, you may get a folder included in the zip called _MACOSX_ which needs to be removed otherwise moodle will not recognise the changes in the files.
 
===Comment inline===
{{New features}}
If set to Yes, a teacher can comment directly on the text which a student has submitted as an online text type assignment.


Feedback comments are also accessible by clicking on the green tick in the grade column on the grading table.
==Submission settings==
[[Image:feedback comments 2.jpg|frame|center]]
(This setting is collapsed by default)


===File feedback===
{|
Setting this to yes means that markers will be able to upload files with feedback when marking. These files may be the marked up student assignments, documents with comments, a completed marking guide, or spoken audio feedback. Essentially what this does is enable the Feedback Files column in the grading table (to access grading table click on the assignment activity, then click on the view/Grade all Submissions button).
|[[File:submissionsettings.png|Submission settings]]
[[Image:feedback files.jpg|frame|center]]
|}
===Require students click submit button===
Students can upload draft versions of the assignment until such time as they are ready to submit.Once they click the submit button they indicate to the teacher that they have finished working on the assignment. (In earlier versions of Moodle this was called ''"Send for marking"''.)


To upload feedback files click on the green tick in the grade column on the grading table.
They can then longer edit their submission. If they need to change it, they must ask the teacher who can revert the assignment to draft status.
[[Image:feedback files 2.jpg|frame|center]]


To upload a feedback file you can either use [[drag and drop]] or click Add to bring up the [[File picker]].
To revert to the draft stage, click on the assignment activity and then View/Grade all Submissions. Locate the student and click the action icon in the Edit column. Select Revert the submission to draft.


All feedback will be displayed to students on the assignment submission page. The following screen shot demonstrates the view if both feedback comments and file feedback are set to Yes.
If this setting is No, then students do not have to to click a submit button and are able to make changes to uploaded files at any time.
[[Image:feedback view for students.jpg|frame|center]]


==Grade==
If this setting is No but the teacher wishes to grade students work, then you can stop students from making further changes by using Prevent submission changes. Prevent submission changes can also be used in cases where students have neglected to click the Submit button and grading has commenced.
Specify the maximum grade or [[Scales|Scale]] to be applied to the assignment. If you will not be giving a grade for the assignment, choose No Grade.
To prevent submission changes, click on the assignment activity, then click on the View/Grade all submissions button. On the grading table, locate the student and click the action icon in the Edit column. Select Prevent submission changes.


===Grading method===
To do either of these with a number of students, use the ''With selected'' menu at the bottom of the grading table.


There are 3 options:
{|
* Simple direct grading (entering a grade or scale item)
|[[File:revert to draft.jpg|thumb|Reverting to draft]]
{{New features}}* [[Marking guide]]
|[[File:prevent submission changes.jpg|thumb|Prevent submission changes]]
* [[Rubric]]
|[[File:with selected.jpg|thumb|"With selected"..]]
|}


===Grade Category===
To do either of these with a number of students, use the ''With selected'' menu at the bottom of the grading table.
Any custom [[Grade_categories|Grade Categories]] that have been created within your site or course will be listed here and will be available for selection.  Select the required Grade Category to add this assignment as a [[Grade_items|Grade item]] within this Category.


===Common module settings===
===Require that students accept the Submission statement===


==== Group mode ====
An administrator can define a "Submission statement", ie, a statement where students promise the work is their own and which they must agree to before submitting their work. This may be done via ''Settings>Site administration>Plugins>Activity modules>Assignment.''
When course group mode is turned on, the [[Groups|group mode]] can be one of three levels: No groups, Separate groups or Visible groups.


'''No groups''' - There are no groups and all students submit their assignments in one Assignment area
If preferred, the available default statement which may be used instead: ''This assignment is my own work, except where I have acknowledged the use of the works of other people''  


'''Separate groups''' - Students submit their assignments within a separate Group based submission area and teachers/trainers can sort submissions by Group or view All Participants.
If the administrator has given teachers the option of using a submission statement or not, then it will be available in the assignment settings screen. The section [[#Submission_Statement]] explains how an administrator can set this up.


'''Visible groups''' - All students submits their assignment within a single Assignment area but may choose which Group to associate their submission with before uploading.  Teachers/trainers can sort submissions by Group or view All Participants.
When this setting is enabled, students will have to check a button before they can submit their assignment:


====Groupings====
If the administrator has forced the statement throughout the site, a teacher will not have this option in the settings but a student will see the statement when accessing their assignment.
Groupings is an Advanced setting.  A grouping is a collection of groups within a course. If a existing grouping is selected from the dropdown list, students assigned to groups within the grouping will be able to work together within the group mode specified above.


====Visible====
===Attempts reopened===
Choose whether to Show or Hide the assignment from learner view.  A hidden assignment will be displayed greyed out on the main course page for those with teacher, creator, manager or admin type roles but invisible to students/learners.


