Grading Unsubmitted Google Assignments

[jhawk]

I was not able to find an answer to this specific question, so not sure if it has been resolved. When a student opens a Google Assignment (LTI), the teacher can see what the student has done, but cannot grade it until it has been submitted. When the teacher clicks on the spot to grade the unsubmitted assignment, the message that it cannot be graded until submitted pops up. Is there a way to provide a grade, without going to the Grades page, for Google Assignments that have not been submitted? Is something that is in the works? We have a population of students who struggle with how to submit, or even finishing an assignment, and we would like to give them partial credit for the work they have completed. That is one reason we enjoy using the Google Assignments LTI.

[TrishaMeyer1 · Accepted solution]

Hi @jhawk ,

I'm not sure what you mean by "without going to the Grades page." I created an assignment using the Google Assignment LTI 1.3, and I was able to put a grade in the Canvas gradebook right away. No one has turned in anything, but I could type in a score.

Do you have the assignment set up to use the Google Assignment grading option? I don't think Canvas has any control over how the Google grading side works; it's just able to import the scores.

Try setting up the assignment to use the Canvas Speedgrader instead of Google Assignments.

[TrishaMeyer1 · Accepted solution]

Hi @jhawk ,

I'm not sure what you mean by "without going to the Grades page." I created an assignment using the Google Assignment LTI 1.3, and I was able to put a grade in the Canvas gradebook right away. No one has turned in anything, but I could type in a score.

Do you have the assignment set up to use the Google Assignment grading option? I don't think Canvas has any control over how the Google grading side works; it's just able to import the scores.

Try setting up the assignment to use the Canvas Speedgrader instead of Google Assignments.

[jhawk]

What I mean by "without going to the Grades page" is that the teachers want to grade the document in Speedgrader when they see the assignment and not go to the Canvas gradebook to enter the grade. They like being able to enter the grade on the side and then move on to the next document. We will keep trying alternatives.

[jerry_nguyen · Accepted solution]

@jhawk 

As @TrishaMeyer1  mentioned, you can put a grade directly in Canvas grade book, and from my understanding, Canvas doesn't have a built-in setting to prevent grading without submission. Thus I think your Canvas's Admin has implemented a custom script (Javascript) to prevent teachers from entering a score when there is no submission. 

[ReginaldSmith5]

Hello,

We are also having this issue. We do not have a code/js to prevent grading in the Google Assignments grader. Teachers want to grade the assignment in the Google Assignments LTI 1.3 window because that is where the document resides. Students who never submit the assignment, cannot be graded. It's an awful workaround to read the assignment, then have to go to the Canvas gradebook to enter a grade. It would be great if the teacher could submit on behalf of the student. I don't see this option as a teacher. Wondering if anyone else has tried this?

Reggie

[RebeccaOswald]

I think the submit for student option exists if you use the "file upload" option as a turn-in option.  It shows up from the grades page if you click the right arrow and it appears under Speed Grader if you use "file upload".  I agree, it would be nice to have submit for student as an option for LTI as well so that you don't have to go back forth to the grades page.