Evaluate Submissions and Add Feedback in the Assignments Tool

1. To view the submission with the inline viewer when Turnitin is also enabled for the assignment, select the dropdown menu at the top of the page.
   
2. Then select the filename from the dropdown menu. If a single file was submitted, the file opens directly on the page. If multiple files were submitted, instructors can select the dropdown menu at the top of the page to view each file.
   
3. The inline viewer will display the file, depending on the file type, or download the file. Learn which types of files can be viewed inline in Assignments and how to Use Annotations for Instructor Feedback in the Assignments Tool.

When hovering your mouse over a student’s profile picture on the submission evaluation page, the student’s user profile card appears. The card displays the student’s name, role in the course, TCU ID number, online/offline status as well as links to email, instant message, user progress, and user profile. Clicking any of the links opens a new window.

Submissions can be downloaded in the following ways:

• Click Download All Files.
  
  
• Click the File Options menu, then select Download.
  
• From the Inline Viewer, select the download icon. If annotations have been added, there will be two options: either download the original submission file and / or the annotated PDF file by clicking the Download button in the Annotations viewer.
  

The following steps require Turnitin’s Feedback Studio to be enabled for your assignment. Using Turnitin is optional for your assignments.

1. Click the Similarity Score to view the originality report for the submission.
   
2. Turnitin’s Feedback Studio will launch, which will allow you to Use GradeMark to Create Inline Feedback, Annotate, and Assign a Grade to Assignment Submissions.

A rubric must be created in TCU Online and attached to your assignment in order to evaluate the submission with the rubric.

1. Click the Rubric title to expand it to allow for inline evaluation.
2. Optional: Click the pop out icon above the rubric to view and evaluate the rubric in a new window.

Learn more about Evaluating an Assignment Submission with a Rubric.

1. On the nav bar, select the Activities menu, then click Assignments.
   
2. On the Assignments page, from the context menu of the folder you want to evaluate, click View Submissions.
   
   
3. On the Submissions page, group assignments will display the Group number/name and the student who submitted the assignment. Click the Evaluate link for the submission, click  the Group number/name, or click View Submission.
   
4. Click the Group action menu to Email the Group (opens in a new window), See All Group Members, or send an Instant Message to the group (opens in a new window).
   
5. Evaluate the submission using the tools on this page.
6. Grading: When entering a score in the Overall Grade field, the grade will automatically be pushed to all group members. If you wish to adjust the grade for individual group members, you can make modifications in the Gradebook directly.

1. Add a grade for the submission, by entering a numeric value in the Overall Grade field. If you evaluated the submission with a rubric, a grade will be auto-populated based on the rubric. .

1. Optional: Type in the text box to add Overall Feedback to the student about their submission. Use the HTML editor to format text, add links, images, and embed multimedia.  This feedback will display both in the Grades tool and in the Assignment tool for the student.
   
2. Optional: Located below the Overall Feedback text box click the icons to Attach files, Link to an Existing Activity or Content, Link to a Website, Attach a Google Drive file, Record Audio, or Record Video.
   

   Attachments toolbar with icons for Upload File, QuickLink, Web Link, Google Drive, Record Audio, and Record Video

Instructors can edit the assignment (for all students), preview the assignment instructions, or grant special access for the student they are evaluating from the evaluation page.

Edit the Activity

To Edit the Activity (for all students), click the action menu on the side panel of the screen, then select Edit Activity. The assignment page will open in a new tab.

Make modifications as needed. See the Edit an Assignment page for more information.

Preview the Activity

To Preview the Activity, click the action menu on the side panel of the screen, then select Preview Activity. The Assignment Preview page will open in a new tab. This will allow instructors to review the instructions and see the assignment as students do. Click Exit Preview to return to the Assignments list, or close the tab to return to the Assignment Submission page for the student you were viewing.

Set Special Access Dates

The following steps will allow you to set special access dates only for the user you are currently viewing.

1. To set special access dates for this student, click the action menu on the side panel of the screen, then select Special Access.
2. A pop-up window will allow you to add a new due date, start date, and/or end date for this student for this assignment.

1. When your evaluation is complete, click Publish or Save Draft, located on the bottom right of the screen.Note: if you choose Save Draft, you can publish all feedback for all students later from the View Submissions page. See Step 3 below for more information.
   
   
2. To view another student’s submissions, do one of the following:
   • Click the right or left arrows on the top right of the page to evaluate the previous or next student’s submission.
     
   • Click the next arrow at the bottom of the page to evaluate the next students’ submission.
     
   • Click Back to Submissions to return to the Submissions page.
     
3. If you saved your evaluations as Draft, and are ready to publish feedback, from the Submissions page, check the box on the table header row to select students who you want to publish feedback for. Then click the link for Publish Feedback.
   
4. If you are publishing feedback for All Students you can click on the Publish All Feedback button for all students to receive the feedback at the same time.