Moodle Help & Support (Staff)

This refers to Moodle 4.3 from August 2024 onwards


Accessing submissions

  1. Navigate to the relevant module and click on the 'Moodle Assignment'.
  2. Select 'View all submissions' above the Grading Summary tab.


The grading summary page of a Moodle Assignment showing 'View all submissions' button.

3. The next page is the student submission information table. Select all students who have submitted for grading. It may be quicker to click 'Select' box to select all and untick those who have not submitted.

4. Scroll to the bottom and from the "With selected…" dropdown menu select 'Lock submissions' and then press 'Go'

Lock all submissions before marking on Moodle Assignment.


5. A pop-up message will appear asking if you want to lock all selected submissions. Press 'OK'.

Pop up message asking if you wish to lock all submissions on this Moodle Assignment.

The submissions will now be locked. This is very important because it bans students from resubmitting any more versions of their assignment.

6. Once that is done press the 'Grade' button of a student you wish to mark.

7. On the student's submission information page, click on the assignment attachment so you can download and read it or, if it is a media submission, you can play it from this screen by clicking the play button.

Highlighting the file on a student submission which you will need to download to mark.

8. When you are ready to mark, navigate to "Grade out of 100" and input your score.

Entering a grade out of 100 for a Moodle Assignment

9. If you have enabled "Feedback comments" you will be able to type your feedback directly into the textbox provided.

Adding a feedback comment for a Moodle Assignment

10. If you have enabled "Feedback Files", you will be able to upload a feedback sheet (that you have already prepared offline) by drag-dropping it into the available upload box.

Showing the file attachment box, where you can drag and drop a feedback sheet to upload as part of your feedback.

11. If you are happy that you have completed your marking, click Save changes

N.B. You can use the 'Reset' button to start again as it will remove all scores/feedback comments and attached feedback files.

12. Use the "Change User" box at the top-right of the screen to move on to the next students. You can do this by using the navigation triangles OR by typing the beginning of the student's name.

Alternatively, you can click on the triangle (downward facing) and select a student from the drop-down menu.

Moving between marking students on a course within the Moodle Assignment.

Editing

  1. If you need to access the Moodle assignment settings then you can do so by clicking on Edit option the 'Cogwheel icon' located in the top-left corner next to the name of the assignment.

The settings cogwheel within marking on a Moodle Assignment

2. Scroll down to Feedback Types if you wish to add or remove the feedback settings described above.

The feedback types on a Moodle Assignment within the settings of the Assignment

Releasing student marks

  1. Begin by accessing the student submission information table: Moodle Assignment > Grading Summary > View All Submissions

  2. From there, scroll down to the Options and set Assignments per page to All. This gives you the power to release as many of the marks as you wish, instead of a predesignated number.

Setting options to show all assignments on one page within Moodle assignment.

3. Check 'Select' box to select all of the students if you wish to release all of the marks together, or use the checkboxes to make a selection.

4. Scroll down to "With selected..." and opt for 'Set marking workflow state' from the dropdown menu and select 'Go'.


Set marking workflow state in Moodle Assignment.

5. Click 'OK' on the popup that follows.

Set marking workflow state pop up window

6. The next page will list all of the students that you have selected. To release the marks, set "Marking workflow state" to 'Released' and "Notify Students" to either 'Yes' or 'No'.

7. Click 'Save changes' to release the marks.

Release marks and 'Save' on Moodle Assignment

Video tutorials

Moodle Assignment: Online Marking using Feedback Comments

Moodle Assignment: Marking adding Individual Feedback Files


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