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How do i hide things in moodle.

Hide entire course

Hide Topics

Hide Activities or Resources

Conditional Restrictions

Hiding Grades

Hiding your entire course from students

To hide your course from student view:

• Click into your course.
• Click Settings from the Navigation Menu at the top of your course page.
• Click the dropdown next to Visible and select Hide.

4. Click  Save and Display to save changes.

*Your course will appear in your list of courses, but will be grayed out . You can also determine whether you course is visible to students or not by looking at the breadcrumbs:

*The course will not show up in students’ lists at all. ( If it is nearing the start of the term, you may consider hiding topic sections instead of the entire course, so students see they are enrolled in the course, they just can’t see the content. ) See Hiding Topic Sections.

Hiding Topic Sections

To hide topic sections in your course from student view:

• Toggle Edit Mode on.
• Click  Edit next to one of the topic sections you wish to hide and click  Hide topic.

*The topic and all items within that topic will become greyed out. An indicator at the top of the topic states the Topic is “Hidden from students”.

• To make the topic visible again, click  Edit  again for the topic section and click  Show topic.

To hide activities or resources in your course from student view:

• Toggle Edit Mode on
• Click  Edit  next to one of the activities or resources you wish to hide and click  Hide.

• Once you click Hide for any activity or resource, it will appear like this in the course page (greyed out and an indicator that it is hidden from students).

• To make the item visible again, click Edit and then click  Show.

*To learn about Stealth Mode for hiding activities or Resources, Click Here .

Hide Topics, Activities, or Resources with Conditional Restrictions

• Click  Edit next to one of the topic sections, activities, or resources you wish to hide and click  Edit topic or Edit Settings .

• Scroll to  Restrict Access , expand the section using the arrow and click  Add Restriction.

• Select  Date on the add restriction type page.

• Set the Date and time, change “from” to until , and click the eyeball to  hide the activity until that date. See below.

*The topic section, activity, or resource will remain hidden to students until the date and time set here. At that time, it will automatically become visible to students.

• Click  Save and return to course  at the bottom of the screen.

Hide Grades

Hiding grades from students takes many forms. For a break down of these options, click on the links below.

• The entire gradebook
• Overall Course Grade
• Specific Assignment Grades in the Gradebook
• Hide grades or certain assignments or in the gradebook until a certain time

Hide or Unhide a Course

• Publication date November 1, 2017

Introduction

Faculty who use Moodle at UP may at times wish to hide their entire course from view. Common scenarios when it would be useful to hide a course:

• The faculty member is working on designing the course or adding content and doesn’t wish students to see the work in progress.
• The course has been merged with another section and the merged course will be used in lieu of the individual sections.
• The following article shows the steps to hide or unhide a Moodle course.

Login to Moodle and look for the course you wish to hide or unhide in your Custom Course Menu. Click on the course name to access the course.

In your course, click Edit Settings in the Course Administration menu.

In the course settings, under General settings, you can set the course  Visibility options to Hide or Show. Make sure to scroll down and click Save when you have made your selection.

How to Tell if Your Course is Currently Hidden

Assuming you are using the standard Moodle theme, as of 2020 you will see an alert in the course when it is hidden.

You will also see a Hidden label on the course in your Dashboard .

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Hide/show an activity, resource, or section, release an activity to students based on date/time, use restrict access to schedule the availability of an activity or resource, control the visibility of an activity or resource based on grade, release an activity or resource to specific students.

Instructors can control access to resources and activities based on dates and times, on grades earned on previous activities, or they can simply hide items from students until they are ready to be used.

There are three basic ways to control access to course content:

• Visibility with Hide/Show T he Hide/Show  is available for all Activities and Resources , and affect the visibility of an item to students.
• Activity settings for date/time Date/time settings are available for most Activities , but not for Resources. Date/time settings determine when students may submit to an activity , but still let them see the activity page and any grades that have been posted after the due date has passed. Examples of date/time settings are open and close times for quizzes, and due dates for assignments.
• Visibility with Restrict access You can also control the visibility of an activity and resource using Restrict access .

Note:  Hiding an activity using Restrict access or the Hide/Show icon also prevents students from viewing anything about the activity, including grades and due dates. We do not recommend using Restrict access or Hide/Show to end access to graded activities , as grades for the activity may be hidden from students.

To quickly hide (or show) an Activity , Resource, or Section in your course, use the Hide/Show  in the Edit menu for the item. 

