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How do I allocate markers to a Moodle assignment?

Marker allocation

This can be set up if  more  than one marker is needed for an assignment. This guide allows you to divide the students cohort so that each tutor marks a selection of the total. These groups can be set up after the students have submitted.

To setup groups, see this article .

Marker allocation by Group

This section looks at creating groups to aid marker allocation when marking.

To use groups for marker allocations you will already need to have set up groups, if you haven’t already done so, at the course (module) level. To do this follow the steps shown above in the setup groups link.

Linking your marking allocation grouping to your online assignment

• Go to your online assignment and click ‘edit settings’.

• Scroll down to common module settings

• If you’re using groups to define marking allocations you will need to set the ‘Group mode’ field to ‘separate groups’. This will add a filter to the grading table.

• Set the grouping to the correct set of groups where you have previously defined your marking allocations. Do this in the ‘Grouping’ field.

• Back on your DLE module page click the link to your assignment and under name, you will see a drop-down list which allows you to select ‘All participants’ or by Group.

• You can also go into the grading table, by clicking ‘view all submissions’ and select the marking group from the drop-down at top of page.

Manual Marker Allocation

It is also possible to make a manual allocation of markers from within the Grading Table. This method can work adequately for small cohorts, where you wish to allocate markers in an ‘ad hoc’ way, however we do not normally recommend it for normal use, where the ‘group’ method described in previous chapters works better.

Method A – within Grading Table

• Method A – within Grading Table.
• Select the student(s), which requires an allocated marker and tick the checkbox in first column.
• Once student(s) have been selected, go to dropdown menu below table:  With selected… ‘ and choose ‘ Set allocated marker ‘ and then ‘ go ‘.

Method B – within Grading Window

• Find the student in grading table and click on Blue Grade button.
• In Grade section, find box called ‘Allocated Marker’ and choose the teacher from the drop-down list.

Finding your marking allocations

To show your marking allocations, go down to the bottom of the submission list and use the ‘Marker’ filter where you can select your names from the drop-down list.

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• Allocate markers to specific submissions

Where a course has multiple markers, it is possible for course leaders and editing teachers to allocate individual markers to specific assignment submissions.

This could be used to ensure that subject specialists are assigned to mark questions about their specialism or where assignments relate to specific projects.

Please note that it is only possible to allocate in this way to Non-editing teacher and Marker roles . Course leaders and editing teachers will see all assignments.

Turn on marking workflow and marker allocation

• Turn editing on in your Moodle space.
• Add your assignment using Add activity or resource

• Set Use marking workflow to yes.
• Set Use marking allocation to yes.
• Click Save and Display.

Allocate Markers

• Go to the assignment where you wish to allocated specific participants submissions to markers.

For more information see use marking allocation Link opens in a new window on Moodle.org.

Get started with Moodle

• Introduction to Moodle
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• Enrolment methods and managing access permissions
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• Share Stream videos in Moodle
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• Use Turnitin for an assignment
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Facilitate multiple markers

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You can facilitate multiple markers by either using Group mode under Common module settings for Turnitin Assignment, Moodle Assignment and Video Assignment.  Marking workflow  is available for Moodle assignments.

We recommend using the Groups method as the Marking workflow method is more complex to setup and requires additional steps to release the final grades and feedback to students.

• Students must first be added to groups. You can find out more about how to do this on our  Manage groups guide .
• In your assignment settings, scroll to Common module settings and set Group mode to Separate groups .
• To save the assignment settings, click on the Save and Display button. You will then be taken to the assignment submission area page.
• On the assignment submission area page, click on View all submissions .

If you enable Marking workflow then marks will go through a series of workflow stages before being released to students. You can then use the Marking allocation feature to allocate markers to particular students.

• Scroll to the end of the assignment and select  Save and display .

• Scroll down the page and check the boxes alongside the students who you want to allocate to a specific marker.
• Scroll down to With selected ... and select Set allocated marker .

• If a pop-up appears, select Ok.

• Alternatively, scroll down to the bottom of the page and select your name from the Marker filter.

If  Marking allocation  is set to  yes  from within a Moodle assignment settings, someone with  External Examiner  enrolment can only view submissions to which they have been assigned. If the programme wants to use the  Marking allocation  feature, they must allocate all students to the External Examiner, once they are ready for external review.

To re-allocate the submissions to External Examiners

• Keep marking workflow enabled, set workflow back to "Marking in progress", allocate all assignments to the External Examiner. They will be able to change any previously awarded grades.
•  Turn off marking allocation once the original marking has been done. This will allow the External Examiner to see all submissions rather than having to allocate them to each one. Make a record of which submissions the first marker graded in case the External Examiner asks them to remark or take another look.
• To turn off marking allocation, open the assignment settings > Grade and select No next to Marking allocation.

