Post Quiz FAQ: This resource will address a number of common issues instructors ask about after the completion of a quiz. The most common are to: View quiz attempts by student Find and submit incomplete attempts Manually grade quizzes Regrade quizzes due to an error in a question For more information, click the link to […]
Online Tests – Quiz Reports
Quiz Reports: This resource will demonstrate how to create and view Quiz reports in Brightspace. There are 5 reports types available which can provide different data on your quiz: Question Statistics Question Details User Statistics Attempt Details and User Attempts For more information, click the link to view our PDF guide or view the video […]
Special Access
Special Access: This guide will run through the steps required to create Special Access restrictions for your assessments Students can be granted ‘Special Access’ exceptions to the rest of the student cohort. They can be given additional time to complete an assignment or quiz, or they can be given a longer availability window, a later […]
Grading — Inline Grading
Inline Grading: Inline grading in Brightspace allows you to enter marks and feedback for student assignment submissions. Inline grading allows you to: View a student submission on screen and assign a mark to the assignment Provide text, audio or video feedback to a student For information on Inline Grading, click the link to view our PDF […]
Grading — Direct Input of Grades
Direct Input of Grades: In Brightspace it is possible to enter marks one-by-one in the grades area. You can also upload marks via CSV. It is possible in the Grades area of Brightspace to: Enter marks one-by-one against the student record in the grades area Mark submissions offline and upload a CSV file containing those […]
Grading — Assignment Grade Visibility
Assignment Grade Visibility: There are a number of ways to control assignment grade visibility in Brightspace. It is important to understand these functions in order to release grades and feedback to students at an appropriate time. Students can see published grades for assignments, quizzes, discussion boards etc. in their Grades area. If you have graded […]
Grading — Quiz Grade Visibility
Quiz Grade Visibility: There are a number of ways to control quiz grade visibility in Brightspace. To reveal the results of a graded quiz to students in Brightspace, the following conditions must be met: A grade item must be attached to the quiz The grade item must be set as visible to students A schema […]
Grading – Anonymous Grading in Brightspace
Anonymous Grading in Brightspace: To avoid unconscious bias in the grading and feedback process, instructors can configure assignments to use anonymous grading. When the feature is turned on, instructors see an anonymised learner name on the assignment. Learners can be assured that their submissions are assessed fairly. Anonymous grading in Brightspace is initiated when creating […]
Grading – Using Urkund for plagiarism detection
Using Urkund: Plagiarism detection in Brightspace is currently available by using Urkund external service Urkund is a fully-automated system that checks text submitted to Brightspace for plagiarism. In order to assess your student’s submission for plagiarism you must enable the tool against the assignment submission folder in the module on Brightspace. For information on using […]
Communications – Discussion Boards
Using Discussions in Brightspace: You can create whole-class or group discussion areas in Brightspace. The discussion board tool is available for you to use in all of your modules on Brightspace. Discussion boards can used to create a forum where the entire class participates. Dedicated discussion boards can also be created for student groups in […]