Note : Graded activities that are hidden do not show in the Grade report for students. To prevent submissions without hiding the activity, see Release an Activity to Students Based on Date/Time , below.

• To hide an item, under the Resource , Activity , or on the right of the Section you want to hide, click  Edit , then Hide . - Hidden Resources or Activities will appear grayed-out to instructors and will not appear at all for students. - Hidden Sections may be completely hidden from students, or can show only the Section title depending on the Settings for the course (see Important Settings for your Moodle Course .)
• To un-hide an item, next to the Resource , Activity , or Section, click Edit , then Show . The item will again be visible (and clickable) for students.

Note:  When hidden, the item will appear grayed-out to instructors, but for students the links to activities or resources will be invisible.

For most Activities , you can use date/time restrictions to control when students can submit work, while still allowing students to open the activity page and read the activity description, view due dates, view grades, etc. Note : Resources (such as Files , URLs and Pages ) do not have date/time settings. To schedule the release of Resources , see Use Restrict Access to Schedule Visibility of an Activity or Resource (below).

• Add a new Activity, or locate an activity already in your course and click Edit , then  Edit settings . The Edit settings page will open (page's name varies for different activities).
• On the Edit settings page, click Expand all (at top right) to expand all the headings on the page.
• Under the  Availability or Timing heading, look for start and end time settings. (Settings options vary for different activities) . Note : Date/time settings (if present) are separate from the Restrict access options that appear further down the Edit settings page; We do not recommend using both for the same activity).
• Click Save and return to course .

Use Restrict acces s settings to prevent all access to resources or activities outside of a scheduled time frame. During the period when access is restricted, you have the option to show the link grayed-out, or make it completely hidden from students (as when you hide a link using the Hide/Show icon). Note: Where possible we recommend using the  Availability or Timing settings, if available, for start and end dates for submissions.

We do not recommend using both date/time and Restrict access settings for the same activity. If you do combine them, be sure they do not conflict. 

• Add a new  Activity or Resource , or for an existing item click Edit , then select Edit settings . The Edit settings page will open.
• On the Edit settings page, under Restrict access, c lick Add restriction... . The Add restriction... pop-up window will open..
• In the pop-up window, click Date . The pop-up window will close and Date options will be added to the Settings page under the Restrict access heading.
• For Access restrictions , select Student must match the following .
• For Date , select from or until to set a date restriction, and select the a date and time from the drop-down menus. Note : Start ( from ) and end ( until ) restrictions must be added separately. (See Step 8.)

• (Optional) To add another restriction click Add restriction... and repeat the above procedure.
• To preview the results as a student, on the User menu (your name, top right), click Switch role to... , then Student .

Use Restrict acces s settings to release an activity or resource to students based on the grade(s) they receive on a previous activity or activities:

• Add a new Activity  or  Resource, or for an existing item click Edit , then select Edit settings . The Edit settings page will open.
• On the Edit settings page, under Restrict access, c lick Add restriction... . The Add restriction... pop-up window will open.
• In the pop-up window, click Grade . The pop-up window will close and options for restricting by grade will appear on the Edit settings page under the Restrict access heading..
• For Grade, from the Choose drop-down, select the Activity or Category total that must receive a grade. 
• Select must be ≥ , and/or must be ≤ , and enter the % value students must have scored on the conditional activity before receiving access to this activity. For example, if you want to provide a make-up activity for students who scored between 50-75% on a previous quiz, enter 50 in the first box, and 76 in the second box.
• (Optional) To add a restriction for an additional graded activity, click Add restriction... and repeat the procedure.
• To preview the results as a student, on the User menu (your name, top right), click Switch role to... , then Student .

You can tailor access to activities and resources by Groups or Groupings of students using Restrict access settings. For example, you could have some students who get early access to an activity or resource, or some students who are allowed an extended deadline. This method of releasing activities can be useful for accommodations, make-up work, advanced work, extra credit, or independent studies. You can use this feature to release an item to a particular Group , without putting the Group in a Grouping ( as required when using Common Module settings).

Note : There are more efficient methods for accomplishing the following tasks:

• When assigning an item to Groupings where everyone will have the same access conditions, use Common Module settings; see Assign an Activity to a Group or Grouping in Moodle .
• To provide unlimited time on a Quiz for a student requiring academic accommodations, see Allow Unlimited Time for Quiz Completion for Specific Students.
• To allow particular students to re-attempt a Quiz that allows only a limited number of attempts, see Reset Quiz Attempts .
• To allow particular students to attempt a Quiz after its close date, see Configure Special Quiz Access for Individuals or Groups .

