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Release marks and feedback tool

Release marks and feedback tool

In Myplace, the “Release marks and feedback“ tool enables you to easily release marks and feedback, as well as troubleshoot the visibility of grades.

The tool is available to all staff who have permission to edit grades in the gradebook.

Why we created this tool

Releasing marks and feedback in Moodle requires several settings to be configured correctly. These can involve a combination of configurations in the marking workflow, anonymous marking, activity settings, and gradebook setup.

The Myplace support team regularly receives queries from colleagues who are unsure whether students can see their grades or simply want to make sure that they have done the right thing. Additionally, we identified a gap in reporting highlighting the need for recording release data.

With the help of colleagues across the institution, the Education Technology team created the “Release marks and feedback“ tool to assist staff with releasing marks and feedback with the press of a button, troubleshooting, and reporting.

What can you do with this tool

The “Release marks and feedback“ tool allows you to do the following tasks.

Release marks and feedback to students

You can do this for the entire module, by student or by group. Please see Release marks and feedback for detailed instructions.

Release marks and feedback for a module. The page shows if the marks are ready to release and has an option to select how to release marks by. In class mode, there is a button to release all marks.
Release marks and feedback to the entire module.

Troubleshoot grade visibility

The tool can be used to check the visibility of marks and feedback after release. Please see Troubleshoot marks and feedback for detailed instructions.

In user release mode, a list of students is displayed alongside with a status checklist to show the marks release state for each student.
Check grade visibility details for each student

Notify students

In the confirmation page, a message warns users that they must seek authorisation to release grades before proceeding. A checkbox labeled send notifications can be checked to notify students of the release.
The confirmation page gives you the option to notify students.

 

View reports for past releases

Reports of previous releases will be available for all releases done using the tool. Please see Reporting for more information.

The marks release report page displays the list of past releases for the activity. The table shows the date and time of release, the full name of the user who made the release, and the release type - user in this example.
The marks release report showing details of a past release.

Demonstration

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A brief demonstration of the tool.

Please visit our FAQ and known issues page and How the tool works page to learn more about the tool.

Accessibility

The tool is compliant with WCAG 2.2 Level AA guidelines. If you have any issues or suggestions, please report it to Myplace support help@strath.ac.uk.

Known accessibility issues

Upon selecting the release mode, the page reloads. We do warn users in the help text associated with the control, but we are aware that this is not the best experience.

The “Show more“ link within student and group listings causes the page to lose focus when navigating using VoiceOver and Safari.

 

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