====ID number====
This setting allows the teacher to decide how submissions are reopened. The default is "Never", in that students may only submit once. However, a teacher can set this to "Manually" and reopen it themselves for the student to resubmit, or to "Automatically until pass". The student must then keep trying and resubmitting until they get a pass grade. [[Grade_items#Activity-based_grade_items|Passing grades]] are set in the Gradebook. ''(Note that for this you need to set the assignment so that students have to click 'submit for marking'. If not, then, unless you manually lock a student's assignment, then they can continue to edit it for as long as they like.)''
Setting an ID number provides a way of identifying the assignment for grade calculation purposes. If the activity is not included in any grade calculation then the ID number field can be left blank.


The ID number can also be set in the gradebook, though it can only be edited on the activity settings page.
===Maximum attempts===


===Restrict access settings===
If a student is allowed to resubmit, this setting will determine how many times they can resubmit before they are no longer allowed to do so. (For example, if a student has to keep trying until they get a pass grade, the teacher might decide that ten attempts is enough even though they have not yet passed!)
The [[Restrict_access_settings|Restrict access]] area becomes visible in Moodle activities and resource settings if [[Conditional_activities|Conditional Activities]] have been enabled.


====Allow access from====
==Groups submission settings==
The Access from date determines the day, month and year students may first access the activity via the assignment name link on the course page.  To activate this option click in the Enable checkbox to add a tick.
(This setting is collapsed by default)
{|
|[[File:groupsubmissionsettings.png|Group submission settings]]
|}


====Allow access until====
===Students submit in groups===
The Access until date determines the day, month and year students may last access the activity via the assignment name link on the course page.  To activate this option click in the Enable checkbox to add a tick.


'''Note:''' The difference between access from/to dates and availability settings for the activity is that outside the set dates the latter allows students to view the activity description, whereas access from/to dates prevent access completely.
If this box is ticked, then students are able to collaborate on an assignment. This might involve for example, working in the same online text area, or one student uploading an MS Powerpoint which another student downloads, improves and re-uploads to the common assignment area.


[[Image:restrictinassignment.png|frame|center|Restrict access settings in Assignment]]
When grading, the teacher may choose to give a common grade and feedback to all students in the group or to give individual grades and feedback to each member.


====Grade Condition====
If no groups have been made, then Moodle will make a default group of every student in the course.  (Note also that if a student is in more than one group then their submission will be made to the default group.)
This setting determines any grade conditions which must be met in order for students to access the activity. Multiple grade conditions may be set using the 'Add 2 grade conditions to form' button.  If there are multiples completion conditions applied to an activity, it will only be accessible to learners when ''all'' grade conditions are met.  See [[Conditional_activities_settings|Conditional Activities]] for more information.


====Before activity can be accessed====
For more details see this Youtube video [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G16gYZJFCrM&feature=share&list=UUCRg_EbhU9tdpLdiGGN1Mgg Group Assignment 2.4]
Before a learner has fulfilled the the Grade Conditions specified above and the activity is still inaccessible to them, you can choose whether to show the activity greyed-out on the course page with the grade conditions listed (restriction information) or to hide the activity from learner view entirely.


==Assignment Type Specific Settings==
===Require all group members submit===


===Advanced uploading of files===
This setting will only appear if the teacher has ticked the "Require students click submit button" earlier. The assignment will not be classed as "submitted" until all members of the group have made a contribution. When one student has submitted, the other members of the group will be able to see who still has to submit.
The Advanced upload of files assignment type allows a learner to upload and edit multiple files to form their final submission while the assignment is open and accessible to students.


[[Image:Advanceduploadsettings.png|frame|center|Advanced uploading of file Assignment Type Settings]]
===Grouping for student groups===
If a particular grouping is selected here, then the gradebook will display any other groups and non-grouped students in the "default group", while naming the group(s) that are in the chosen grouping. If "none" is selected, then the gradebook will display the names of all groups and put any non-grouped students in the "default group". See this [https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=216399#p942913 forum post on grouping for student groups] for examples of how this might be used.


====Maximum size====
==Notifications==
This setting specifies the maximum size per file of '''each''' of  the files that the students can upload as part of their submission.  This maximum upload size may only be equal to or less than the course limit (which in turn may only be equal to or less than the site limit)
(This setting is collapsed by default)


====Allow deleting====
{|
If enabled, students may delete uploaded files at any time before submitting for grading.
|[[File:notifications25.png|Notifications]]
|}
===Notify graders about submissions===
Teachers will receive a message (of a type they choose) whenever a student submits an assignment.  Please note if you are using the assignment in Groups Mode (eg Separate or Visible Groups), the teacher will need to be a member of the group in order to receive the submission notification.
===Notify graders about late submission===
Teachers will receive a message (of a type they choose)whenever a student submits a late assignment.  Please note if you are using the assignment in Groups Mode (eg Separate or Visible Groups), the teacher will need to be a member of the group in order to receive the submission notification.