If  Marking workflow is set to  yes  from within a Moodle assignment settings, and the marks have been released , the External Examiner cannot view the submissions unless marking allocation has been used.

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You can facilitate multiple markers by either using  Group mode  under  Common module settings  for Turnitin and Moodle assignments or  Marking workflow  for Moodle assignments.

We recommend using the  Groups  method, as the  Marking workflow  method is more complex to setup and requires additional steps to release the final grades and feedback to students.

Students must first be added to groups.

Step 1 - Open the assignment you want to edit, click on the icon and click on edit settings

Step 2 - Set Group mode (under  Common module settings ) to Separate groups. You may also first try directly proceeding to step 5 as this setting should be the default already

Step 3 - Scroll down to Restrict access

Step 4 - Click on Add restriction and select Group

Step 5 - Select the group you wish to give exclusive access to

Step 6 - Click Save and return to course or Save and display.

Marking workflow

If you enable  Marking workflow  then marks will go through a series of workflow stages before being released to students. You can then use the  Marking allocation  feature to allocate markers to particular students.

Step 1 - When setting up your assignment, scroll down to Grade.

Step 2 - Set  Use Marking workflow , and  Use marking allocation  to  Yes.

Step 3 - Click Save and return to course or Save and display.

Step 4 - When setting up your assignment under the Grade settings, set  Use Marking workflow , and  Use marking allocation to Yes .

Step 5 - Click Save and return to the course or Save and display

Step 6 - Open the assignment you wish to adjust and select View all submissions.

Step 7 - Check the boxes alongside the students who you want to allocate to a specific marker. Scroll down to  With selected…  and select  Set allocated marker and then click Go.

Then click OK.

The marker’s name then appears in the Marker report area.

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How to mark a Moodle Assignment offline and upload feedback

Published on: 30/08/2023 · Last updated on: 02/09/2024

Preparing to grade an Assignment

Before beginning marking it’s important to understand how your assignment has been setup, so that you can ensure that you are not showing marks and feedback to students before you are ready for them to see them . By default, Moodle assignments hide grades and feedback from students through the ‘Marking Workflow’ option. To get started please read the ‘Preparing to Mark’ guidance below .  

When you create an Assignment, the ‘Marking Workflow’ setting will be enabled. This automatically hides any marks and feedback that you upload for students until you take specific steps to release the marks and feedback. This is a ‘safer’ option for the requirements of most Teachers .

Guidance on  releasing Marks and Feedback, and sending a notification to students  with a few clicks, using marking workflow can be found below.

If you prefer instead to turn off the marking workflow option you can do so within the Assignment’s settings, under the ‘Grade’ settings.  Note that doing this will mean that any marks and feedback added to Moodle will be immediately visible to students!

If you have turned off Marking Workflow, but you  also  don’t want students to see marks and feedback as soon as they are uploaded, you will need to hide the Assignment link and Gradebook item until you are ready to reveal the marks and feedback.

The guidance below shows how to turn off Marking Workflow (if you wish) and how to hide the Assignment link and Gradebook item:

• Find your Assignment and click the Settings tab.

• Scroll down to ‘Grade’ settings and expand them
• Set  use marking workflow  to  no
• Save changes

Note: Any marks and feedback you add will now be immediately visible to students!

To manually hide marks and feedback from students you will need to hide the Assignment’s  Gradebook item  and the  Assignment link  (which is often not practical where there are late submissions)

To hide the Gradebook item:

• Go to the  Course Homepage  and choose  Grades :
• From the Grader Report dropdown, choose Gradebook Setup

• In the row for the Assignment that you wish to hide, in the  Actions  column, choose  Edit  then  Hide .

• Save Changes
• The Gradebook item will now have a crossed through eye icon to show that it is not visible to students.

To hide the Assignment link from students:  

• Navigate to the Assignment and, from its  Edit  menu, choose  Hide on course page :

• You can now begin marking
• When are ready to release marks and feedback to students, don’t forget that you’ll need to make the  Gradebook item  and  Assignment  link visible again.

Lock submissions to prevent changes

Before you begin marking it’s a good idea to lock submissions. This will prevent students from making any changes to their submissions once marking is underway. To do so, navigate to your Assignment and View all submissions, then:

• Tick the box at the top of the ‘select’ column to select all user submissions
• From the With selected… dropdown choose Lock Submissions

NB: If you have a large number of students you will need to select the option under the table to ‘show all students on one page’.

