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Feedback can be given to students on any work the student submits that can be graded. This article provides instructional support on feedback in the Ultra viewThis article covers how to provide grading and feedback for Ultra course assessments.

For Original Course View, refer to: Giving Feedback to Students

Giving Feedback on Assignments

  1. Navigate to the Gradebook.

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  1. Select the assignment you want to put feedback on and click on it.

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  1. You will be brought to the students' attempts. Click on the attempt you want to put feedback on. On the right side of the page, you will find the Feedback for student option.

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  1. You can click in the text box to type your feedback and press Save.

Adding Media to Feedback

  1. Once you get to the Feedback page, select the “+” sign. This will allow you to upload content to your feedback like a video or a file.

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Overview

  • When grading student submissions, instructors and TAs can input scores and provide feedback.

  • Available feedback methods include: written feedback, rubric scoring, annotations/markup, and recorded video/audio feedback.

(blue star) Scores MUST be input via the attempt grading view (pictured below) for an attempt to be considered “Graded”. If grades are input via Gradebook column or the Submissions tab, the grade will be considered an “Override” and attempts will still be labeled as “Needs Grading”.

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  • Student Grade Visibility

    • Grades must be ‘Posted’ for students to see their score and feedback. See Posting Grades for more information.

    • Assessment columns must also be visible for students to see their scores and feedback.

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Grading Student Attempts

  • For assessments in which students submit something that requires grading (assignments, discussions, journals, tests w/ essay questions), scores should be input via the attempt grading view.

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titleGrading Assignments

  1. Access student submissions by clicking the Gradebook tab.

  2. Click on Overview.

  3. Locate the assignment and click Grade Now.

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  4. Click on the empty “grade pill” in the top right and input the score. Feedback can also be provided in the Overall Feedback box.

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  5. Once input, the score will be visible and the grade pill’s color will change.

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  6. To start grading the next student’s submission, click Next Student, or click on their name in the left side bar.

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Grading Tip

  • While grading student submissions, you may prefer to maximize your window and set it to full screen.

  • While grading, opened side panels decrease the amount of visible space you may have while grading. Click on the side arrows to close the panels.

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titleGrading Discussions

  1. Access student submissions by clicking into Gradebook.

  2. Click on Overview.

  3. Locate the assignment and click Grade Now.

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  4. Click on the gray pill icon and enter a grade. Feedback can be provided by clicking the feedback icon image-20241023-174502.pngImage Added

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  5. To start grading the next student’s submission, click the student’s name in the top right corner.

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titleGrading Tests

Instructors/TAs only need to provide manual grading for tests that contain essayquestions. Essay questions can be graded student by student, or question by question.

  1. Access student submissions by clicking into Gradebook.

  2. Click on Overview.

  3. Locate the assignment and click Grade Now.

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  4. If “Students” is selected, grading will focus on an individual student’s submission.

    1. Locate the essay question within the test and enter a grade into the gray pill.

    2. Feedback can also be provided by clicking the feedback icon image-20241023-174502.pngImage Added.

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  5. If “Questions” is selected, grading will display the responses to the selected essay question.

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  6. By default, Tests are set to “Post grades automatically”. This means that once essay questions are graded, students will see their scores and feedback.

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titleGrading with Rubrics

For assessments that have an attached rubric, the overall score must be tabulated by selecting rubric fields for the attempt to be considered “Graded”.

  1. From the right side Grading Rubric panel, click a performance level for each criteria.

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  2. Once selected, the points for that criteria will tabulate.

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  3. Once all rubric criteria have been evaluated, the final score tabulation will be visible in the grading pill at the top. No other score grading needs to be done.

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  4. Written Feedback can also be provided in the Overall Feedback box by minimizing the Grading Rubric.

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titleGrading Multiple Attempts
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Multiple Attempt Grading Settings

When grading an assignment with multiple attempts, the assignment settings are important in how they reflect in the Gradebook. Within the assignment click into the settings.

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Under the settings it is important to note what the Attempts to Grade setting is set to.

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  • First Attempt - when grading attempts, only the FIRST submission’s grade will be reflected within the gradebook column.

  • Last Attempt - when grading attempts, only the LAST submission’s grade will be reflected within the gradebook column.

  • All Attempts - when grading attempts, ALL attempts should be graded.

    • The grade reflected within the gradebook column is also determined based of the additional assessment setting--average grade, highest grade, and lowest grade.

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Assignments with multiple attempts can be accessed through the attempt grading view.

  1. To begin, navigate to the Gradebook.

  2. Click on Gradable items.

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  1. You will now see the gradable items page that provides information about the assignment/assessments.

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  1. By clicking on the assessment name, you will be able to access the attempt grading view. Under a student submission, click on ATTEMPT #/# dropdown to view the different attempts.

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  1. Clicking on the attempts dropdown will allow you to see when the student submitted each attempt.

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  1. Click on a specific attempt number to change which attempt you are currently grading or reviewing.

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  1. Then proceed with providing scores and feedback as needed.

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Providing Feedback

Like scores, Feedback cannot be viewed by students unless the assessment grade is ‘Posted’ and the column is visible.

  • Also, a grade cannot be ‘Posted’ unless there is a score.

  • This means that students cannot view Feedback unless there is also an assessment score.