====Maximum number of uploaded files====
==Grade==
The maximum number of files which may be uploaded by each learner. As this figure is not displayed anywhere, it is suggested that it is mentioned in the assignment Description.
(This setting is collapsed by default)
{|
|[[File:point1.png|Grade]]
|}


====Allow notes====
===Grade===
If enabled, students may enter notes into a text area associated with the assignment  
*Select [[Grade points|Points]] or [[Scales|Scale]] from the dropdown. If you will not be giving a grade for the assignment, choose No Grade.
This text box can be used for communication with the grading person, assignment progress description or any other written activity.
*Then select your points or chosen scale.


====Hide description before available date====
===Grading method===
If enabled, the assignment description is hidden before the "Available from" date. Only the assignment name is displayed.


====Email alerts to teachers====
There are 3 options:
If enabled, teachers receive email notification whenever students add or update an assignment submission. 
* Simple direct grading (entering a grade or scale item)
* [[Marking guide]]
* [[Rubric]]


Only teachers who are able to grade the particular assignment are notified. So, for example, if the course uses separate groups, teachers restricted to particular groups won't receive notification about students in other groups.
===Grade Category===
Any custom [[Grade_categories|Grade Categories]] that have been created within your site or course will be listed here and will be available for selection. Select the required Grade Category to add this assignment as a [[Grade_items|Grade item]] within this Category.


====Enable 'Send for marking' button====


Where grading is enabled, the "Send for marking" button allows students to indicate to the teacher that they have finished working on an assignment. The teacher may choose to revert the assignment to draft status (if it requires further work, for example).
===Blind marking===


'''Note:''' this means that the learner can no longer edit their submission (to do so would risk invalidating any work their assessor had done on their submission). If students regret their decision and wish to edit, they need to request that somebody with course editing access reverts them to Draft Status. This is also true if Send For Marking is never turned on and a submission is uploaded; the teacher must take steps to give the student a chance to resubmit.
If this setting is enabled, then a teacher will not see the names of students who have submitted their assignments. Instead, they will see randomly generated Participant numbers. (The student view of the assignment does not change.) This is also the case if student comments have been enabled. Once they have graded the assignment, it is however possible for teachers to see who submitted what by clicking on "Reveal student identities" in the Assignment settings.


To revert to the draft stage or let a student resubmit, click on the assignment activity, then click on ''View # submitted assignments,'' in the upper right corner. On the page with the roster and their submissions, click '''Grade''' (or '''Update''' for students who have already been graded) for the student who should get to resubmit. When the new window opens, click Revert to Draft at the lower right, or click the black '''X''' to delete their files.
====Returning Marks to Students ====
Because of the nature of blind marking, the students cannot see the final grade until all of the students names have been revealed.  This is found in Assignment Settings > Reveal Student Names. However, feedback comments will appear.


===Online text===
''Note:'' Beacuse of this, the level of anonymity might not suit the privacy requirements of your establishment. See this tracker entry MDL-35390 - "Blind Marking is not so blind"
The Online text assignment type allows a learner to compose and edit text on screen using the standard Moodle HTML Editor. 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.


====Allow resubmitting====
For more details on this feature, see this Youtube video [http://youtu.be/Biiw3E13mgM Blind marking in 2.4].
If set to Yes, students will be allowed to resubmit assignments after they have been graded (for them to be re-graded). This may be useful if the teacher wants to encourage an iterative process to assignment completion.


====Email alerts to teachers====
===Use marking workflow===
If enabled, teachers receive email notification whenever students add or update an assignment submission. Only teachers who are able to grade the particular assignment are notified.
When set to Yes, teachers will be able to specify the stage they are at in their grading of individual assignments (as in the screenshot below)


====Comment inline====
{|
If enabled, the submission text will be copied into the feedback comment field during grading, making it easier to comment inline (using a different colour, perhaps) or to edit the original text.  Note that if the teacher makes inline comments and changes, the student's original submission is kept intact.
|[[File:26markingworkflow.png|thumb|Marking workflow state in the individual grading screen]]
|[[File:26quickgradingworkflow.png|thumb|Dropdown to select marking workflow state when quick grading]]
|}


If inline comments are not permitted, then the teacher will see the student’s submission with a separate area for making comments.
One advantage of using marking workflow is that the grades can be hidden from students until they are set to 'Released'. The actual list of steps are:


===Upload a single file===
* Not marked (the marker has not yet started)
The Upload single file assignment type allows a learner to upload a single file for their submission while the assignment is open and accessible to students.
* In marking (the marker has started but not yet finished)
* Marking completed (the marker has finished but might need to go back for checking/corrections)
* In review (the marking is now with the teacher in charge for quality checking)
* Ready for release (the teacher in charge is satisfied with the marking but wait before giving students access to the marking)
* Released (the student can access the grades/feedback)


====Allow resubmitting====
====Example use cases====
If enabled, students will be allowed to resubmit assignments after they have been graded (for them to be re-graded).


====Email alerts to teachers====
One marker, Marker, wants to release all grades at the same time
If enabled, then teachers are alerted with a short email whenever students add or update an assignment submission.  Only teachers who are able to grade the particular submission are notified. So, for example, if the course uses separate groups, then teachers restricted to particular groups won't receive any notices about students in other groups.
* Marker enables "Use marking workflow"
* Marker marks each submission and transitions the grading to "Marking completed" as each submission is graded.  
* Marker then uses the batch operations to transition all grades to "Released" at the same time.  


