[SpeedGrader] set to Alphabetical Should Not Return to the Top of the List

Every item in a canvas course has a "Previous" and a "Next" except for the last item in a course which does not have a "Next".

SpeedGrader should behave similarly. When the Speedgrader setting is displayed to show students' submissions in alphabetical order by student name, after cycling to the last student submissions in a Gradebook column the "next arrow" in the top right corner of the course Gradebook should no longer be visible. Currently as I just cycle through the student submissions I automatically click on the "next arrow" and then end up returning to the top of the list to a student's submission that I have already graded. This SpeedGrader cycling back to the top of the column to a student's submission that has already been corrected is not necessary and is slightly disorienting the first time it is experienced.

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Stef_retired
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@VHDL2STA 

Thanks for sharing this feedback about Speedgrader. Are you using the default setting in Speedgrader to display student names alphabetically? I find that when I switch the setting to "by submission status," clicking on the Next button will take me to the next assignment that needs grading until I reach the bottom of the list, which consists of students who haven't yet submitted before cycling back to the top of the list. Is this the behavior you're referencing?

VHDL2STA
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Stefanie, thank you for your suggestion to use the Speedgrader switch "by submission status". But I feel more comfortable when Canvas student names are listed alphabetically which agrees with my college's class roster.

Stef_retired
Instructure Alumni
Instructure Alumni

Thanks for that additional information, @VHDL2STA . We'll move this forward as a request to have Speedgrader's "next" functionality disabled when the setting is Alphabetical and the instructor has reached the end of the student list. I'll add a few clarifying details to the idea description so that it includes that focus.

Stef_retired
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KristinL
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