Grading assignments with Speedgrader
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SpeedGrader includes several areas to help you locate and view student submissions, grade submissions, and add comments to submissions.
View SpeedGrader Menu Icons
The SpeedGrader menu includes several tools and resources to assist with grading assignments.
The left side of the menu includes general settings and options.
To return to the Gradebook, click the Gradebook icon [1].
If you've enabled the New Gradebook in your account, click the Bell icon [2] to post or hide the assignment.
If you're using the old Gradebook, click the Mute icon [3] tomute or unmute the assignment.
To view SpeedGrader settings, click the Settings icon [4]. SpeedGrader settings include:
Options[5], which allows you to select student list sorting options and enable anonymous grading.
Keyboard Shortcuts[6], which opens a list of keyboard shortcuts for SpeedGrader. You can also press the Comma key to view the Keyboard Shortcuts menu.
Note: When moderated grading is enabled for an assignment, final graders (moderators) will also view a Moderation Page button, which will allow them to view the Grade Summary Page for the moderated assignment.
View Assignment Details
The center of the menu bar includes assignment information and overall grading information. Assignment information includes the name of the assignment [1], assignment due date [2], and the name of the course [3].
To view the assignment details, click the name of the assignment. The assignment details page also lets you download all student submissions for the assignment.
To return to the Course Home Page, click the name of the course.
Grading information includes assignment statistics, including the number of assignments that have been graded out of the total number of submissions [4] and the average score and percentage [5]. You can use this information to keep track of your grading progress.
View Student List
The right side of the menu bar includes the student list for the assignment. SpeedGrader opens the assignment for the first student listed in the student list, arranged alphabetically by last name.
If you have activated student view, the Test Student will be shown at the end of the student list.
The student list also displays the status of each student's submission. You can also use the student list to find student submissions.
View Student Submission
Once you have selected a student, the student's submission displays in the preview window.
Depending on the assignment and submission type, the SpeedGrader preview window may vary.
For example, a website URL submission type will appear in the main body of SpeedGrader with the option to open the URL in a new tab.
Some website URL submissions cannot be viewed in LearningX LMS and must be viewed in a new tab. Media submissions may display as an embedded file in SpeedGrader or only display as a downloadable file.
Note: To provide comments on document submissions, you can:
Download the submission, put feedback on the document, and re-upload the submission.
View Sidebar
The SpeedGrader sidebar provides all the submission details for the student shown in the student list. However, submission details are not shown when an assignment is graded anonymously.
View the submission details[1], including as the date and time of the submission; if an assignment was resubmitted, you can view previous versions of the submission.
You can also download the submission file by clicking the link [2].
Complete the assessment of the submission by entering a grade or using a rubric for grading, if available [3].
Leave assignment feedback comments for the student in the comments section [4]. Assignment comments also display as a new thread in Conversations.
View Assignment for Next Student
Once you grade the submission, the student's assignment indicator changes to a check mark, indicating the submission has been graded.
You can view the next student's submission by clicking the arrow button next to the student list.
View Group Assignments
When evaluating group assignments, the student list displays the name of each group, unless the group assignment is graded individually.
Evaluating group assignments is the same process as individual students.
You can mark up documents directly or download them for feedback, enter grades and view the rubric, and post and view comments.
Learn more about grading group assignments.
View Anonymous Assignments
If an assignment was set to be anonymous, the student list displays all student names as anonymous. The student list order does not match the order in the Gradebook and is randomized for each assignment.
If an assignment is not anonymous, you can enable anonymous grading in SpeedGrader to hide student names at any time.