====Maximum Size====
Multiple markers,
This setting specifies the maximum size per file of '''each''' of  the files that the students can upload as part of their submission. This maximum upload size may only be equal to or less than the course limit (which in turn may only be equal to or less than the site limit).
* Marker enables "Use marking workflow"
* Marker marks each submission and transitions the grading to "Marking completed" as each submission is graded.  
* Marker then uses the batch operations to transition all grades to "Released" at the same time.


[[Image:uploadsingleasgn.png|frame|center|Upload single file Assignment settings]]
===Use marking allocation===
If marking workflow (see above) is set to Yes, it is possible to enable marking allocation. This means that teachers can be selected to grade or review the submitted work of specific students. Colleagues can monitor progress through the displayed marking workflow states:


===Offline Activity===
{|
The Offline Activity assignment is used when an activity or assessment process is performed outside of Moodle. It could be something elsewhere on the web or in person. Students can see a description of the assignment, but can't upload files. Grading works normally, and students will get notification of their grades.
|[[File:26markingworkflowallocatedmarkers.png|thumb|Allocated markers on the grading screen]]
|}


The Offline Activity[[Assignment_module#Assignment_types|Assignment Type]] doesn't currently have any specific settings. 
==Common module settings==
See [[Common module settings]]


Finally, to save your setting changes and to create your assignment activity choose either''' Save and return to course''' or '''Save and display'''.  To discard your changes click '''Cancel'''.
==Restrict access settings==
The [[Restrict_access_settings|Restrict access]] area becomes visible in Moodle activities and resource settings if [[Conditional_activities|Conditional Activities]] have been enabled.


==Locally assigned roles==
==Locally assigned roles==


In ''Settings > Assignment administration > Locally assigned roles'' selected users can be given additional roles in the activity. See the Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=98208 Custom role for 'Course Monitor'] forum discussion for an example.
In ''Administration > Assignment administration > Locally assigned roles'' selected users can be given additional roles in the activity. See the Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=98208 Custom role for 'Course Monitor'] forum discussion for an example.


==Assignment capabilities==
==Assignment capabilities==


* [[Capabilities/mod/assignment:exportownsubmission|Export own submission]]
* [[Capabilities/mod/assign:exportownsubmission|Export own submission]]
* [[Capabilities/mod/assignment:grade|Grade assignment]]
* [[Capabilities/mod/assign:grade|Grade assignment]]
* [[Capabilities/mod/assignment:submit|Submit assignment]]
* [[Capabilities/mod/assign:submit|Submit assignment]]
* [[Capabilities/mod/assignment:view|View assignment]]
* [[Capabilities/mod/assign:view|View assignment]]


Role permissions for the activity can be changed in ''Settings > Assignment administration > Permissions''.
Role permissions for the activity can be changed in ''Settings > Assignment administration > Permissions''.
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==Site administration settings==
==Site administration settings==


The following configuration options are available for an administrator under ''Settings > Site administration > Plugins > Activity modules > Assignment''.  They apply to all four assignment types.
The following configuration options are available for an administrator under ''Administration > Site administration > Plugins > Activity modules > Assignment''.
 
 
===Assignment settings===
====Feedback plugin====
The comments that are pushed to the gradebook from the assignment are limited to a single text only comment. An Administrator can specify which of the feedback plugins will be push comments to the gradebook. On a standard Moodle install the choices are "Feedback comments" (default) or "Feedback file" but there may be additional options if your Moodle install contains additional feedback plugins.
 
====Show recent submissions====
This option allows everyone to see notifications of submissions in [[Recent activity]] reports and the Recent Activity Block, within a course context.  Note that the default for this option is No which means students will not be able to see when classmates have submitted or updated any Assignments.
 
====Send submission receipt to students====
This switch will enable submission receipts for students. Students will receive a notification every time they successfully submit an assignment.
{|
|[[File:ass_settings.jpg|thumb|350px|Submission receipts settings]]
|}
 
====Submission Statement====
 
An administrator can enter text in the box here which will appear when students are about to submit their assignment.
 
{|
|[[File:newsubmissionstatement.png|thumb|Admin view of Submission statement set up screen - click to enlarge]]
|[[File:submissionstatement.png|thumb|Student view when about to submit - click to enlarge]]
|}
 
 
If it is left as the default "No", then teachers will have the choice within their own assignments to force this or not.
 
Note that since Moodle 2.7.4 it's possible to show submission statements in different languages. See [[Multi-language content filter]] for how to do this.
 
====Default assignment settings====
The administrator can specify here the default assignment settings which may be set as 'Advanced' (ie, they will appear when clicking 'Show more') or 'Locked' (ie the teacher cannot change them.)
{|
|[[File:26assignmentdefaults.png|thumb|Default, Advanced and Locked checkboxes]]
|}
 
 
The following configuration options are available for an administrator under ''Administration > Site administration > Plugins > Assignment''.
 
