Moodle Assignment feedback guide

Enabling Marking Workflow in a Moodle Assignment is an optional workflow that requires grades to go through a series of stages before they're released to students. This allows for multiple rounds of marking.

You must start the workflow by first hiding the assignment grade item from students.

You must hide the individual assignment grade item while you are marking to ensure that marks and feedback are released at the same time to all students. To do this:

1. Select Grades in the contextual navigation menu above the module name. The Grader report page opens
2. Open the drop-down menu on the left of the page and choose Gradebook setup.

3. Select on the three dots Edit on the same row as the name of the grade item you are marking.
4. Select Hide.

1. Open the Assignment.
2. Select Settings from the contextual navigation menu. This opens the Assignment settings.
3. Scroll to the Grades settings set Use marking workflow to Yes.     
4. If you are allocating markers, set Using marker allocation to Yes.
5. If the assignment has been set up for anonymous submissions, you will also see the option to Allow partial release of grades while marking anonymously. Hiding the assignment in the Grader Report prevents students seeing any grades or feedback until the grade is unhidden, and so we advise setting this to No.
6. Scroll to the bottom of the assignment and Save and display.

Set marking state for multiple students

1. Select the relevant assignment.
2. Select Submissions.
3. On the toolbar at the bottom of the screen, under Show select All.
4. Select all the students or a selection of students that you want to set a marking state for.

5. From the toolbar at the bottom of the page, select More. Select the Change marking state.

6. A pop-up window asks you to confirm you want to proceed, select Change marking state.
7. A new page opens, displaying a list of students selected.
8. Set the appropriate marking workflow state which at this stage is likely to be In marking.
   • In marking: Marking has started but not yet finished.
   • Marking completed: Marking completed and is subject to final review.
   • In review: Marking is now being quality checked.
   • Ready for release: Marking is ready for release but is not yet visible to students. 
   • Released: Marking is released to students and students can access the grades/feedback.

Set marking state for individual students from submissions page

1. Select the relevant assignment.
2. Select Submissions.
3. On the toolbar at the bottom of the screen, under Show select All.
4. Navigate to the student. From the drop-down menu in the Status column, select the appropriate marking state.
5. You can reset to Not marked in this view.

Set marking state for individual students from grading page

1. Select the relevant assignment.
2. Select Submissions.
3. Select Grade
4. Grade the submission and add your feedback.
5. Select the appropriate marking state from the dropdown menu.

As you mark student assignments, you can change the workflow state.                                                                                

1. Select the grade button alongside the student you are marking.
2. Underneath the grade, change the Marking workflow state using the drop-down menu.

1. Open the assignment.
2. Select Submissions.
3. On the toolbar at the bottom of the screen, under Show select All.
4. Select all students by checking the Select box at the top of the page.
5. On the toolbar at the bottom of the screen, select More > Change marking state.
6. A pop-up window will ask you to confirm Set marking workflow state for all selected submissions? Select Change marking state.
7. Select Released. Students can access the grades/feedback once the grade item is unhidden. See below 
8. For anonymous marking, you also need to reveal student identities to release feedback. Return to Submissions and select Reveal student identities. A pop-up box will ask you to confirm your action. Select Continue.
   • Please note: after you have revealed student identities, there is no way to revert the assignment to anonymous.
9. Return to the module page and select Grades from the contextual navigation menu.
10. Select the Grader Report drop-down menu and select Gradebook setup.
11. Select the three dots menu next to the grade item.
12. Select Show.
13. No email will be generated to the students when you select Released in the marking workflow. You must email students via the Quickmail Block, post a message on the News Forum, or message them on the Submissions page.

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.