To assign an activity to members of a particular group or grouping:

• Create the Group and add only the user(s) you want to be able to access the activity or resource (see Create & Modify Groups in Moodle ). Or, create a Grouping of more than one Group who you want to be able to access the activity or resource (see Create Groupings in Moodle ).
• Add or locate the  Activity or Resource that you want to make available, or for an existing item, click Edit , then Edit settings . The Edit settings page will open.
• On the Edit settings page, under Restrict access, click Add restriction... . The Add restriction... pop-up window will open.
• Click Group or Grouping. The pop-up window will close and a new restriction option will appear on the Settings page .
• From the Group or Grouping drop-down menu, select the group or grouping for which you want to set access. 
• Click Save and return to course.

Tip: To set up different sets of conditions for different groups, use Restriction sets .

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How to mark an Assignment online in Moodle

Preparing to grade an assignment.

Before beginning marking it’s important to understand how your assignment has been setup, so that you can ensure that you are not showing marks and feedback to students before you are ready for them to see them .

By default, Moodle assignments hide grades and feedback from students through the ‘Marking Workflow’ option.

When you create an Assignment, the ‘Marking Workflow’ setting will be enabled. This automatically hides any marks and feedback that you upload for students until you take specific steps to release the marks and feedback. This is a ‘safer’ option for the requirements of most Teachers .

Guidance on  releasing Marks and Feedback, and sending a notification to students  with a few clicks, using marking workflow can be found below.

If you prefer instead to turn off the marking workflow option you can do so within the Assignment’s settings, under the ‘Grade’ settings.  Note that doing this will mean that any marks and feedback added to Moodle will be immediately visible to students!

If you have turned off Marking Workflow, but you  also  don’t want students to see marks and feedback as soon as they are uploaded, you will need to hide the Assignment link and Gradebook item until you are ready to reveal the marks and feedback.

The guidance below shows how to turn off Marking Workflow (if you wish) and how to hide the Assignment link and Gradebook item:

• Find your Assignment and select Settings

• Scroll down to ‘ Grade ’ settings and expand them
• Set  use marking workflow  to  no
• Save changes

Note: Any marks and feedback you add will now be immediately visible to students!

To manually hide marks and feedback from students you will need to hide the Assignment’s  Gradebook item  and the  Assignment link  (which is often not practical where there are late submissions)

To hide the Gradebook item:

• Go to the  Course Homepage  and choose the Grades tab
• From the Grader Report drop-down menu, choose Gradebook Setup .

• In the row for the Assignment that you wish to hide, in the  Actions  column, choose  Edit  then  Hide .

• Save Changes .
• The Gradebook item will now appear to be greyed out to show that it is not visible to students.

To hide the Assignment link from students:  

• Navigate to the Assignment and, from its  Edit  drop-down menu, choose  Hide .

• You can now begin marking.

Note : When are ready to release marks and feedback to students, don’t forget that you’ll need to make the  Gradebook item  and  Assignment  link visible again.

Lock submissions to prevent changes

Before you begin marking it’s a good idea to lock submissions. This will prevent students from making any changes to their submissions once marking is underway. To do so, navigate to your Assignment and View all submissions .

• Tick the box at the top of the ‘select’ column to select all user submissions.
• From the ‘ With selected…’ drop-down menu choose Lock Submissions .

Note: If you have a large number of students you will need to select the option under the table to ‘show all students on one page’.

Moodle grading interface overview

Moodle has a built-in grading interface that allows you to annotate student assignments, add summary comments and award marks. Student submissions are displayed in PDF form and include a link to the Ouriginal similarity report (where activated).

