How do I grade a graded discussion in SpeedGrader with Performance and Usability Upgrades?
You can grade and provide feedback on graded discussions and graded group discussions in SpeedGrader. Discussion replies will display individually, but the replies can also be viewed in the context of the full discussion in SpeedGrader.
Notes:
- When Discussion Checkpoints is enabled, the full discussion thread is displayed, with students' individual replies highlighted—even in non-checkpointed discussions.
- You will not be notified in the Gradebook of additional posts to discussions after a grade has been entered.
- If the user interface displays differently than what is shown in this lesson, the Performance and Usability Upgrades for SpeedGrader feature option may have been disabled. For more information, refer to the guide: How do I grade a graded discussion in SpeedGrader?
Open Discussions
In Course Navigation, click the Discussions link.
Open Discussion
Click the name of a discussion.
Open SpeedGrader
Click the Options icon [1] and then click the SpeedGrader link [2].
View Submission
View the student's discussion replies. Older replies are listed at the top with newer replies listed below.
View Full Discussion
To view the discussion replies in the context of the full discussion, click the switch to viewing the full discussion context link [1].
If the discussion replies are part of a graded group discussion, you can view the discussion replies in the context of the full group discussion by clicking the switch to viewing the full group discussion context link [2].
Note: To return to SpeedGrader from the full discussion, use your Internet browser's Back button.
Grade Submission
To enter a grade for the submission, enter the grade in the Grade field [1].
If you added a rubric to the discussion, you can view the rubric by clicking the View Rubric button [2].
Grade Discussion Checkpoint Submissions
If you enabled the Assign graded checkpoints option when you created the discussion, more options display in SpeedGrader.
When viewing discussions in SpeedGrader, you can:
- Sort discussion replies using the tool bar [1].
- Switch back to individual posts using the available link [2].
- Navigate between students using the First, Last, Previous, and Next buttons [3].
- View the number of replies added compared to the required number [4].
Default Discussion View
In SpeedGrader Options, you can set the Default Discussion View.
Add Feedback
In the Assignment Comments section, you can post comments to the student. Any comments made by the student also appear in this section and in the Submission Comments filter in Conversations.
To add a comment to the assignment, enter text in the Comment field [1]. You can also add an external course link [2], upload an image [3], or insert an equation [4].
To use a comment from the Comment Library, click the Comment Library icon [5].
To attach a file to the comment, click the Attach button [6].
To record a video or audio comment, click the Media icon [7].
If you are using Chrome, you can use the speech recognition tool to leave comments [8].
Note: If the assignment is supported by Assignment Enhancements, the Assignment Comments section may display as Comments for this Attempt.
Save Grade and Feedback
To save the student's grade and any added feedback, click the Submit button.
