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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.
This page explores in more detail the settings for the [[Assignment activity]] once you have added it to your course and also covers the Site administration settings.


==Course administration settings==
Note that if you want to edit an existing assignment, click the Edit link to its right and choose the action you wish to take, eg 'Edit settings'.
The following configuration options are available when creating or editing/updating any Assignment activity. Settings specific to each of the assignment types are detailed separately below.


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 on the Add Activity dropdown menu arrow and select the required assignment type.
==General==
#In the Description, provide instructions for students. Check the box if you want these instructions to display on the course page.
#In Additional files, you can add files which may be of help to the students as they do their assignment, such as example submissions or answer templates.


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 and 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.
==Availability==


===Assignment name===
;Allow submissions from
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.
:This stops students from submitting before the shown date but it doesn't hide the assignment and any included instructions or materials.
;Due date
:Submissions are still allowed after this date but will be marked as late. Disable it by unticking the checkbox. Assignments without a due date will appear on the dashboard with 'No Due Date' displayed.
;Cut-off date
:After this date, students will not be able to submit and the submit button will disappear.
;Remind me to grade by..
:A date needs to be entered here in order for the assignment to display on the teacher's [[Course overview block]] and in the [[Calendar]]. It will display when at least one student has submitted.


===Description===
==Submission types==
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.


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


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.
Note: If Submission comments are enabled in ''Administration>Plugins>Activity modules>Assignment>Submission plugins'', students will be able to add a note to their teacher on submitting work. If Anonymous submissions are enabled, student comments display in the gradebook as from "Participant 01 etc" to avoid revealing identities.
===Available from===
The Available from setting prevents students from submitting their assignment before the shown date.


This option allows an instructor 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 include in the description, but the learner will not be able to submit or complete the assignment until the Available from date.  
;Online text
:Students type their responses directly in Moodle using a text editor (such as the [[Atto editor]] which automatically saves text at regular intervals.)


By default the Available 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.  
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. Numbers are counted as words and abbreviations such as ''I'm'' or ''they're'' are counted as single words.


===Due date===
;File submissions
The Due date setting prevents students from submitting their assignment after the shown date.  
:Students can upload one or more files of any type the teacher can open. The teacher can annotate uploaded PDFs, docx and odt files within the browser, and on saving, the annotated file is made available to the student. (Check with your admin that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostscript Ghostscript] and a [[Document converters| document converter]] are enabled, if you can't annotate uploaded files.) In the screenshot below, a docx file has been uploaded and converted so that the teacher may use the annotation tools to comment directly on the student's assignment.


This option allows an instructor to set a day, month, year and time (24 hour clock) before which learners must submit their assignment.
[[File:assignmentgrading3.png|thumb|500px|center|Annotating uploaded files]]


By default the Available from 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.
Comments may be collapsed to make it easier to read the original text:


====Notes on Date Settings====
[[File:collapsedcommentexample.png]]
Both the Available from and Due dates are displayed for learners in the assignment details, but the Due date is also marked in the course Calendar as a visible reminder for participants and provides a link to the activity.


Your use of the Available 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 Available 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.  
;Maximum submission size
:The maximum upload size refers to each file a student uploads. It cannot be larger than the limit in the Course settings.
;Accepted file types
:The teacher can specify the types of file the students may upload to the assignment. A file type selector appears upon clicking 'Choose', offering a choice of different file types. (See the video [https://youtu.be/vN1DlHeZkw4 File type selection] for more information.) Leaving the field blank will allow all file types.


Alternatively, if you are working within a more structured format or adhering to a timeline, the Available from and Due date settings are useful for keeping learners on schedule. Using the Available 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.
If the file types have been restricted, then when students attempt to submit the assignment, they will see a message telling them which files are accepted:
[[File:studentfiletyperestrictions.png|thumb|500px|center|Student view of specified files]]


Assignments without a Due date will not appear on the My home page.
==Feedback types==
;Feedback comments
:With this enabled, markers can leave comments for each submission (which appear on the assignment grading screen.)


===Prevent late submissions===
The [[Atto editor]] now allows for recording audio and video when grading, along with the option to upload supporting files such as images.
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.


===Grade===
'''Annotate PDF''' appears if this setting is enabled by the Site administrator in the ''Manage assignment feedback plugins'' section of Site admin and will allow the teacher to annotate using comments, stamps and other features.
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.