The image below gives an overview of the built-in grading interface:

• Use the next and previous arrows to move to the next page of the student’s document or choose a page from the drop-down menu.
• Add an annotation to comment (with option to choose background colour).
• Use the arrow tool to select, move or delete existing annotations.
• Other tools such as the pen (squiggly line) for free form drawing or writing, shape tools, line, highlighter)
• Stamp tool/x tool.
• Anchor for an annotation (if you hover over it, it expands to reveal the annotation)
• An annotation
• Click the sub-menu icon in annotation (top right corner) to delete or add annotation to a ‘quicklist’ for the assignment).
• Use navigation to see Previous/Next student’s assignment or filter.
• Add grade here in the right-hand pane.
• Summary feedback can be entered here
• Don’t forget to save any changes made!
• Click to cycle through the options for screen layout

The video below provides an introduction to the grading interface, shows how to annotate student scripts, view Ouriginal reports and award marks. It also details how you can lift anonymity (where anonymous marking is being used) at the end of the marking process.

Marking Assignments Online

Marking a Group Assignment

Where one student has uploaded a file on behalf of her Group, the file will appear against all Group members, and any of these can be marked. On the individual student grading page, an option to ‘ Apply grade and feedback to all members of group ’ will appear. If ticked the grades and feedback will be applied to all group members. 

Allocate Assignments to another Marker

You can use the  Marking Allocation  feature to assign student submissions to a specific marker in your Moodle space.

• Marking allocation  – this allows allocation of markers to work after the deadline.  Marking allocation  depends on  Marking workflow  being enabled.

Marking Workflow  and  Marking Allocation  must be enabled in your assignment settings.

Once these have been enabled, you can allocate assignments to a marker.

• Click on your Assignment link
• Click on  View all submissions

• Tick the box to the left of the student whose assignment you want to allocate, then choose  Set allocated marker  and click  Go .
• At the prompt click  Ok , then on the next page select your allocated marker from the drop-down menu and click  Save Changes .

How to lift anonymity in an Assignment

If you are using Anonymous Marking (blind marking) in Moodle, once you have completed marking, it is necessary to lift anonymity in order to release grades to the Gradebook. Please note that lifting anonymity can only be done once, (you cannot return the assignment to an anonymous state once it has been lifted), so ensure that you have completed all marking before going ahead. 

To lift anonymity.

• Click on the assignment link, then click on  View all submissions
• From the grading actions menu choose  Reveal student identities:

This video also shows the process for lifting anonymity: https://uniofbath.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=dbdb18a7-e4f2-40af-a7fe-acd800a3803c&start=0

Lifting Anonymity

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• Improving Clarity with Structured Assignment Brief Templates 
• Anonymous marking in Moodle
• Advanced Grading in Moodle
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• How to mark an Assignment offline and upload feedback
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Documentation

Note: You are currently viewing documentation for Moodle 1.9. Up-to-date documentation for the latest stable version is available here: Adding/editing an assignment .

• Adding/editing an assignment
• Upload a single file
• Online text
• Offline activity
• Advanced uploading of files (1.7)
• Assignment details (pre-1.7)
• Assignment permissions
• Viewing an assignment
• Assignment submissions
• Assignment FAQ

An Assignment is an activity that a teacher can select by a pull down menu in a course topic or week section. This page is about the Assignment settings, also found with the Update Assignment button.

• 1 Assignment name
• 2 Description
• 4 Available from
• 6 Prevent late submissions
• 7 Settings for specific assignment types (1.7 onwards)
• 8 Assignment type (pre-1.7)
• 9.1 Group mode
• 9.2 Visible
• 9.3 ID number
• 10 Tips and tricks
• 11 See also

Assignment name

Give your assignment a name (e.g. “Report on Topic Content”). The name entered here will be the name that learners see in the course content area. Learners will click on this name to view the details of the assignment and, if applicable, submit their work.

Description

The description of the assignment, which should include precise instructions for students regarding the subject of the assignment, the form, in which it should be submitted, the grading criteria etc.

Use this area to describe the assignment and explain what learners are expected to do to complete this task. The assignment description can be as brief or as expansive as you feel is necessary to meet the needs of your learners. However, it is to your benefit to provide as much detail and information as possible, especially at the start of the course while you are still establishing procedures. Generally, the more information you are able to provide here the fewer questions and problems your learners will have completing the task.

The assignment description field can also be used to provide information or resources related to the assignment. An instructor, for example, could provide some literature, a video clip, an image, or a link to a webpage, and then ask the learners to use these materials in completing the task. (Alternatively, the instructor could post these items using the Resource Module and refer students to them in the assignment details. See the section titled Resource Module for more information.)

Finally, if you are adding rich content, tables, etc. to your description, it is best to expand the HTML editor into full screen mode so you can make your webpage document look nice when participants view it.

The grade for the assignment is specified here. Choosing a number will become the maximum grade for this assignment. Apart from the numbers, one of the descriptive grades which have been defined for this course can also be picked.

If you will not be giving a grade for the assignment, choose No Grade.

Available from

Setting this date prevents students from submitting their assignments before this date.

The Available from date setting allows an instructor to set a day and time at which learners can begin submitting the assignment. This setting does not, however, hide the activity from the learners. Instead, the learner will see the activity, be able to view the instructions and use any materials you have include in the description, but the learner will not be able to submit or complete the assignment until the Available from date.

To activate the Available from date, make sure that the “Disable” checkbox is not marked. Then, use the drop down menus to choose the day, month and year. You can also set a time with the last two fields on the line. Note: the time is based on a 24 hour clock or “military time,” so 14:00 refers to 2:00 p.m.

If you do not wish to use the Available from option, just check the “Disable” checkbox by clicking on it; the rest of the field will turn gray and the date will be ignored.

And this prevents students from submitting their assignments after this date.

The Due date field works in much the same way as the Available from field with a few small differences. Unchecking the “Disable” checkbox activates the Due date option and you have the same ability to select a day, month, year, and time. If the checkbox is checked, then the due date will be not be applied.

As with the Available from setting, the Due date defines when learners are able to submit their assignment. However, with the Due date settings, you also have the Prevent late submissions option (below the date and time fields). Setting Prevent late submissions to Yes will prevent learners from being able to submit this assignment after the Due date. If you set Prevent late submissions to No, then learners can submit the assignment as long as the assignment is visible or accessible to them.

Both the Available from and Due dates are displayed for learners in the assignment details, but the Due date is also marked in the course Calendar as a visible reminder for participants. Furthermore, the indicator on the calendar will actually link learners directly to the activity!

Your use of the Available from and Due date settings will probably be dependent on the overall structure of your course. If you are facilitating an open ended course or a course with rolling enrollment, then you might find it easier to not apply the Available from and Due date settings (leave the boxes checked). This arrangement will allow the learners to access the assignments according to their own schedule and progress within the course. Alternatively, if you are working within a more structured format or adhering to a timeline, the Available from and Due date settings are useful for keeping learners on schedule. Using the Available from setting will make it possible for learners to preview upcoming activities, while at the same time, prevent them from finishing the course in the first week and not returning for additional activities or information. Likewise, the Due dates help keep the learners from lagging too far behind and decrease the likelihood that the learner will become overwhelmed by having to complete several weeks worth of work at once.

Prevent late submissions

Set to "No", assignments submitted after the due date will be marked as late, but students will still be able to submit them. Set to "Yes", assignment submission will be blocked after the due date.

Settings for specific assignment types (1.7 onwards)

Each assignment type, except offline assignment, has further settings which are detailed on the relevant assignment type pages:

• Advanced uploading of files

Assignment type (pre-1.7)

With the Assignment type setting (pre-1.7), you choose the type of assignment which defines how learners will complete the assignment and turn it in to the instructor. Assignments can be set up as offline activity, online text, or upload a single file.

To complete the settings specific to the assignment type, click Next to proceed to the assignment details page.

Common module settings

When course group mode is turned on, the group mode can be one of three levels: no groups, separate groups or visible groups.

Choose whether to Show or Hide the assignment

Setting an ID number provides a way of identifying the assignment for grade calculation purposes. If the activity is not included in any grade calculation then the ID number field can be left blank.

Tips and tricks

• Want to use an Assignment activity again? Copy the assignment by backing up the course and selecting just the assignment, with or without students and their data. Restore the backup to the same course or to a new course. Move the copied assignment and or edit it.
• Want to use an Assignment activity in another course you teach? Use the import function in the course administration block.
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Hiding grade item or category prevents students from seeing the grade and any feedback comments or files an instructor has provided for it. 

Before you start , you may need access to the following:

• an Instructor of record or Other editing teacher role in a Bryn Mawr Moodle course

Hide grades

• On your course main page, click on the Edit Mode toggle (if it isn't already on).
• Next, in the top toolbar, select Grades .
• On the next page, select Grader report > Setup > Gradebook setup from the tabs displayed.
• Find the grade item or category you wish to hide, go to the Actions column, and click Edit  drop-down and select 'Edit settings'. 
• Within the Grade Item  section, select Hide . 
• Click Save changes .

When you are ready to reveal grades to students, repeat the steps above, but choose  Show in step 4 from the drop-down menu .

Videos & further reading on Moodle gradebook

• MoodleDocs:  Grade hiding

If you have any additional questions or problems, don't hesitate to reach out to the Help Desk !

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Creating Assignments in Moodle

Students can submit work for a course via the Assignment Activity in Moodle.

Adding an Assignment to a Course

• Open the Moodle course and turn editing on by sliding the  Edit Mode  toggle to the on position. ( Those using the Classic Theme in Moodle can click the  Turn Editing on  button. ).
• Move to the section of the course where you wish the assignment to appear and click the Add an activity or resource button.
• Select Assignment .

General Settings

Under the General heading, enter an Assignment name and Description for the assignment.

You can also add Activity Instructions , which will appear when the student opens the assignment.

Availability Settings

Under the Availability heading, set the Allow submissions from date.

• If enabled, the Due date means that any assignments submitted after the date will be marked late.
• If enabled, the Cut-off date means that students can no longer upload assignments after the entered date.
• Most people set a Due date, but only set a Cut-off date if you are sure that you won’t allow late submissions.
• Time limit is useful when using an Online text box rather than a File submission. When enabled students have a specified amount of time to enter material into the Online box.

Submission Type Settings

• Most people choose File submissions .
• You could choose Online text if you wanted students to enter text or to paste a URL to a video presentation hosted on YouTube.
• You can also set the Accepted file types , if you want to prevent students from uploading file types you may not be able to read, such as a Pages document.

Feedback Types Settings

Under the Feedback types section, check the Feedback types you would like to use.

• Feedback comments lets you type comments into a comment box.
• Annotate PDF converts the file to a PDF and then lets you mark up and comment directly on the PDF file.
• Feedback files lets you download the Word document, comment on it, and re-upload it to the system.
• Checking the Comment inline turns the document into a text box where you can comment inline with the text.  (Only useful for short assignments.)

Submission Settings

Under the Submission settings heading:

• Require students to click the submit button = Set to Yes . Otherwise, if students forget to click submit you will see files that say “draft.”
• Require that students accept the submission statement = The submission statement is a message regarding Gettysburg College’s honor code.  If you want students to read this before submitting their files, select Yes .
• Attempt reopened  = Usually set to Manually, which allows the instructor to reopen an assignment so a student can re-submit it if there is a problem.
• Maxium attempts  = If you set it to two, you allow students to upload a second file if they make a mistake.  They do not have to contact you to do so.

Group Submission Settings

The Group Submission section allows one person from a student group to upload a presentation file for everyone in the group.  The downside to this setting is that if set to yes, you can’t grade each person in the group individually.

Notifications Settings

The Notification s section includes options to send emails to the instructor when a new submission arrives or if it is late.  You can also send automatic notifications to students when the item has been graded.

Grade Settings

• Type = Point is the most common option, but can set to None or Scale .
• Grading method = Simple direct grading is the most common and provides a place to enter the grade and a comment box.  Can also setup checklist , marking guide , or rubrics .
• If you have created categories in your gradebook, you can choose your Grade category .
• Grade to pass = This option isn’t necessary, but might use if using Mastery Grading or setting Access restrictions
• Anonymous submissions = When you grade the assignments, Moodle will hide the students’ name until finished grading.
• Hide grader identity = Used by large schools where a class my employ several TAs.
• Use marking workflow = Used by large schools where several people may mark an assignment.

Common Module Settings

Under the Common module settings section, you can set the Group mode to a specific group so that only members of that group can access the assignment. (To use this setting, you first must setup your groups in your course.)

The Force language option allows you to set the language for the individual assignment rather than the entire course.

Restrict Access Settings

Under the Restrict Access heading you can limit access to the assignment in numerous ways.

• Date = usually people use the dates set under the Availability section.
• Grade = used often with Mastery grading schemes
• Group = can limit to a certain group
• User profile = can limit to a specific person
• Release code = can set a pass code

More Information About Moodle Assignments

• Moodle.org: What is the Assignment Activity?
• Moodle.org: Assignment Settings

Video: Creating Assignments in Moodle 3 (recording of live Moodle training)

This video explores how to create and use the Assignment Activity in Moodle 3 using the Classic theme.

The default theme for Moodle as of the Fall 2023 is Boost. Courses made prior to this time used the Classic theme.

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