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titleOverall Feedback & Feedback for student

Instructors can provide written feedback within the Overall Feedback box for assignments, or the Feedback for student box for discussions, journals, test essay questions.

  1. From the attempt grading view, Overall Feedback will be on the right side. If it is not visible, click the arrow icon.

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  1. In Overall Feedback box, you can input and format written feedback, attach files image-20241016-172914.pngImage Added , insert links image-20241016-172805.pngImage Added , and record audio/video feedbackimage-20241016-172945.pngImage Added.

  2. Once you are finished inputting feedback, click Save Changes.

  3. Feedback can be edited even if grades have been posted. To edit, navigate back to the Overall Feedback menu and click the pencil icon image-20241016-174648.pngImage Added

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titleAudio/Video Feedback

Instructors/TAs can provide audio/video feedback within the Feedback box while grading student submissions.

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  1. Click on the camera icon in the feedback box.

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  2. Allow permissions for HuskyCT to use your camera and microphone to record.

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  3. Turn on your camera.

  4. Click the record button to start recording. There will be a 3-second countdown.

  5. Once finished, you can replay the recording and choose to Delete the recording or Save and Exit.

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  6. The recording will appear inside Feedback box. Click Save Changes to save the feedback.

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titleAnnotation/Markup on File Submissions

Graders can use inline annotation/markup tools to provide feedback on submitted files types including PDFs, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, Digital images (JPEG, PNG, etc) and more. See the full list.

  • 💡 Tip: You can expand the submission annotation space by hiding the left and right side panels.

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  1. Annotations can be done by clicking any of the icons on the tool bar shown above.

    • Viewing & Navigation:

      • Use the hand icon image-20241028-135529.pngImage Added to pan. Click and drag the cursor to navigate.

      • Use the magnifying glasses image-20241028-135640.pngImage Added to zoom in or zoom out.

      • Use the box icon image-20241028-140456.pngImage Added to resize the file to fit your screen.

    • Annotation & Markup:

      • Use the pen icon image-20241028-142008.pngImage Added , and drop-down menu to select the Drawing, Brush, or Eraser tool.

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        • Drawing provides hand drawn lines

        • Brush provides wider highlighting

        • Eraser allows you to erase

      • Additionally, pen settings including color, opacity, and thickness can be customized underneath the adjust/view icons.

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    • Use the picture icon image-20241028-143056.pngImage Added to upload images directly onto the submission file. Additionally, clicking the arrow next to the icon allows you to draw on pre-created stamps (images) HuskyCT has provided.

    • The comment icon image-20241028-143807.pngImage Added allows you to add a comment box which can be viewed on the side of the file.

      • Add a comment by clicking the icon and then clicking directly on the file. After writing a comment, make sure to click save.

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    • Text can be highlighted to highlight, strikethrough, underline, squiggle, or make comments.

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    • The textbox icon image-20241028-143447.pngImage Added allows you to create textboxes directly on to the file. Graders can select anywhere on the file to create textboxes. Additional options can be found under the tool bar.

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    • The line icon image-20241028-145026.pngImage Added allows you to create shapes/arrows/lines onto the file. Click on the arrow for more options.

  2. Additionally, graders can print and download the submission including the annotative feedback, or click the icon above image-20241028-145306.pngImage Added to download the original submission without the annotations.

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titleAutomated Feedback on Test Questions

Automated Feedback

Instructors can input automatic feedback for auto-graded test questions, prior to administering the test. ⚠️ This must be done while making/editing the Assessment.

  1. The following auto-graded test questions have the option for automatic feedback.

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  2. The Automated Feedback setting can be enabled below the answer choices. Feedback can be added for correct or incorrect answers.

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  1. After adding any automated feedback, click Save.

  2. Students will be able view feedback once grades are posted and in accordance with the Assessment results settings.

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titleFeedback on Gradebook Columns

  1. Go to the Gradebook.

  2. Find the exam you are grading and click on it.

  3. You should see all of your students' attempts. If you click on a student’s name, you should be able to see their attempt.

  4. On the right side of the page, you will find the Feedback for student option.

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  1. Give your feedback and press Save.

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Automatic Feedback

Instructors can give automatic feedback for specific answers on exams.

Note

This must be done while making/editing the actual Test/Quiz

  1. The different types of questions that have the option for automatic feedback.

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  1. When using one of these options, the setting for Automatic Feedback will show. You can add feedback for and incorrect answer on any question.

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Student View

For more information on accessing grades and feedback as a student, see: Viewing Assessment Feedback in Ultra Course View (Students)

Students can access their feedback by re-entering the item through either the Course Content page or the Gradebook. The method for viewing feedback is the same for a discussion, test, or assignment. The steps below outline the student view for a test.

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titleStudent View of Grades & Feedback

  1. Navigate to the Gradebook.

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  2. Click on the item. Items with feedback will have the feedback icon image-20241023-175937.pngImage Added under the feedback column.

  3. Click View Submission if accessing a test.

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    1. If accessing an assignment, you will see View Instructions which does not lead to the submission grade and feedback. Click on Your Grade instead.

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  4. The overall feedback is displayed for the student.

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    1. For tests, feedback for each question will be displayed underneath the question.

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