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Managing access to assessment content and feedback

Test Settings are very important. You can decide if and when assessment results become available for your students. You can decide to have the following content available for students:

  • Student submission

  • Automated feedback

  • Question scores

  • Correct answers

Submission content can be available:

  • After submission

  • After individual grade is posted

  • After due date

  • After all grades are posted, or

  • On specific date

Change Assessment results settings

Go to Gradebook > Gradable Items > three dots (…) on the right of the Assessment name > Edit > gear icon (settings) > scroll down to Assessment Results > select the linked text below one of the 4 options

screenshot of assessment results in gradebook settings

Examples

Scenario 1: You are delivering a high-stakes exam. Students should not be able to return to the exam questions after they submit their answers.

1. Navigate to the Test Settings. Scroll down to the Assessments results section.

2. Under Submission View, de-select Allow students to view their submission.

Uncheck 'Allow students to view their submission'

From Student View

  • The student can view the due date, number of attempts remaining, number of submissions, and their grade, but cannot view the submission itself.

Student view of grades
  • If the student clicks on the submitted attempt link or the grade, the submission is still hidden, but they can view the overall assessment feedback.

Scenario 2. Students take an exam asynchronously. You want students to review the questions, answers, and automated feedback after all grades are posted.

1.Navigate to the Test Settings. Scroll down to the Assessments results section.

2. Under Submission View, select Allow students to view their submission.

3. From the drop-down menu, select After all grades are posted option. The student view reflects the instructor's choice.

After all grades are posted

From Student View

  • From a Student perspective, before all grades are posted.

Student view of grades before all grades are posted
  • Student view after all grades are posted.

Student view of grades after posting

If your assessments are set up within a folder that is no longer visible to students, they cannot see their assessment, their grade, or your feedback; therefore, you must make this folder visible to students.

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