===Submission plugins===
====Manage assignment submission plugins====
Here you can change the order, check the settings or uninstall a particular submission plugin.
====File submissions====
'''Enabled by default''' If set, this submission method will be enabled by default for all new assignments.
 
'''Maximum submission size''' An Administrator can specify the maximum size of any individual file uploaded within the assignment module across all courses on the site. This limit may be equal to or less than course file upload limit.
 
====Online text submissions====
'''Enabled by default''' If set, this submission method will be enabled by default for all new assignments.
 
====Submission comments====
 
If Submission comments are enabled in ''Site administration>Plugins>Activity modules>Assignment>Submission plugins'' AND comments enabled globally in ''Site Administration > Advanced features'') then students will be able to send a message to their teacher when submitting their assignment. If either of those settings is disabled, then the submission comments link will not appear.
 
===Feedback plugins===
====Manage assignment feedback plugins====
Here you can change the order, check the settings or uninstall a particular feedback plugin.
====Feedback comments====
'''Enabled by default''' If set, this submission method will be enabled by default for all new assignments.
====Annotate pdf====


===Maximum size===
Here you can upload stamps for teachers to use when annotating student pdfs.  You can also check the ghostscript path:
{|
|[[File:Selection_116.png|thumb|Ghostscript not installed or incorrectly installed]]
|[[File:Selection_115.png|thumb|Ghostscript correctly installed]]
|}


An Administrator can specify the maximum size of any individual file uploaded within the Upload Single File or Advanced Upload of Files Assignment type across all courses on the site. This limit may be equal to or less than course file upload limit
If the default stamps are deleted by accident, they can be found in mod/assign/feedback/editpdf/pix and re-uploaded.


===Count===
====File feedback====
Applicable the Online Text Assignment type only, you can set whether Moodle automatically counts the number of words or letters of a submission.  A word or number count is displayed in parenthesis to Teachers and Learners after the Last Edited date and time stamp within the Assignment submission.
'''Enabled by default''' If set, this submission method will be enabled by default for all new assignments.


===Show recent submissions===
===Offline grading worksheet===
This option allows everyone to see notifications of submissions in [[Recent activity]] reports and the Recent Activity Block, within a course context.  Note that the default for this option is Yes which means students will be able to see when classmates have submitted or updated any Assignments.


[[Image:Assignmentadmin.png|frame|center|Assignment Module Settings]]
'''Enabled by default''' If set, this will be enabled by default for all new assignments


==See also==
Synergy Learning blog post: [http://www.synergy-learning.com/moodle-2-5-improvements-assignment-resubmissions/ Assignment resubmissions]
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Adding and editing an Assignment activity

  • To add a new Assignment activity to your course, login with the appropriate access rights (e.g.editing teacher, course creator or administrator) and Turn Editing On. Within the required Week or Topic Block click Add and Activity or Resource link.
  • In the Add an activity or resource dialogue box that appears, select Assignment and click Add.
  • To edit an existing Assignment activity, login to your course with the appropriate access rights (e.g. editing teacher, course creator or administrator) and Turn Editing On. Select the Update icon against the relevant Assignment item.
  • Alternatively, after logging into your course simply click on the name of the Assignment activity you wish to edit and then click the Edit Settings link under Assignment administration within the Settings block.

The following configuration options are available when creating or editing/updating any Assignment activity. Only General,Availability and Submission types are open by default;the others are collapsed. To expand everything, click the "Expand all" link top right. Click on any screenshot to see it full size.


General

The General section allows you to give your assignment a name and description.

General settings for an assignment

Assignment name

Give your Assignment a name (e.g. “Report on Topic 1 Content”). The title entered here will be the name that learners see in the course content area. Learners will click on this name to view the details of the assignment and, if applicable, submit their work.

Description

Provide instructions for your students here so they are clear what they have to do. Click the icon on the left to expand the toolbar and drag the bottom right of the text box out to expand it.

You can also provide information or resources related to the assignment, such as a video clip, an image, or a link to a webpage.

Display description on course page

Enabling this will display the description on the course page just below the link to the assignment activity.

Availability

Availability settings for an assignment


Allow submissions from

The Allow submissions from setting prevents students from submitting their assignment before the shown date. A teacher can to set a day, month, year and time (24 hour clock) from which learners can begin to submit their assignments. Please note that this setting does not hide the activity from the learners. Instead, the learner will see the activity, be able to view the instructions and use any materials you have included in the description, but the learner will not be able to submit or complete the assignment until the Allow submissions from date.

This setting is enabled (ticked/checked) by default and is set at the day and time you added the assignment. To disable this, remove the tick/check.

Due date

The Due date setting establishes when the assignment is due. Submissions will still be allowed after this date, but any assignments submitted after this date are marked as late.

This option allows an teacher to set a day, month, year and time (24 hour clock) before which learners must submit their assignment.

By default the Due date is Enabled (ticked) and is set at 7 days ahead of the day and time you selected Add Assignment. To disable this feature, simply ensure the Enable checkbox is not marked. For more information on using the Due Date see Assignment FAQ

Note: Assignments without a Due date will appear on the My home page with “No Due date” displayed.

