Introduction
In this article we will walk you through how to use Self-Assessment of Work from the perspective of a teacher.
If you’d like more information on how this tool works, you can check out the overview article here:
Tool In Action
Accessibility
We're devoted to making our tools as accessible as possible for all learners - to read more about accessibility in FeedbackFruits tools, check this article: Accessibility: Within FeedbackFruits Tools.
Overall Student Progress
At the top of the assignment, you will see the Overall student progress overview. Click on Statistics per active student to see individual students' progress. Here, you can see the individual overall grade collected, if the students have read the instructions, handed in their work, finished the self-assessment, and finally if the students have read their self-evaluation.
Fig. 1: Overall student progress: Active assignment
Click on the headers in each column to change the order (ascending or descending) in which students are displayed. You can also click Fullscreen to pop out the full display of student progress.
Fig. 2: Full screen statistics per active student analytics
The check marks under read instructions mean that that student has finished the step. The light green dot means the student has not read the instructions yet.
Under the Given Reviews and Received Reviews headers, you will find the completion status of each review for each student. If a student has completed the module, it will display ✔ Completed instead of a percentage.
It is also possible to export all the student data into an excel file. This file contains information concerning review ratings, review comments and grading. You can download this export by clicking on the EXPORT ANALYTICS button in the overall student progress window.
Step 1: Instructions
Instructions: Setting Up
Here, you can write instructions for the students regarding this assignment. You can also add items, such as attaching a file or recording audio/video, by clicking Add items if needed.
Fig. 3: Instruction: Setting up
Collaboration Options
Directly underneath the instructions, you can select options for student collaboration.
Fig. 4: Student collaboration options
When selecting student collaboration options, there are several configurations to choose from. Please bear in mind that collaboration options need to be selected before students participate in the assignment - once a student makes progress, the configurations can't be updated.
Fig. 5: Collaboration options expanded
Options for students hand in:
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Individually
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As a group
Instructions: Active Assignment
Here, you can view the instructions you wrote while setting up the assignment. You can edit them by clicking on the Edit button in the top right corner of the screen.
Fig. 6: Instruction: Active assignment
Step 2: Submissions
Submission Options: Setting Up
When creating your assignment, you can configure submission options for your students.
Fig. 7: Submissions: Setting up options
Required number of files to hand in: Set the amount of files that students are required to hand in. The submission requirement can be set at exactly, minimum or between your chosen amount. Students can always hand in more files than required.
Scheduling deadlines: Set the hand-in deadline. Students have to upload their work before this deadline. After the deadline expires, students will no longer be able to submit their file and receive feedback. If no deadline is specified at this stage, students are free to utilize the submission section and receive feedback at their convenience.
If a deadline for submission has been set for the students, you have the option to allow for students to hand in after the submission deadline has passed. Simply enable this option (as shown on the screenshot below), and students will be able to hand in after the submission deadline as well. Keep in mind that enabling this option will not affect the student analytics - you will still be able to see if students have submitted on time or not.
Fig. 8: Scheduling deadlines: Allowing late submissions
File requirements: Check the box next to the file type you want your students to hand in. Students will not be able to upload file types to you deselect. For an overview of which formats are supported for each file type, click here.
Please note that embedded audio and video in documents and slideshows cannot be played in FeedbackFruits.
Plagiarism check: If your institution has opted into our Turnitin integration, you can select here whether the check should be toggled on or off.
You can read more information here: Turnitin FAQ
Guiding students (optional): If you have specific hand-in instructions for your students (such as the desired font, line spacing, naming the file, etc.) fill them in here. Example: Please name your student number in the file-name. Upload both your essay and the slides you will use when presenting about your essay.
Submissions: Active Assignment
Here, you see an overview of all the students who have handed in their work, and which students have not handed in their work. For students that submitted work, you see if they handed it in late or on time. If the deadline has not yet passed, you can click change deadline if you wish to change the deadline. If the deadline has passed, but you want students to be able to still submit their work, you can now grant individual deadline extensions for specific students. This can be done by clicking on grant extension above the download button.
All submitted files can be downloaded by clicking the download icon next to search icon. The submissions are in a zip file, the files in this zip file have a name in the format [First name Last name Student] Original file name.
Fig. 9: Submission: Active Assignment
To view a student submission, please hover over the student name or click on the file button. You will be taken to the following page:
Note: If the student submitted a video, you will see the video player instead of the document.
Fig. 10: Student submission overview
Plagiarism check (beta feature)
If you have turned on the Plagiarism check functionality while setting up the activity, here you will see the plagiarism results. Please see more about how to interpret the plagiarism check percentages here. Note that students will not see these results from their end.
This functionality is in beta and requires configuration from an LMS admin and FeedbackFruits. If you are interested, please inform your contact person or Pilot and Partner Manager at FeedbackFruits to guide you through the integration. Read more about FeedbackFruits and Turnitin here.
Step 3: Given Reviews
Given Reviews: Setting Up
In this step, you can specify criteria to help guide students as they give feedback. Click configure to edit, add, or delete criteria. Click here for a detailed guide on setting criteria.
Fig. 11: Given reviews: Setting up options
Scheduling deadlines: Set the deadline for giving feedback. Note that reviewers will not be able to view or edit their reviews after this deadline passes. Leave the deadline blank to allow reviewers to view and/or edit their feedback indefinitely.
Guiding students (optional): If you have specific hand-in instructions for your students (such as the desired font, line spacing, naming the file, etc.) fill them in here.
Here, you can also enable Feedback writing tips, which automatically display one tip at a time as students write feedback. Additionally, there's a Review checklist that is shown to students during the review process, and a Feedback coach that provides AI-powered, real-time feedback to help students improve their reviews.
Fig. 12: Guiding students dropdown
Given Reviews: Active Assignment
The active assignment of given reviews lets you track which students have completed their self-assessment, their overall progress, the average time spent on each review, and the total number of comments they've written.
Fig. 13: Given reviews: Active assignment
To view a student's given review, simply hover over their name and click on it. This will take you to a new page where you can see the criteria and the feedback they provided.
Fig. 14: Given reviews overview
Step 4: Received Reviews
Received Reviews: Setting Up
In step 4, you can set a deadline. Keep in mind that if a deadline was set in the previous step, this step will only become available once the previous step's deadline has passed.
Fig. 15: Received reviews: Setting up
Received Reviews: Active Assignment
Step 4 active assignment provides an overview of which students have read all their self-evaluations and which have yet to do so. It also shows their overall progress, the average time spent on each review, and the total number of comments they've written. To view a student's review, hover over their name and click on it. This will take you to the same page as the given review, where you can see the criteria and feedback they provided.
Fig. 16: Received reviews: Active assignment
Grading
Grading: Setting up
After finishing setting up the core of the assignment, it is possible to add the configurable grading module. Click here to learn more about how this grading module works.
Fig. 17: Grading: Setting up
You also have the option to publish the grade as a percentage or as pass/fail.
Fig. 18: Grading options
Grading: Active Assignment
In this step, you have to access a comprehensive overview detailing the grades of each student within the system.
By default, the grading module is enabled, it will be visible after the last step. The image below shows what that will look like. By clicking on the arrow on the right or using the scroll bar at the bottom, the teacher can view the rest of the grade sections (from left to right). On the far right there is also an optional grade adjustment . This allows the teacher to add or subtract points for each student. Click on Fullscreen to get a better view.
Fig. 19: Grading: Active assignment