Download submissions/Mark offline/Upload Annotated submissions

It is possible to download student submissions in order to annotate them offline. Moodle allows all submissions to be downloaded in a single zip file and to be returned after annotation, with any additional files if desired, in the same manner. You can also download the Grading Worksheet, add marks to it, and re-upload to Moodle to award marks to all students. Please see the video below for full details, or follow the steps underneath it:

To download student scripts and the Grading Worksheet:

• Navigate to your assignment and select it.
• Click the  View all submissions  button.
• if the submission is more than a single file, or if you have a feedback form to return to students, tick the box.
• if the submission is only one file, which you will annotate and return to students, leave unticked.
• From the  Grading action  menu at the top choose  Download all submissions .
• A Zip folder will be downloaded to your machine. Right click the folder and choose ‘Extract all’ (or similar), then click ‘Extract’. Files will be extracted.
• You can now open the files to read and annotate them.  Important! When saving annotations DO NOT rename the files.
• Return to Moodle, and from  Grading action  menu, choose  Download Grading worksheet (Bath version) .
• Save the file, noting that it is a .CSV file, not a standard Excel document.
• Open the file from your Downloads folder (if using a Mac you may need to right click on it and specify ‘open with Excel’) and add grades to the Grade column as desired.  Important! DO NOT change any column headings.
• You may optionally add short comments for students in the  Feedback comments  column.
• Save changes ensuring the file type is .CSV

To return summary comments and the completed Grading Worksheet to Moodle:

• Navigate to your Assignment and select it.
• From the  Grading action  menu at the top choose  Upload Grading worksheet .
• Select the .CSV file you saved (drag and drop, or ‘choose a file’) and click  Upload grading worksheet  and  confirm.  Grades and any summary feedback comments that you included will now be shown in the Grading table.

To return annotated scripts to Moodle:

Before returning the annotated scripts as feedback files, you must add them to a  .zip  folder.

If you downloaded all of the submissions in a single .zip file:

• Navigate to the folder that you have stored the annotated files in, and open it so that you can see all the file thumbnails. 
• Select all of the files (CTRL+A on Windows or Command+A on Mac).
• Right-click and choose  Send to… then  Compressed (Zip) folder  (on Windows) or right-click and choose  Compress  (on Mac).
• The new  .Zip  folder will be automatically named after one of the files, this isn’t a problem, but rename it if you wish (right-click and  Rename ).
• Return to the Moodle Assignment, and from the  Grading Action  dropdown menu (where you downloaded the files from) choose  Upload multiple feedback files in a Zip
• On the next page,  Choose a file  or drag and drop the .zip file into the file upload area on-screen.
• Click  Import feedback file(s) , then  Confirm  and  Continue .
• The annotated feedback files will now be displayed in the  Feedback files  column in the Grading Table.

If you downloaded the student submissions in folders:

• Navigate to the folder containing the folders of annotated files (and any additional feedback files you are returning to students) and open it.
• Select all of the folders (CTRL+A on Windows or Command+A on Mac).
• The new. Zip  folder will be automatically named after one of the folders, this isn’t a problem, but rename it if you wish (right-click and  Rename ).
• Return to the Moodle Assignment, and from the  Grading Action  dropdown menu (where you downloaded the files from) choose  Upload multiple feedback files in a Zip.
• On the next page,  Choose a file  (or drag and drop) to get your  .zip  file into the file upload area on-screen.

Marking a Group Assignment

Where one student has uploaded a file on behalf of her Group, the file will appear against all Group members, and any of these can be marked. On the individual student grading page, an option to ‘apply grade and feedback to all members of group’ will appear. If ticked the grades and feedback will be applied to all group members. 

Allocate Assignments to another Marker

You can use the  Marking Allocation  feature to assign student submissions to another marker in your course.

• Marking allocation  – this allows allocation of markers to work after the deadline.  Marking allocation  depends on  Marking workflow  being enabled.

Marking Workflow  and  Marking Allocation  must be enabled in your assignment settings: 

Once these have been enabled, to allocate assignments to a marker.

• Click on your Assignment link.
• Click on  View all submissions .

• Tick the box to the left of the student whose assignment you want to allocate, then choose  Set allocated marker  and click  Go  (see image above).
• At the prompt click  Ok , then on the next page select your allocate marker from the dropdown and click  Save Changes .

How to lift anonymity in an Assignment

If you are using Anonymous Marking (blind marking) in Moodle, once you have completed marking, it is necessary to lift anonymity in order to release grades to the Gradebook. Please note that lifting anonymity can only be done once, (you cannot return the assignment to an anonymous state once it has been lifted), so ensure that you have completed all marking before going ahead. 