Cut-off date

The Cut-off date is the date beyond which students will not be able to send in their assignment as the button for doing so will no longer be displayed. After that date (or time) a teacher may, on request, grant an extension by going to the class assignment grading screen, clicking the "Edit" column and choosing "grant extension" for the relevant student.

For more details, see this Youtube screencast Assignment Extensions

Always show description

If the 'Always show description' checkbox is ticked, the assignment description is always shown. If the checkbox is not ticked, the assignment description will be hidden until the 'Allow submissions from' date.

Assignment description hidden until the 'Allow submissions from' date.

If 'Allow submissions from' is disabled, then this setting has no meaning: the assignment description will always be visible to students.

Submission types

Select the type of submission here

Here you can decide how you wish students to submit their work to you.

Note that if Submission comments are enabled in Administration>Plugins>Activity modules>Assignment>Submission plugins then students will be able to add a note to their teacher on submitting work. If Blind marking is enabled, student comments display as from "Participant 01 etc" to avoid revealing identities. These comments will appear in the grading table in the Submission comments column.

Online text

Learners can type their response directly in Moodle using the text editor.

New feature
in Moodle 2.7! It's possible to set a word limit on an online text assignment. Students get a warning if they try to exceed the word limit:

onlinetextwordlimit.png

Note: Numbers (such as in addresses) are counted as words; structures such as I'm where an apostrophe replaces a part of a word are only counted as one word.

File submissions

Learners can upload and edit one or more files of any type the teacher can open.

If the student uploads a pdf file, the teacher can annotate it within the browser, and on saving, the annotated file is made available to the student. See section 5.4.1 Annotating pdfs in Using Assignment#Annotating_PDF_files

Note: This requires Ghostscript to be enabled on the server. This can be checked in Administration>Site administration>Plugins>Activity modules>Assignments>Feedback plugins>Annotate pdf.

Maximum number of uploaded files

Here you can decide the maximum number of files which may be uploaded by each learner. (It might be helpful to display the number in the assignment description.)

Maximum submission size

This setting specifies the maximum size per file of each of the files that the students can upload as part of their submission. This maximum upload size may only be equal to or less than the course limit (which in turn may only be equal to or less than the site limit). The maximum size of each file is displayed to students at the point where they upload files.

Submission comments
Maximum file size

Feedback types

(This setting is collapsed by default)

Feedback types

Feedback comments

Setting this to yes means that markers can leave feedback comments for each submission. It enables the Feedback Comments column in the grading table.(To access the grading table, click on the assignment activity and then View/Grade all Submissions). Feedback comments are also accessible by clicking on the green tick in the grade column on the grading table.

The Feedback comments column
Type feedback comments into the box

Offline grading worksheet

If set to yes, the teacher will have a link to download the grading list as a spreadsheet. They will then be able to enter grades and feedback comments offline: 

(Not working for non English users, yet. See https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-40597)
The empty gradebook on Moodle
The dropdown to download the list
Editing the grades offline

When the teacher has completed their grading offline, they can then upload the spreadsheet, confirm the changes and the grades and comments will be transferred over into Moodle's gradebook:

Uploading the grading worksheet
Confirming the changes
Grades and feedback transferred into Moodle

See also Offline grading worksheet blog post by Gavin Henrick.

Feedback files

This allows markers to upload files with feedback when marking. These files may be the marked up student assignments, documents with comments, a completed marking guide, or spoken audio feedback. It enables the Feedback Files column in the grading table. (To access the grading table click on the assignment activity and then View/Grade all Submissions)To upload feedback files, click on the green tick in the grade column on the grading table and then upload either with drag and drop or using the File picker.

Feedback is displayed to students on the assignment submission page.

The Feedback files column
Upload files here
Student view with comments and file feedback both enabled

Uploading multiple feedback files

It is also possible to upload multiple feedback files as a zip, from the dropdown above the grading list:

  1. Download the students' assignments using the "Download all submissions" link from the same dropdown menu;
  2. Extract the folder offline and add your comments to the student's submissions.Keep the names the same.
  3. Select the students' submissions and zip them into a new folder. Important: Don't just edit them inside their original folder and re-zip this; it will not work. The folder name does not matter as long as the feedback files have the same names as before.
  4. Upload this newly zipped folder.
  5. You will be presented with a confirmation screen displaying your feedback files.
Choose from the dropdown menu
Confirmation screen displaying the feedback files to be uploaded
Screen confirming uploaded feedback

Note:If you zip files on a Mac, you may get a folder included in the zip called _MACOSX_ which needs to be removed otherwise moodle will not recognise the changes in the files.

Comment inline

New feature
in Moodle 2.7!

If set to Yes, a teacher can comment directly on the text which a student has submitted as an online text type assignment.

Submission settings

(This setting is collapsed by default)

Submission settings

Require students click submit button

Students can upload draft versions of the assignment until such time as they are ready to submit.Once they click the submit button they indicate to the teacher that they have finished working on the assignment. (In earlier versions of Moodle this was called "Send for marking".)