===Grading method===
;Offline grading worksheet
:This is useful if you wish to download the grading list and edit it in a program such as MS Excel.
{|
|[[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]]
|}


{{New features}}Select either [[Rubric]] (advanced grading form used for criteria-based assessment) or simple direct grading (entering a grade or scale item).
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:


===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.
|[[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]]
|}


===Common module settings===
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.


==== Group mode ====
;Feedback files
When course group mode is turned on, the [[Groups|group mode]] can be one of three levels: No groups, Separate groups or Visible groups.
: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 assignment grading screen (accessed from '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]].


'''No groups''' - There are no groups and all students submit their assignments in one Assignment area
{|
|[[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''' is also possible:
#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. (If you zip files from a Mac, make sure to remove the folder _MACOSX)


'''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.
{|
|[[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]]
|}


'''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.
;Comment inline
:This usefully allows you to comment directly on an 'online text' type submission.


====Groupings====
==Submission settings==
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.
;Require students click submit button
:If this is set to 'No' students can make changes to their submission at any time. (If you want to stop them changing work once you are ready to grade, click 'View/Grade all submissions'; locate the student and From the Edit column, click the action icon and select 'Prevent submission changes'.)
:If set to 'Yes', students can upload draft versions of the assignment until such time as they are ready to submit. Clicking the submit button tells the teacher they have finished drafting and want the work to be graded. They can no longer edit it and must ask the teacher to revert to draft status if they need to change it again. To do that, click 'View/Grade all submissions; locate the student and from the Edit column, click the action icon and select 'Revert the submission to draft'.


====Visible====
{|
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.
|[[File:revert to draft.jpg|thumb|Reverting to draft]]
|[[File:prevent submission changes.jpg|thumb|Prevent submission changes]]
|[[File:with selected.jpg|thumb|"With selected" to choose several students.]]
|}


====ID number====
;Require that students accept the Submission statement
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.
:An administrator can define a "Submission statement" (see below) i.e. a statement where students promise the work is their own and which they must agree to before submitting their work. 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. 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.


The ID number can also be set in the gradebook, though it can only be edited on the activity settings page.
;Additional attempts (previously named Attempts reopened)
: Whether a student can make additional attempts at the assignment. Changing this setting to 'Manually' allows the teacher to go into the grader and in the "Attempt settings" section set "Allow another attempt" to either "yes" or "no". Changing the setting to "Automatically until pass" requires that "Grade to pass" in the Grade section be set. If the student does not receive a passing grade then the submission will automatically be reopened and another attempt can be made.
;Maximum attempts
: Here you can decide how many attempts to allow if students can resubmit. If a student has to keep trying until they get a pass grade, you might decide to limit the attempts even though they have not yet passed - or they might be trying for ever!


===Restrict access settings===
==Groups submission settings==
The [[Restrict_access_settings|Restrict access]] area becomes visible in Moodle activities and resource settings if [[Conditional_activities|Conditional Activities]] have been enabled.  
These settings allow students to collaborate on a single assignment, eg. working in the same online area or uploading, editing and reuploading an MS Powerpoint in the common assignment area.


====Allow access from====
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.
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.


====Allow access until====
;Require group to make submission
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.
:Students not in a group can still submit assignments unless this is forced in ''Site administration > Plugins > Assignment > Assignment settings''. Moodle will then display a message ''You're not a member of any group; please contact your teacher'' , and the student will not be able to submit the assignment.
;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 [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.


'''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.
==Notifications==
Please note that if you are using group mode then course teachers need to be members of the group in order to receive submission and late submission notifications.


[[Image:restrictinassignment.png|frame|center|Restrict access settings in Assignment]]
==Grade==
*See [[Grade points]] and [[Advanced grading methods]] for more information on the settings here.
*Setting a passing grade may be connected with [[Activity completion]] and [[Restrict access]] such that a student will not be able to access a follow up activity until they have passed this assignment.
*;Anonymous submissions
:This hides students' names when grading and instead shows randomly generated Participant numbers.


====Grade Condition====
With Anonymous submissions, students cannot see the final grade until all of the students' names have been revealed. Rubrics will also be hidden from students' view until the names are revealed. To reveal student names after you are finished grading, look under ''Assignment settings > Reveal student identities''. Feedback comments will appear whether or not student names are hidden or revealed. Note that this level of anonymity might not suit the privacy requirements of your organisation. See MDL-35390 for more details.
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====
Users with the capability [[Capabilities/mod/assign:viewblinddetails|View student identities when Anonymous submissions are enabled]] (by default managers only) can view student identities and participant numbers.
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==
Users with the capability [[Capabilities/moodle/site:viewanonymousevents|View anonymous events in reports]] (by default managers only) can view student submissions to assignments with Anonymous submissions (in Moodle 3.9 onwards).


