Introduction
In this article we will walk you through how to use Self-Assessment of Skills 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
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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, 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: Overall student progress fullscreen
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: 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. 7: 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. 8: 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. 9: Given reviews: Active assignment
Fig. 10: Given review analytics fullscreen
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. To move on to the next student, click the Next button in the top right corner.
Fig. 11: Given reviews overview
Step 3: Received Reviews
Received Reviews: Setting Up
In this step, 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. 12: Received reviews: Setting up
Received Reviews: Active Assignment
Step 3 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 and the total number of comments they received from the teacher.
Fig. 13: Received reviews overview
Fig. 14: Received review analytics fullscreen
To view a student's review, you can either click view review button or 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.
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. 15: Grading: Setting up
You also have the option to publish the grade as a percentage or as pass/fail.
Fig. 16: 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. 17: Grading: Active assignment