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6.21. Discussion Evaluation
Discussion Evaluation
The New Discussion Evaluation Experience is part of a redesign of all assessment tools that was finalized in 2022. This allows instructors to better review and evaluate both discussion topics and individual participants, without changing their workflow.
- The name of the activity, navigation arrows, learner name, and profile card appears in the header panel at the top
- The discussion topic and replies appear in the submission panel on the left
- Evaluation tools like Grades, Rubrics, Grading Rubric, and Feedback appear in the evaluation panel on the right
Getting Started
Choose a discussion topic and expand the menu to Assess Topic.
Discussions can be sorted by student or topic by tab. Choose a student or topic to assess and select Topic Score to begin.
If a rubric is attached, you may expand the rubric inline or choose the open the rubric in a new window.
Score and provide Overall Feedback is another way to evaluate.
Mobile View and Brightspace Pulse
The new mobile evaluation experience is more than just responsive, it is fully adapted to smaller screen sizes. While using smaller screens, such as a phone or a smaller tablet in portrait mode, the entire panel from the right side of the screen tucks into a neat and tidy drawer so that you can see and annotate files you’re grading without trying to manage unwieldy horizontal scroll bars.
Brightspace Pulse makes many course features useful to students and instructors alike, even on a smartphone.
Discussions Grades are Synchronized in Gradebook
When an instructor enters a grade for a discussion in the standard or spreadsheet view of Grade Book, the grade also appears with the discussion post in Discussions. Previously, grades entered in the Discussion were passed on to Grade Book; however, grades for discussions entered in Grade Book were not passed to the Discussions tool. This change ensures data consistency between Discussions and Grade Book. Discussion grades are not synchronized when the Discussion tool is updated by the Brightspace API or when Grade Book is exported and imported.