===Advanced uploading of files===
*;Marking (grading) workflow
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.
:This lets you keep grades and feedback hidden until you are ready to release them to students. It is also useful if you want to show your progress in grading, or co-ordinate multiple markers/graders.


[[Image:Advanceduploadsettings.png|frame|center|Advanced uploading of file Assignment Type Settings]]


====Maximum 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)
|[[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]]
|}
The phases are:


====Allow deleting====
* Not marked (the marker has not yet started)
If enabled, students may delete uploaded files at any time before submitting for grading.
* 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)


====Maximum number of uploaded files====
;Marking allocation
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.
:Marking allocation can be used if marking workflow is set to Yes. Teachers can then be selected to grade or review submitted work of specific students.


====Allow notes====
If enabled, students may enter notes into a text area associated with the assignment
This text box can be used for communication with the grading person, assignment progress description or any other written activity.


====Hide description before available date====
{|
If enabled, the assignment description is hidden before the "Available from" date. Only the assignment name is displayed.
|[[File:26markingworkflowallocatedmarkers.png|thumb|Allocated markers on the grading screen]]
|}


====Email alerts to teachers====
==Other settings==
If enabled, teachers receive email notification whenever students add or update an assignment submission. 
Depending on what is enabled for your site and course, you may also need to explore [[Common module settings]], [[Restrict access| Restrict access]], [[Activity completion]], [[Tags]] and [[Competencies]]
==Assignment capabilities==


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


====Enable 'Send for marking' button====
Role permissions for the activity can be changed from the gear icon Actions menu.


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).
==Site administration settings==
 
Administrators can access assignment configuration options by expanding ''Administration > Site administration > Plugins > Activity modules > Assignment''.
'''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.
 
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. 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.
 
===Online text===
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====
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====
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.


====Comment inline====
===Assignment settings===
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.
Here, the administrator can set defaults for certain settings. They may also make certain settings 'Advanced' which means a course teacher has to click the 'Show more' link to see them, or they may 'lock' settings which means a course teacher cannot alter that setting.


If inline comments are not permitted, then the teacher will see the student’s submission with a separate area for making comments.
If the site contains courses with over 100 participants, the number of assignments listed on the assignment grading page may be limited using the Maximum assignments per page (assign | maxperpage) setting. This removes 'All' from the 'Assignments per page' setting.


===Upload a single file===
;Submission statement
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.
:Here is where the administrator can enter text into a box which will appear when students are about to submit an assignment:


====Allow resubmitting====
{|
If enabled, students will be allowed to resubmit assignments after they have been graded (for them to be re-graded).
|[[File:newsubmissionstatement.png|thumb|Admin view of Submission statement set up screen - click to enlarge]]
|[[File:submissionstatement1.png|thumb|Student view when about to submit - click to enlarge]]
|}


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


====Maximum Size====
The submission statement may be shown in different languages. See [[Multi-language content filter]] for how to do this.
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).


[[Image:uploadsingleasgn.png|frame|center|Upload single file Assignment settings]]
Note for sites using languages other than English: There is currently a bug affecting the default assignment submission statement - it doesn't display in a user's language (MDL-54731). A workaround is to enter the submission statement in the required language (using the multi-lang filter if multiple languages are are required) in the 'Submission statement' (submissionstatement) field then save changes.


===Offline Activity===
===Submission plugins===
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.  
Here the administrator can enable, disable or change the order and default settings for any submission plugins.
;Submission comments
:Note that if submission comments are enabled here 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.


The Offline Activity[[Assignment_module#Assignment_types|Assignment Type]] doesn't currently have any specific settings.
===Feedback plugins===
====Manage assignment feedback plugins====
Here the administrator can enable, disable or change the order and default settings for any feedback plugins.
;Annotate PDF
:This is the place to upload stamps for teachers to use when annotating student PDFs.


