Manual approval allows administrators and instructors to better control learner progress. A quiz or assignment is considered complete only after an administrator confirms it.
Notifications for New Submissions
Whenever a learner completes a quiz, you will receive a notification in the Academy feed:
👉 https://app.academyocean.com/account/feed
Information about the submission is also displayed on the Academy tabs, the quiz page, and the course card.
Enabling Manual Approval
To activate manual approval:
Open the desired quiz.
Go to Settings.
Enable the Manual Approval option.
After activation, a new Manual Approval tab will appear next to the Settings tab in the quiz interface.
Reviewing Submissions
The Manual Approval tab contains three lists:
Pending Approval – submissions waiting for review
Approved – approved submissions
Rejected – rejected submissions
You can review submissions directly from this page or go to the Home Tasks Center:
👉 https://app.academyocean.com/home-tasks
Checking Learner Answers
All learner answers are displayed on the left. Each question shows the time spent on it. For each task, you will also see:
Quiz title
Learner information (name, email)
Submission date, time spent, and current score
Text feedback field
Button to record a voice comment (marked with an arrow in the screenshot)
Correct and Incorrect buttons to mark the learner's answer
Reject and Approve buttons to reject or approve the submission
AO Assistant 🤖
For quizzes with open-ended questions, you can use the personal AO Assistant. It analyzes learner answers based on your notes and automatically provides feedback and grading.
After Approval or Rejection
Once a submission is approved or rejected, it will appear in the learner’s results tab.