To lift anonymity:

• Click on the assignment link, then click on  View all submissions .
• From the grading actions menu choose  Reveal student identities .

Lift Anonymity

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This page is here to help you orientate yourself with these changes and update your resources

What's new?

We have restructured the content to help you navigate it more efficiently.

We are consolidating numerous pages to make our individual guides more valuable as well as removing duplicated content.

For example, our Similarity Report guidance on help.turnitin is repeated in numerous places to cater for each individual integration and license type. On guides.turnitin this content will exist in a single place to allow for users of all integrations and licenses to find it easily. We have made slight modifications to these guides to help you understand which guides are pertinent to you and your institution.

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Visit the Student hub area to locate student guidance. For students who access Turnitin via an LMS or VLE, check out the subsection Submitting to Turnitin .

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Moodle and assessment

Experience enhanced flexibility and accessibility with Moodle’s assessment tools. For educators and learners in search of comprehensive online assessment platforms, Moodle offers solutions tailored to your specific diverse educational needs.

Summative assessment

Summative assessment provides a conclusive evaluation of student performance, typically quantified through grades. It serves to inform students whether they have met the required standards and passed the examination. This assessment method involves grading students based on predetermined levels of performance. In Moodle, Rubrics can be used for more detailed assessments, where specific criteria are matched with levels of achievement, and the grading with a rubric can be visually presented to the learner, together with individual feedback. Assessors assign numeric grades to each level based on how well the work fulfills the criteria.  Summative assessment offers a clear snapshot of student achievement at a specific point in time.

Formative assessment

Formative assessment tends to be qualitative and involves sharing insights with students about what they need to know and where they currently stand in their learning journey. Formative assessment is closely related to feedback and feed-forward, and it should be constructive and related to the learning goals. Moodle helps facilitate meaningful communication between instructors and students through various approaches . For example, a Workshop Activity allows students to assess their own work or that of their peers, while self-assessment encourages independent reflection on progress. Within Moodle’s framework, feedback is seamlessly integrated into various assessment formats, such as quizzes and assignments , allowing the instructor to offer automatic or personalised feedback tailored to individual needs. This feedback loop not only helps students learn but also provides instructors with insight into the effectiveness of their teaching methods.

Make online assessment accessible with Moodle

Moodle’s commitment to accessibility ensures equitable access to assessment tools across diverse devices. 

• Summative assessment tools streamline grading processes, while H5P content integration enhances learner engagement through interactive elements.
• Formative assessment fosters ongoing improvement through feedback and observation, promoting student growth and autonomy.
• Learning analytics offer valuable insights, empowering instructors to refine teaching strategies based on student progress and engagement.

LMS assessment integration with Moodle

Moodle offers a user-friendly interface that streamlines educators’ tasks, allowing them to efficiently create, grade and manage assessments and set up diverse assessment activities that cater to unique learning preferences. The platform facilitates co-assessment and collaborative marking systems, enhancing engagement and interaction among students. Moodle’s automated grading system simplifies assessment processes, while collaboration with colleagues ensures thorough evaluation, especially for open-ended questions. Moreover, educators can effortlessly collaborate in crafting exercises, building a comprehensive question bank over time. 

Moodle enables a seamless transition between paper-based and digital exams, providing students with a variety of assessment options to suit their individual needs. Whether for formative or summative purposes, Moodle empowers educators to comprehensively evaluate student progress, promoting a dynamic and effective learning environment.

Key features of Moodle’s online assessment tools

Flexibility.

Moodle’s flexibility extends to its customisable assessment setups, catering to diverse teaching styles and learner preferences. Educators can tailor assessments to suit different instructional approaches, ensuring optimal engagement and effectiveness. With a wide range of assessment types available, including quizzes, assignments, forums, and workshops, Moodle provides educators with versatile tools for evaluating student learning. This variety enables comprehensive assessment that addresses any learning objectives and outcomes. Moreover, by offering diverse assessment formats, Moodle enhances the learning experience, allowing students to demonstrate their understanding and skills in multiple ways. This adaptability fosters a supportive and inclusive learning environment where every student can thrive.

Efficient grading

Moodle offers efficient grading through marking guides, rubrics, and marking workflows to streamline assessment processes. With marking guides and rubrics, criteria for evaluation are clearly defined, ensuring consistency and transparency in grading. The grading workflow feature allows for structured assessment steps, from initial marking to final review, optimising efficiency. Grades are conveniently accessible in the course gradebook or ‘Grader Report’ , providing a comprehensive overview of student progress. When adding assessed items, Moodle automatically generates space for grades, simplifying the grading process further and ensuring seamless integration of assessment results.

