Learn: Speedgrader

Grading

SpeedGrader

You can review, grade, and provide feedback on New Quizzes submissions using the SpeedGrader.

Most quiz items are graded automatically after a student submits the quiz. However, Essay and File Upload questions must be graded manually.

Finding the SpeedGrader

You can access SpeedGrader to review and grade New Quizzes submissions by going to Assignments, Quizzes, or Grades.

From Assignments or Quizzes

  1. On the course navigation, click Assignments or Quizzes
  2. Click the Options icon (three vertical dots)
  3. Choose SpeedGrader

Quizzes page with SpeedGrader highlighted in the menu of options for a quiz.

From Grades

  1. Go to Grades
  2. Find the quiz and hover your cursor over the column heading
  3. Click the options icon (three vertical dots)
  4. Select SpeedGrader

SpeedGrader highlighted as an option within a column in the gradebook

Using the SpeedGrader

The following Canvas Guides, provides instructions for using SpeedGrader to review, grade, and provide feedback on New Quizzes submissions.

COMPARISON: Classic and New Quizzes SpeedGrader

There are new features and differences in the layout of SpeedGrader between Classic and New Quizzes. Click on each feature below to learn about the changes.

Question Navigator

CLASSIC QUIZZES

Question Navigator at the top of the Speedgrader screen in Classic quizzes.

  • Always displayed at the top of the SpeedGrader screen
  • Highlighted numbers indicate questions that need to be manually graded
  • Does not expand to show question stem

NEW QUIZZES

Animated gif showing the New Quizzes question navigator collapsed and expanded

  • Always located on the left-hand side of the SpeedGrader screen as you scroll through the submission
  • NEW Can be expanded to show question stem
  • NEW Question navigator includes link back to the top of the SpeedGrader

Fudge Points

CLASSIC QUIZZES

Fudge points highlighted on the bottom left-hand corner of the screen in the Speedgrader for Classic Quizzes.

  • Always displays at the bottom of the left-hand corner of the screen while scrolling through the submission.

NEW QUIZZES

nq-speedgrader-fudge-pts.png

  • Instructor/Grader must scroll to the bottom of the submission to find Fudge Points option.

Navigating Submissions

CLASSIC QUIZZES

Student List for navigating student submissions in Classic Quizzes

  • Instructors and graders can navigate student submissions using the Student List drop-down or navigation buttons.

NEW QUIZZES

Animated gif highlighting the Student List as well as the Previous Student and Next Student buttons that appear in the New Quizzes Speedgrader when a question is selected

  • NEW In addition to using the Student List to navigate to different student submissions, instructors and graders can enable a SpeedGrader option to Grade by question Links to an external site. which will show Previous Student or Next Student buttons on each question, when they are selected.

Needs Grading

CLASSIC QUIZZES

Needs Grading alert highlighted on the SpeedGrader in Classic Quizzes

  • Located at the center and top of the SpeedGrader

NEW QUIZZES

Needs Grading alert highlighted on the SpeedGrader in New Quizzes

  • Placement is the same, minimal changes in color and formatting

Sidebar

CLASSIC QUIZZES

Sidebar highlighted in Classic Quizzes Speedgrader

NEW QUIZZES

Sidebar in the New Quizzes Speedgrader

  • The SpeedGrader Sidebar remains the same as it is in Classic Quizzes

Menu Bar

CLASSIC QUIZZES

Menu bar in Classic Quizzes SpeedGrader

NEW QUIZZES

Menu bar in the New Quizzes SpeedGrader

  • The SpeedGrader Menu Bar remains the same as it is in Classic Quizzes.

Practice

If you would like access to a sandbox course with demo quizzes and student submissions in order to view and test the New Quizzes SpeedGrader, please send an email to bruinlearn-support@it.ucla.edu with the following message:

Please add me to the New Quizzes Sandbox with the Teacher role. My UID is [add your UID here].

Please allow up to 24 hours for processing. Once you are added, you will receive an email invitation with a link to join the sandbox.