Batch grading labs allow instructors to create, document, and grade documentation for students as a group in a class. The setting is first enabled by an administrator or course administrator in the class's settings and then is documented under Manage Labs by the instructor.
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B. Creating a Batch-Graded Lab
A. Enabling Batch Grading:
Note: If you are an instructor and have not been added to the cohort as a Cohort Admin, you will need to ask someone with an administrator role to enable the feature.
- Edit the class you would like to allow instructors to batch grade. This can be done within the admin role or from the main dashboard.
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Dashboard: Corhort admins must use this method.
- Select the Manage Cohorts tile from the dashboard, then edit the appropriate cohort.
- Select the Classes tab, then edit the desired lab class.
- Select the Manage Cohorts tile from the dashboard, then edit the appropriate cohort.
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Admin role:
- Select your admin role.
- Within the Cohorts/Classes/Sites tab, select Manage Cohort Classes.
- Locate the desired class and select Edit under Actions.
2. Check the box Enable batch grading under the Settings tab.
3. Save.
B. Creating a Batch-Graded Lab
A batch-graded lab enables instructors to create, document, and grade student work collectively for a class, eliminating the need to individually document and review each student's lab work. Once created, the lab will appear in your Batch Graded Labs tab under Manage Labs. You can view the Details or Edit the lab from there if needed (see below for more details).
1. Click the + Add Batch Graded Lab button.
Note: This button will only appear for instructors with the necessary permissions enabled and who are linked to an active lab class with the batch-graded lab setting enabled in the class.
2. Fill out the required information about the lab, and once you're finished, click Submit. This will direct you to the Instructor-Batch Graded Lab page.
3. Skills tab: Add the skills students have completed and award the number of points. You can do this by checking the box for each skill or using the Select dropdown to select all skills, then entering the number of successful skill attempts in the Points box.
4. Students tab: This will show you the students who have been added to the lab. To add or remove students, click the Modify Students button.
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Modify Students: Check or uncheck the box for any students you need to add/remove from the lab, and select Save Changes when finished.
5. Once you finish grading the batch-graded lab, click Finalize. When prompted with "Are you sure you want to finalize this batch graded lab?" click Submit.
Finalize:
Confirm: