A Text Only Rubric has no points associated with criterion and levels. Unlike a Custom Points Rubric, this type of Rubric will NOT calculate a score or Overall Level for you. You must select a level of achievement against each criterion, then specify and Overall Level. Please note that the ‘look’ of a Rubric may change depending on whether you are marking […]

You may need to mark directly into a Grade Item in the Grades tool. This generally happens when the ‘product’ that students will be assessed on cannot be submitted to an Assignment Submission Folder. For example, you may be assessing student participation or a presentation delivered face-to-face. A Grade Item is often also used to mark […]

Step 1 Go to the Assignments tool from the toolbar. Click on the assignment you wish to mark.   Step 2 A new page will load. Scroll down until you see a list of student submissions. The student’s names will appear, followed by the files they have submitted. You can view an individual file by […]

There are a variety of online tools and software applications that you can use to help students create or perform items for assessment, and submit online. Here, we  review some of the tools supported by UTAS.   Tool Suitable for… Submission Marking and feedback Considerations Microsoft Office Creation of a range of documents, from Word […]

If used for formative assessment, in-class tests can be a useful means of helping students check their progress throughout the semester (as long as feedback is provided following the test). The tests can also provide you with rapid feedback about the class’ progress so that you can adapt your teaching focus accordingly. Getting all students – […]

Turnitin is a text matching service used to compare student-submitted work to the existing literature, as well as student work already stored on its database. Turnitin highlights text matches, allowing you to rapidly detect possible areas of plagiarism or collusion in a student’s writing. Grademark/Feedback Studio, which is available when a student’s work is submitted […]

MyLO’s Grades tool is flexible and offers many options for recording, tracking and calculating student grades. This page is designed to link you to useful resources related to the Grades tool. If you are new to Grades… Familiarise yourself with some commonly used terms and the Grades tool environment. If you want to set up […]

This solution would suit scenarios like this: Students must deliver a presentation for one assessment task. The task is worth 20% of the unit assessment. Students may deliver their presentation at a nominated tutorial time between weeks 5 and 10 of semester. You decide to make students submit their presentation plan/slides to a Dropbox the […]

This solution would suit scenarios like this: Students will deliver a presentation and then respond to questions from teachers and peers for an Assessment Task worth 35 marks. Face-to-face (F2F) students deliver their presentation and respond to questions in class. You will use a standalone Grade Item to provide F2F students with a grade and […]

This solution would suit scenarios like this: Students submit their work to a MyLO Dropbox. Their submission is worth 100% of Assessment Task 1. Students contribute to one Discussion Topic. Their contributions to the topic are worth 100% of Assessment Task 1. Students complete a Quiz. The Quiz is worth 100% of Assessment Task 1. […]