The assignment activity module enables a teacher to communicate tasks, collect work and provide grades and feedback.
Students can submit any digital content (files), such as word-processed documents, spreadsheets, images, or audio and video clips. Alternatively, or in addition, the assignment may require students to type text directly into the text editor. An assignment can also be used to remind students of 'real-world' assignments they need to complete offline, such as artwork, and thus not require any digital content. Students can submit work individually or as a member of a group.
When reviewing assignments, teachers can leave feedback comments and upload files, such as marked-up student submissions, documents with comments or spoken audio feedback. Assignments can be graded using a numerical or custom scale or an advanced grading method such as a rubric. Final grades are recorded in the grade book.
Step 1. Login and enter into the relevant course
Step 2. Click the Course Administration (cog icon) on the right-hand-side
Step 3. Select Turn editing on
Step 4. Select “Add an activity or resource” from the relevant section
Step 5. Select “Assignment” from the pop-up box.
Step 6. Select “Add”
Step 7. This is a required field for you to enter the name of the assignment in the Assignment Name textbox.
Step 8. Enter a relevant description in the “Description” text area that describes the assignment.
Step 9. Add files which may help students do their assignments. These files may be designed to either instruct students or be data templates zipped.
Step 10. This section will enable assignment availability.
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Options |
Description |
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Allow submissions from |
Allow submissions from prevents students from submitting their assignments before the shown date if enabled. It does not hide any assignments or other resources. |
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Due date |
Submissions are still permitted after the enabled date but these submissions have the potential to be marked as late. This can be disabled it by unticking the checkbox. Any assignments that do not have a due date will appear on the dashboard with the message 'No Due Date'. |
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Cut off date |
After this cut off date has been enabled, students will not be able to submit assignments and the submit button will disappear. |
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Remind me to grade by |
If enabled, a date needs to be entered here for the assignment to display in the teacher's Course overview block and in the Calendar. The remind me will display when one student has submitted an assigned piece of work. |
Step 11. The Submission section helps you to specify the way the assignment is to be submitted by the students.
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Options |
Description |
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Submissions types |
Allow submissions to be either online text format using Moodle or whether the students are required to submit a file based on the accepted file types (see below) |
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Word limit |
Assignments may be based on the number of words used. Words include numbers and abbreviations such as I'm or they're. |
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Maximum number of uploaded files |
By default, students are able to upload a maximum of 20 files restricted by the size set in the maximum submission size field box. |
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Maximum submission size |
The maximum submission size refers to each file a student is able to upload but it cannot be bigger than the limit set in the Course settings. |
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Accepted file types |
A teacher can specify the types of file the students may upload to the assignment eg pdf, bmp, etc by selecting the Choose button. |
Step 12. The Feedback types section allows teachers to configure how students are to receive feedback from their submitted assignments
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Options |
Description |
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Feedback Comments |
Teachers that mark student assignments can leave comments for each submission |
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Annotate PDF |
If enabled this feature will allow the teacher to annotate students assignments using comments and other available features. |
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Offline grading worksheet |
This enables teachers to download the grading list and edit it in a program such as MS Excel for re-importing the results back into Moodles grade book. |
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Feedback files |
Teachers can upload files with feedback when marking student assignments. |
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Comment inline |
Teachers can comment directly on an 'online text' type field. |
Step 13. The Submission Settings section allows teachers to configure how students submitted their assignments
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Options |
Description |
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Require students to click the submit button |
Yes or No indicates whether students need to select the Submit button for their assignments. If this is set to 'No' students can make changes to their submission at any time. |
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Require that students accept the submission statement |
Setting this option will require that students accept the submission statement |
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Attempts reopened |
If the 'require students to click submit' option is enabled, then students may only submit their assignments once. |
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Maximum attempts |
The number of attempts to allow students to resubmit their work. |
Step 14. The Group submission settings
This settings allow students to work together on a single assignment,
Step 15. The Notifications settings
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Options |
Description |
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Notify graders about submissions |
This option notifies those marking assignments that students have submitted assignments |
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Notify graders about late submissions |
This option notifies those marking assignments that students have submitted their assignments late |
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Default setting for "Notify students" |
This option notifies students the progress being made on their assignments |
Step 16. The Grade settings
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Options |
Description |
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Grade |
When teachers grade an assignment is possible to use a either a grading scale, a grade point (numerical scale) or neither. Depending which option is used, will either enable or disable other fields. If using Point type, the maximum grade is a numeric value between 0 and 250 |
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Grading method |
There are three grading methods available. Simple direct grading, Marking guide and Rubric. |
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Grade category |
Only Uncategorised is available |
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Grade to pass |
This allows teachers to set the minimum grade required to pass and will be indicated by green for pass and red for fail. |
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Blind marking |
Blind marking prevents markers of assignments identifying which student they are marking |
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Use marking workflow |
Marking workflow allows assignments go through a series of marking reviews before results being released to students |
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Use marking allocation |
Markers can be allocated to groups of students |
Step 17. The Common module settings
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Options |
Description |
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Availability |
The availability option permits students to view and access assignments and resources |
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ID number |
The ID number can be entered to reference the same ID number from a third party package especially gradebook |
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Group mode |
There are three options group settings available. None, separate or visible. |
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Grouping |
If separate or visible grouping is enabled, you will then be given an option to Add group/grouping access restrictions |
Step 18. The Restrict access settings
Teachers may restrict students from accessing assignments and resources based upon a set of conditions. These conditions may be based on whether an activity has been completed or not, date restrictions when assignments can commence, a specified grade to be achieved, a certain user profile or a set of nested restrictions based on the above settings.
https://support.ecreators.com.au/hc/en-us/articles/360000490215-How-to-setup-Restrict-Access
Step 19. Activity completion setup
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Options |
Description |
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Completion tracking |
There are three options available: Do not indicate activity completion Students can manually mark the activity as completed Show activity as complete when conditions are met |
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Require view |
Enable this option if you require students to view an activity to complete it |
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Require grade |
Two options that can be enabled: A student must receive a grade to complete this activity A student must submit to this activity to complete it |
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Expect completed on |
If date and time restrictions are placed to submit assignments, then select the Enable field. |
Step 20. Tags Setup
Tags will allow students and teachers to connect to other courses and content being offered.
Step 21. Competencies Setup
Competencies will not be available unless they have been set up at a course level. Administrators can set up competency frameworks and add competencies within the framework. Teachers can also add competencies to courses and course activities.
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Options |
Description |
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Course competencies |
Course competencies allows you to search for competencies that you’d like to link to this activity. |
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Upon activity completion |
There are four options to select once an assignment has been completed. Do nothing, attached evidence, send for review or complete the competency. |
Step 22. Click Save and return to course.
The activity that has been created will now be displayed in the section where you selected ‘Add an activity or resource’.