Faculty Grading in Bruin Learn

SpeedGrader

SpeedGrader allows instructors to view and grade student assignment submissions in one place using a simple point scale or complex rubric. Bruin Learn accepts a variety of document formats and even URLs as assignment submissions. Instructors can add feedback directly within some assignment types. Instructors can also provide feedback to students with text or media comments.

What is SpeedGrader?

Watch the Grading in Bruin Learn Video Series for tutorials on the following topics:

The Gradebook

The Gradebook helps instructors view and enter grades for students. Depending on the Grade display type, instructors can view grades for each assignment as points, a percentage, complete or incomplete, GPA scale, or letter grade.

The Gradebook displays published graded assignments, graded discussions, graded quizzes, and graded surveys.

How do I use the Gradebook?

View and Edit Grades

Assignments graded with SpeedGrader will appear in the Gradebook. Instructors can also manually enter and edit grades in the Gradebook.

Icons and Colors

The Gradebook includes several icons and colors in the assignment columns, assignment groups, and Total column.

Icons and colors are gradebook indicators to assist you with course grading. Published assignments will count toward a student's total grade unless excused.

How do I use icons and colors in the Gradebook?

Message Students Who

You can use the Gradebook to send messages to your students. You can message students individually in the Gradebook using the student context card.

The Message Students Who option allows you to message students based on specific criteria.

Message subjects are filtered based on specific assignment categories:

Haven't submitted yet—students who haven't submitted the assignment, even if manually awarded a grade.
Haven't been graded—students with assignments that haven't been graded (submitted or unsubmitted).
Scored less than [point value]—students who earned a grade on their assignment less than X number of points.
Scored more than [point value]—students who earned a grade on their assignment more than X number of points.

Although one message sends to multiple students simultaneously, each student will receive an individual message.

How do I send a message to students from the Gradebook?