They can then longer edit their submission. If they need to change it, they must ask the teacher who can revert the assignment to draft status.

To revert to the draft stage, click on the assignment activity and then View/Grade all Submissions. Locate the student and click the action icon in the Edit column. Select Revert the submission to draft.

If this setting is No, then students do not have to to click a submit button and are able to make changes to uploaded files at any time.

If this setting is No but the teacher wishes to grade students work, then you can stop students from making further changes by using Prevent submission changes. Prevent submission changes can also be used in cases where students have neglected to click the Submit button and grading has commenced. To prevent submission changes, click on the assignment activity, then click on the View/Grade all submissions button. On the grading table, locate the student and click the action icon in the Edit column. Select Prevent submission changes.

To do either of these with a number of students, use the With selected menu at the bottom of the grading table.

Reverting to draft
Prevent submission changes
"With selected"..

To do either of these with a number of students, use the With selected menu at the bottom of the grading table.

Require that students accept the Submission statement

An administrator can define a "Submission statement", ie, a statement where students promise the work is their own and which they must agree to before submitting their work. This may be done via Settings>Site administration>Plugins>Activity modules>Assignment.

If preferred, the available default statement which may be used instead: This assignment is my own work, except where I have acknowledged the use of the works of other people

If the administrator has given teachers the option of using a submission statement or not, then it will be available in the assignment settings screen. The section #Submission_Statement explains how an administrator can set this up.

When this setting is enabled, students will have to check a button before they can submit their assignment:

If the administrator has forced the statement throughout the site, a teacher will not have this option in the settings but a student will see the statement when accessing their assignment.

Attempts reopened

This setting allows the teacher to decide how submissions are reopened. The default is "Never", in that students may only submit once. However, a teacher can set this to "Manually" and reopen it themselves for the student to resubmit, or to "Automatically until pass". The student must then keep trying and resubmitting until they get a pass grade. Passing grades are set in the Gradebook. (Note that for this you need to set the assignment so that students have to click 'submit for marking'. If not, then, unless you manually lock a student's assignment, then they can continue to edit it for as long as they like.)

Maximum attempts

If a student is allowed to resubmit, this setting will determine how many times they can resubmit before they are no longer allowed to do so. (For example, if a student has to keep trying until they get a pass grade, the teacher might decide that ten attempts is enough even though they have not yet passed!)

Groups submission settings

(This setting is collapsed by default)

Group submission settings

Students submit in groups

If this box is ticked, then students are able to collaborate on an assignment. This might involve for example, working in the same online text area, or one student uploading an MS Powerpoint which another student downloads, improves and re-uploads to the common assignment area.

When grading, the teacher may choose to give a common grade and feedback to all students in the group or to give individual grades and feedback to each member.

If no groups have been made, then Moodle will make a default group of every student in the course. (Note also that if a student is in more than one group then their submission will be made to the default group.)

For more details see this Youtube video Group Assignment 2.4

Require all group members submit

This setting will only appear if the teacher has ticked the "Require students click submit button" earlier. The assignment will not be classed as "submitted" until all members of the group have made a contribution. When one student has submitted, the other members of the group will be able to see who still has to submit.

Grouping for student groups

If a particular grouping is selected here, then the gradebook will display any other groups and non-grouped students in the "default group", while naming the group(s) that are in the chosen grouping. If "none" is selected, then the gradebook will display the names of all groups and put any non-grouped students in the "default group". See this forum post on grouping for student groups for examples of how this might be used.

Notifications

(This setting is collapsed by default)

Notifications

Notify graders about submissions

Teachers will receive a message (of a type they choose) whenever a student submits an assignment. Please note if you are using the assignment in Groups Mode (eg Separate or Visible Groups), the teacher will need to be a member of the group in order to receive the submission notification.

Notify graders about late submission

Teachers will receive a message (of a type they choose)whenever a student submits a late assignment. Please note if you are using the assignment in Groups Mode (eg Separate or Visible Groups), the teacher will need to be a member of the group in order to receive the submission notification.

Grade

(This setting is collapsed by default)

Grade

Grade

  • Select Points or Scale from the dropdown. If you will not be giving a grade for the assignment, choose No Grade.
  • Then select your points or chosen scale.

Grading method

There are 3 options:

Grade Category

Any custom Grade Categories that have been created within your site or course will be listed here and will be available for selection. Select the required Grade Category to add this assignment as a Grade item within this Category.


Blind marking

If this setting is enabled, then a teacher will not see the names of students who have submitted their assignments. Instead, they will see randomly generated Participant numbers. (The student view of the assignment does not change.) This is also the case if student comments have been enabled. Once they have graded the assignment, it is however possible for teachers to see who submitted what by clicking on "Reveal student identities" in the Assignment settings.

Returning Marks to Students

Because of the nature of blind marking, the students cannot see the final grade until all of the students names have been revealed. This is found in Assignment Settings > Reveal Student Names. However, feedback comments will appear.

