Use Assessment Tools in Moodle

Activities can be used for assessment if they provide the option to grade or provide feedback for students.

Depending on the activity different assessment options may be available:

  • Group or individual work
  • Automatic marking or manual marking

Additional information is available in the below infographic. Scan or click on a QR code for more information on the activity.

When creating or completing an assessment or activity with a grading component, use a recommended browser on a desktop or laptop computer. The iPad and other tablets are not fully supported for use with UNSW Moodle.

For more general assistance with assessment, see the Assessment Toolkit.

The Grading Process (Diagram)

The sequence of actions instructors complete when creating assessable activities in Moodle

Assessable Activities

The following activities in Moodle have grading components and provide tools within it to provide marks or feedback. View the individual pages for instructions on how to set up and grade within the activities

  • Moodle Assignment 
    Assignment Submission and Marking
  • Turnitin 
    Assignment Submission and Marking with Similarity Checking services
  • Quiz  
    Deliver automatically and manually marked quzzes
  • UNSW workshop 
    Peer review and self assessment
  • OU Blog 
    Private or Shared blogs where participation can be assessed
  • OU Wiki
    Private or Collaborative wiki where participation can be assessed
  • Lesson 
    Guided content with automatic and manually marked questions
  • Forum
    Forum posts which can be rated by teachers or students (peer evaluation)

Gradebook and Reporting

The Gradebook is used manage and release all the grades within the course. View the following pages on how to use individual features of the gradebook and reporting options such as Logs.