Unclear If Grade Value is Saved

[RyanSobeck]

When I am in the new Speedgrader interface, I input the point value a user earns on their submission and then click out of the text field.

Now, I know the normal behavior of Canvas and the SpeedGrader is that by clicking out of that field the grade is automatically saved. However, there is ZERO indication to the end of user that the grade has been saved. The "Graded" number telling me how many students have been graded out of the full number of available students does not update unless I actually reload the web page. Navigating forward or backwards in the student user list within the SpeedGrader does not update this number, nor does it change dropdown list of user names to include the green checkbox. I have to reload the speedgrader to see any change.

There needs to be SOME visual representation on the SpeedGrader as soon as the grade has been confirmed that tells the end user their work is saved when they click out of the grade field.

I'll add while here, that having two different "saving" behaviors on the same page is confusing. The Grade field saves as soon as I am no longer working in that field. But the comments box requires me to click the "Submit" button. I can say from experience working with faculty that many people assume you must click the "Submit" button to save your grade because why would they assume that the system just auto-saves their grade submission otherwise. Basically no other system in Canvas auto-saves like this. This asymmetrical saving behavior is confusing--doubly so when there is no indication that it has actually saved and you need to reload the page to see any change in the SpeedGrader that you've completed grading on things.

[cmuir]

Yet it looks to me like if you use a rubric and click on a score option, you do have to click submit for that score value to be saved. So maybe even another layer of inconsistent "saving" behaviors?

[YasiAfsharnive · Accepted solution]

@RyanSobeck @cmuir Thanks for calling this out! I totally agree this experience can be confusing, especially with the auto-save for grades but not for comments. We’ve got updated SpeedGrader designs coming in Q3 that should make this a lot more intuitive and clear - we'll also automatically save unsaved comments as drafts. Really appreciate you surfacing it!

[DanielBarnhill]

Hi, can you clarify when this Q3 update will occur? Thank you!

[YasiAfsharnive]

@DanielBarnhill Our aim is for end of August but it could be sooner!