Customisation

Customisation in Moodle is vital for aligning assignments with course objectives. Moodle’s Assignment activities allow educators to tailor assessments to specific learning outcomes and skills. Easy to set up, they not only offer diverse possibilities for creating unique learning experiences but also serve both formative assessment and summative evaluation purposes. With various submission types and settings, educators can efficiently manage classes while achieving teaching and learning goals. Moodle’s flexibility ensures assignments reflect the course’s objectives, enhancing student engagement and success.

Interactivity

Moodle provides a range of assessment activities that promote student engagement and interactivity. These activities include several features that help students stay engaged during the learning process. Peer review, discussion forums, and multimedia submissions encourage active participation. Peer review allows students to assess peers’ work, promoting collaboration and mutual learning. By evaluating classmates’ submissions, students gain insights into strengths and weaknesses, enhancing their own understanding and skills. Discussion forums encourage meaningful interactions, fostering a sense of community and knowledge sharing. Multimedia submissions offer creative expression, further enriching the learning experience. Through these interactive elements, Moodle promotes a dynamic and engaging learning environment where students actively participate and learn from each other.

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Assignment/Draft Features/Marker Allocation and Management

• 1 Marker Allocation and Management
• 2 Goals and rationale
• 4.1 Changes to assignment settings
• 4.2 Changes to the grading table
• 4.3 Capabilities
• 4.4 User Interface mockups
• 4.5 Database changes
• 5 Use cases

Marker Allocation and Management

This is a proposal for additional features to allow marker allocation and to allow marks to be reviewed and approved before released to students.

Goals and rationale

The main goals of this feature are to :

• Allow markers to be allocated to individual students.
• Control when marks are released to students.
• Allow markers to use a review cycle when marking submissions before students receive their marks.

This feature would enable a workflow for marking in the assignment module. The grades would transition through 1 or more stages of marking and review.

The feature has been implemented in Moodle 2.6

Changes to assignment settings

The module settings page would have the additional settings: “Use marker allocation” which is on or off. "Use marking workflow" which is on or off. The “Use marker allocation” setting would force the option “Use marking workflow” option to be enabled as marker allocation requires the use of the workflow. These settings should be grouped on the assignment settings page and it would be good to make sure it is very clear to the teacher what these settings do.

Changes to the grading table

If "Use marking workflow is enabled", the grading table would indicate the current workflow step for each submission in the grade column. The 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)

When using marker allocation a marker can only be allocated/changed if the workflow state is set to “not marked”, “in marking”, “marking completed” – to change the marker in any other state the state must be reset to “not marked”, “in marking” or “marking completed”

Notes: This is a lot of steps and this is a reasonable complicated feature for graders to understand. It has been suggested to show a subset of these steps when there is only one marker - but "only one marker" is not clearly defined and providing 2 sets of workflows and making the teacher choose between them would make this feature more complicated - not less. Instead it seems better to show all the steps and allow anyone with permission to skip any steps they are not interested in using.

It has also been suggested that we could allow the allocated marker to be changed regardless of workflow state and automatically modify the workflow state when the marker is changed like the following: Current state before marker change -> state after change. “not marked” -> “not marked” "in marking" -> “in marking” “marking completed” -> “in marking” "in review" -> “in marking” "ready for release" -> “in marking” "released" -> “in marking”

In the cases where a change in marker will result in a workflow state change a warning should be displayed.

Capabilities

There would be separate capabilities to control the transition of marking through the workflow assign:manageallocations capability would allow assigning markers to student submissions. assign:managegrades capability would allow transitioning to any state.

assign:grade capability When “use Marker Allocation” is set to yes, users with this capability may be assigned to a student as a marker – this capability would allow transitioning to these states:

• Marking completed

When a marker has transitioned to the 'in review' state they are unable to downgrade status unless they also have the assign:managegrades capability. When “use Marker Allocation” is enabled only the allocated marker will be able to edit the grade. If a user with the assign:managegrades capability wishes to modify the grade they must allocate the submission to themselves first.

assign:reviewgrades capability would allow transitioning to these states:

• Ready for release

assign:releasegrades capability would allow transitioning to these states:

• Ready for release.

User Interface mockups

Database changes

assign 2 new fields markingworkflow, markerallocation to save the assignment specific settings. assign_grades 2 new fields: “workflowstate” to store the current workflow state of this user. “allocatedmarker” to store the id of the currently assigned marker.

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,