Note: Beacuse of this, the level of anonymity might not suit the privacy requirements of your establishment. See this tracker entry MDL-35390 - "Blind Marking is not so blind"

For more details on this feature, see this Youtube video Blind marking in 2.4.

Use marking workflow

When set to Yes, teachers will be able to specify the stage they are at in their grading of individual assignments (as in the screenshot below)

Marking workflow state in the individual grading screen
Dropdown to select marking workflow state when quick grading

One advantage of using marking workflow is that the grades can be hidden from students until they are set to 'Released'. The actual list of steps are:

  • Not marked (the marker has not yet started)
  • In marking (the marker has started but not yet finished)
  • Marking completed (the marker has finished but might need to go back for checking/corrections)
  • In review (the marking is now with the teacher in charge for quality checking)
  • Ready for release (the teacher in charge is satisfied with the marking but wait before giving students access to the marking)
  • Released (the student can access the grades/feedback)

Example use cases

One marker, Marker, wants to release all grades at the same time

  • Marker enables "Use marking workflow"
  • Marker marks each submission and transitions the grading to "Marking completed" as each submission is graded.
  • Marker then uses the batch operations to transition all grades to "Released" at the same time.

Multiple markers,

  • Marker enables "Use marking workflow"
  • Marker marks each submission and transitions the grading to "Marking completed" as each submission is graded.
  • Marker then uses the batch operations to transition all grades to "Released" at the same time.

Use marking allocation

If marking workflow (see above) is set to Yes, it is possible to enable marking allocation. This means that teachers can be selected to grade or review the submitted work of specific students. Colleagues can monitor progress through the displayed marking workflow states:

Allocated markers on the grading screen

Common module settings

See Common module settings

Restrict access settings

The Restrict access area becomes visible in Moodle activities and resource settings if Conditional Activities have been enabled.

Locally assigned roles

In Administration > Assignment administration > Locally assigned roles selected users can be given additional roles in the activity. See the Using Moodle Custom role for 'Course Monitor' forum discussion for an example.

Assignment capabilities

Role permissions for the activity can be changed in Settings > Assignment administration > Permissions.

Site administration settings

The following configuration options are available for an administrator under Administration > Site administration > Plugins > Activity modules > Assignment.


Assignment settings

Feedback plugin

The comments that are pushed to the gradebook from the assignment are limited to a single text only comment. An Administrator can specify which of the feedback plugins will be push comments to the gradebook. On a standard Moodle install the choices are "Feedback comments" (default) or "Feedback file" but there may be additional options if your Moodle install contains additional feedback plugins.

Show recent submissions

This option allows everyone to see notifications of submissions in Recent activity reports and the Recent Activity Block, within a course context. Note that the default for this option is No which means students will not be able to see when classmates have submitted or updated any Assignments.

Send submission receipt to students

This switch will enable submission receipts for students. Students will receive a notification every time they successfully submit an assignment.

Submission receipts settings

Submission Statement

An administrator can enter text in the box here which will appear when students are about to submit their assignment.

Admin view of Submission statement set up screen - click to enlarge
Student view when about to submit - click to enlarge


If it is left as the default "No", then teachers will have the choice within their own assignments to force this or not.

Note that since Moodle 2.7.4 it's possible to show submission statements in different languages. See Multi-language content filter for how to do this.

Default assignment settings

The administrator can specify here the default assignment settings which may be set as 'Advanced' (ie, they will appear when clicking 'Show more') or 'Locked' (ie the teacher cannot change them.)

Default, Advanced and Locked checkboxes


The following configuration options are available for an administrator under Administration > Site administration > Plugins > Assignment.

Submission plugins

Manage assignment submission plugins

Here you can change the order, check the settings or uninstall a particular submission plugin.

File submissions

Enabled by default If set, this submission method will be enabled by default for all new assignments.

Maximum submission size An Administrator can specify the maximum size of any individual file uploaded within the assignment module across all courses on the site. This limit may be equal to or less than course file upload limit.

Online text submissions

Enabled by default If set, this submission method will be enabled by default for all new assignments.

Submission comments

If Submission comments are enabled in Site administration>Plugins>Activity modules>Assignment>Submission plugins AND comments enabled globally in Site Administration > Advanced features) then students will be able to send a message to their teacher when submitting their assignment. If either of those settings is disabled, then the submission comments link will not appear.

Feedback plugins

Manage assignment feedback plugins

Here you can change the order, check the settings or uninstall a particular feedback plugin.

Feedback comments

Enabled by default If set, this submission method will be enabled by default for all new assignments.

Annotate pdf

Here you can upload stamps for teachers to use when annotating student pdfs. You can also check the ghostscript path:

Ghostscript not installed or incorrectly installed
Ghostscript correctly installed

If the default stamps are deleted by accident, they can be found in mod/assign/feedback/editpdf/pix and re-uploaded.

File feedback

Enabled by default If set, this submission method will be enabled by default for all new assignments.

Offline grading worksheet

Enabled by default If set, this will be enabled by default for all new assignments

See also

Synergy Learning blog post: Assignment resubmissions

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