Introduction

In this article we will walk you through how to use Feedback Request on 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:

• Feedback Request on Work: Overview

• Feedback Request on Work: For Students

• Feedback Request on Work: For Reviewers

   

Tool In Action

How this article is structured

This article walks you through the steps of an Feedback Request on Work activity, following the same flow as the tool itself.

The activity is divided into two sections:

• Setting up: This refers to what you can configure before the assignment is published, such as instructions, settings, deadlines, grouping, and grading rules. Students cannot access the activity at this stage. You can still edit some settings after publishing; however, once students start making progress, certain options may be locked to protect their work and data. Wherever this applies, the article will clearly note it.

• Active Assignment: This refers to what happens after the assignment is published and available to students. It covers monitoring student progress, viewing submissions, giving feedback, and reviewing outcomes.

Use Setting up to prepare your activity and Active Assignment to manage it once students are working on it.

Note: When you open a published activity, you’ll land on the Active Assignment view by default. To return to the setup view after publishing, click Edit in the upper-left corner of the activity.

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.

Setting Up the Activity

Step 1: Instructions

Write clear instructions for the activity. These instructions will be visible to students when they open the assignment. You can use this space to explain the purpose of the activity, what students should focus on when requesting feedback, and any expectations you have for how they engage with the feedback process.

Step 2: Submissions

In this step, you configure the submission settings. Students will upload their deliverable (e.g., an essay, report, or project file) before creating their feedback request. You can specify:

• File requirements - Set which file types are allowed for submission.

• Scheduling deadlines - Set a deadline for when students must submit their work.

  

Step 3: Configure Feedback Criteria

In this step, you specify the criteria that will be used during the feedback process. Click configure to edit, add, or delete criteria. Click here for a detailed guide on setting criteria.

You can set up criteria using:

• Rubrics - with defined levels and descriptions

• Scales - numerical rating scales

• Comment-only - qualitative feedback without ratings

You will see your criteria listed; for example, thesis statement, body paragraphs, organization, tone, grammar, literature review, and so on. These become the options students can select from when they create their feedback request.

Fig. 3: Criteria selection screen

Allow student criteria selection: You can enable this option to let students choose which specific criteria they want feedback on from the set you have defined. This is an important pedagogical feature - it encourages students to reflect on their own strengths and weaknesses and make intentional choices about where they need help.

If this option is disabled, reviewers will provide feedback on all criteria by default.

Step 4: Scheduling Deadlines

Set deadlines for the activity steps. Deadlines work the same way you're used to from other FeedbackFruits tools. You can set deadlines for:

• When students must submit their work

• When students must create and send their feedback request

• When reviewers must complete their feedback

Leave the deadline blank to allow students or reviewers to complete the step indefinitely.

Note: If the deadline has passed, you may extend it for individual students as needed.

Active Assignment

Once the activity is live and students begin participating, you can monitor progress from the teacher dashboard.

Overall Student Progress

The Overall Student Progress view appears at the top of the activity in the Active Assignment view. It provides a high-level overview of how students are progressing across all steps of the activity.

Please note that this section is not visible during activity setup. It only becomes available after the activity has been published and students begin participating.

From this overview, you can quickly see how far students have progressed through the activity workflow across steps such as:

• Submission

• Feedback request creation

• Received feedback

This view helps you monitor overall completion status at a glance before reviewing step-specific analytics.

Monitoring Student Progress per Step

The teacher dashboard also provides step-level analytics, allowing you to track each student’s progress throughout the activity workflow.

For Feedback Request on Work, you can monitor:

• Which students have submitted their work

• Which students have created their feedback request

• Which reviewers have been invited

• Which reviewers have completed their feedback

• Which students have read their received feedback

Similar analytics are available within other steps of the activity, such as the Submission step, the Feedback request step, and the Read received feedback step, helping you identify where students or reviewers may still need to take action.

Fig. 4: Teacher dashboard overview

It is also possible to export all the student data into an Excel file. This file contains information concerning review ratings, review comments, and completion status. You can download this export by clicking on the EXPORT ANALYTICS button in the overall student progress window.

Viewing Submissions & Feedback

You can access individual student feedback requests to see the feedback that has been provided by their reviewers. This allows you to monitor the quality and relevance of the feedback students are receiving, even from external reviewers. Here you can also review their submissions.

Fig. 5: Viewing Submissions and Feedback of Students

Good to Know

• Teacher stays in control of feedback quality: You define the criteria, rubric descriptions, and rating scales. Students and reviewers work within the framework you've established.

• External reviewers don't need an account: Reviewers receive an email invitation and can complete their review through a mobile-first, no-login interface. This is designed to maximize completion rates.

• Reviewers see the submission: Because this is Feedback Request on Work, the reviewer will see the student's uploaded deliverable alongside the feedback criteria. This allows them to provide contextualized, specific feedback on the actual work.

• Student criteria selection is optional: You can choose whether students pick their own criteria or receive feedback on all criteria. Enabling selection adds a metacognitive step to the activity.

• Familiar configuration: If you've set up Peer Review or other FeedbackFruits tools before, the Feedback Request setup will feel very similar.