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'''.
=====Check Ghostscript=====
You can also check the ghostscript path from here:
{|
|[[File:Selection_116.png|thumb|Ghostscript not installed or incorrectly installed]]
|[[File:Selection_115.png|thumb|Ghostscript correctly installed]]
|}


==Locally assigned roles==
If the default stamps are deleted by accident, they can be found in mod/assign/feedback/editpdf/pix and re-uploaded.
 
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.
 
==Assignment permissions==
 
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 ''Settings > Site administration > Plugins > Activity modules > Assignment''.  They apply to all four assignment types.
 
===Maximum size===
 
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
 
===Count===
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.
 
===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 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]]


==See also==
==See also==
 
[[de:Aufgabe konfigurieren]]
*[[Assignment_permissions|Assignment Permissions]]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SahXhi3zLqs Marking and sending back work in Moodle]
*[http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=126431 single file upload vs. advanced uploading forum thread]
 
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Latest revision as of 10:24, 25 March 2021

This page explores in more detail the settings for the Assignment activity once you have added it to your course and also covers the Site administration settings.

Note that if you want to edit an existing assignment, click the Edit link to its right and choose the action you wish to take, eg 'Edit settings'.

General

  1. In the Description, provide instructions for students. Check the box if you want these instructions to display on the course page.
  2. In Additional files, you can add files which may be of help to the students as they do their assignment, such as example submissions or answer templates.

Availability

Allow submissions from
This stops students from submitting before the shown date but it doesn't hide the assignment and any included instructions or materials.
Due date
Submissions are still allowed after this date but will be marked as late. Disable it by unticking the checkbox. Assignments without a due date will appear on the dashboard with 'No Due Date' displayed.
Cut-off date
After this date, students will not be able to submit and the submit button will disappear.
Remind me to grade by..
A date needs to be entered here in order for the assignment to display on the teacher's Course overview block and in the Calendar. It will display when at least one student has submitted.

Submission types

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

Note: If Submission comments are enabled in Administration>Plugins>Activity modules>Assignment>Submission plugins, students will be able to add a note to their teacher on submitting work. If Anonymous submissions are enabled, student comments display in the gradebook as from "Participant 01 etc" to avoid revealing identities.

Online text
Students type their responses directly in Moodle using a text editor (such as the Atto editor which automatically saves text at regular intervals.)

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. Numbers are counted as words and abbreviations such as I'm or they're are counted as single words.

File submissions
Students can upload one or more files of any type the teacher can open. The teacher can annotate uploaded PDFs, docx and odt files within the browser, and on saving, the annotated file is made available to the student. (Check with your admin that Ghostscript and a document converter are enabled, if you can't annotate uploaded files.) In the screenshot below, a docx file has been uploaded and converted so that the teacher may use the annotation tools to comment directly on the student's assignment.
Annotating uploaded files

Comments may be collapsed to make it easier to read the original text:

collapsedcommentexample.png

Maximum submission size
The maximum upload size refers to each file a student uploads. It cannot be larger than the limit in the Course settings.
Accepted file types
The teacher can specify the types of file the students may upload to the assignment. A file type selector appears upon clicking 'Choose', offering a choice of different file types. (See the video File type selection for more information.) Leaving the field blank will allow all file types.

If the file types have been restricted, then when students attempt to submit the assignment, they will see a message telling them which files are accepted:

Student view of specified files

Feedback types

Feedback comments
With this enabled, markers can leave comments for each submission (which appear on the assignment grading screen.)

The Atto editor now allows for recording audio and video when grading, along with the option to upload supporting files such as images.

Annotate PDF appears if this setting is enabled by the Site administrator in the Manage assignment feedback plugins section of Site admin and will allow the teacher to annotate using comments, stamps and other features.

Offline grading worksheet
This is useful if you wish to download the grading list and edit it in a program such as MS Excel.
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 assignment grading screen (accessed from '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.
The Feedback files column
Upload files here
Student view with comments and file feedback both enabled

Uploading multiple feedback files is also possible:

  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. (If you zip files from a Mac, make sure to remove the folder _MACOSX)
Choose from the dropdown menu
Confirmation screen displaying the feedback files to be uploaded
Screen confirming uploaded feedback
Comment inline
This usefully allows you to comment directly on an 'online text' type submission.

Submission settings

Require students click submit button
If this is set to 'No' students can make changes to their submission at any time. (If you want to stop them changing work once you are ready to grade, click 'View/Grade all submissions'; locate the student and From the Edit column, click the action icon and select 'Prevent submission changes'.)
If set to 'Yes', students can upload draft versions of the assignment until such time as they are ready to submit. Clicking the submit button tells the teacher they have finished drafting and want the work to be graded. They can no longer edit it and must ask the teacher to revert to draft status if they need to change it again. To do that, click 'View/Grade all submissions; locate the student and from the Edit column, click the action icon and select 'Revert the submission to draft'.
Reverting to draft
Prevent submission changes
"With selected" to choose several students.
Require that students accept the Submission statement
An administrator can define a "Submission statement" (see below) i.e. a statement where students promise the work is their own and which they must agree to before submitting their work. 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. 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.
Additional attempts (previously named Attempts reopened)
Whether a student can make additional attempts at the assignment. Changing this setting to 'Manually' allows the teacher to go into the grader and in the "Attempt settings" section set "Allow another attempt" to either "yes" or "no". Changing the setting to "Automatically until pass" requires that "Grade to pass" in the Grade section be set. If the student does not receive a passing grade then the submission will automatically be reopened and another attempt can be made.
Maximum attempts
Here you can decide how many attempts to allow if students can resubmit. If a student has to keep trying until they get a pass grade, you might decide to limit the attempts even though they have not yet passed - or they might be trying for ever!

Groups submission settings

These settings allow students to collaborate on a single assignment, eg. working in the same online area or uploading, editing and reuploading an MS Powerpoint in 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.

Require group to make submission
Students not in a group can still submit assignments unless this is forced in Site administration > Plugins > Assignment > Assignment settings. Moodle will then display a message You're not a member of any group; please contact your teacher , and the student will not be able to submit the assignment.
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

Please note that if you are using group mode then course teachers need to be members of the group in order to receive submission and late submission notifications.

Grade

This hides students' names when grading and instead shows randomly generated Participant numbers.

With Anonymous submissions, students cannot see the final grade until all of the students' names have been revealed. Rubrics will also be hidden from students' view until the names are revealed. To reveal student names after you are finished grading, look under Assignment settings > Reveal student identities. Feedback comments will appear whether or not student names are hidden or revealed. Note that this level of anonymity might not suit the privacy requirements of your organisation. See MDL-35390 for more details.

Users with the capability View student identities when Anonymous submissions are enabled (by default managers only) can view student identities and participant numbers.

Users with the capability View anonymous events in reports (by default managers only) can view student submissions to assignments with Anonymous submissions (in Moodle 3.9 onwards).

  • Marking (grading) workflow
This lets you keep grades and feedback hidden until you are ready to release them to students. It is also useful if you want to show your progress in grading, or co-ordinate multiple markers/graders.


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

The phases 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)
Marking allocation
Marking allocation can be used if marking workflow is set to Yes. Teachers can then be selected to grade or review submitted work of specific students.


Allocated markers on the grading screen

Other settings

Depending on what is enabled for your site and course, you may also need to explore Common module settings, Restrict access, Activity completion, Tags and Competencies

Assignment capabilities

Role permissions for the activity can be changed from the gear icon Actions menu.

Site administration settings

Administrators can access assignment configuration options by expanding Administration > Site administration > Plugins > Activity modules > Assignment.

Assignment settings

Here, the administrator can set defaults for certain settings. They may also make certain settings 'Advanced' which means a course teacher has to click the 'Show more' link to see them, or they may 'lock' settings which means a course teacher cannot alter that setting.

If the site contains courses with over 100 participants, the number of assignments listed on the assignment grading page may be limited using the Maximum assignments per page (assign | maxperpage) setting. This removes 'All' from the 'Assignments per page' setting.

Submission statement
Here is where the administrator can enter text into a box which will appear when students are about to submit an 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.

The submission statement may be shown in different languages. See Multi-language content filter for how to do this.

Note for sites using languages other than English: There is currently a bug affecting the default assignment submission statement - it doesn't display in a user's language (MDL-54731). A workaround is to enter the submission statement in the required language (using the multi-lang filter if multiple languages are are required) in the 'Submission statement' (submissionstatement) field then save changes.

Submission plugins

Here the administrator can enable, disable or change the order and default settings for any submission plugins.

Submission comments
Note that if submission comments are enabled here 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 the administrator can enable, disable or change the order and default settings for any feedback plugins.

Annotate PDF
This is the place to upload stamps for teachers to use when annotating student PDFs.
Check Ghostscript

You can also check the ghostscript path from here:

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.

See also

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