This article demonstrates how to enable Grading Workflow in an Assignment activity so the instructor can choose when grades and feedback are released to students. Grades can be released individually or in bulk.

The Grading Workflow for Moodle Assignment activities allows the instructor to control the grading and release of grades for all submissions. Using the Grading Workflow, instructors can grade over an extended period while specifying the status of submissions. Grades are released to students, either individually or in batches, at the end of the workflow.

Grading workflow works alongside grading.

The two stages of Grading Workflow that you are most likely to use are "In Grading" and "Released." The additional stages are more likely to be used if you have someone grading for you.

Create a new Assignment activity (or go to the settings page of an Assignment that you haven’t started grading yet).

On the assignment Settings page, scroll to the Grade category.

Set the Use Grading Workflow to Yes.

You can change Grading Allocation to yes if you plan to have someone else grade.

Adjust the other activity settings per your requirements, such as the Notify Students setting.

Click Save and return to course at the bottom of the page when you are finished with the settings page.

When you are ready to start grading, click on the Assignment activity link on your course page.

You can set up the Grading Workflow state in one of two ways:

1. Change the Workflow state one student at a time as you grade.

2. Change the Workflow state in bulk (Select the entire class, or select a group of students).

Click on the Assignment title on your course page.

Click on the Grade button.

Change each student's Grading workflow state to the workflow state you are currently in as you grade the students.

The example below shows "In grading" indicating that the paper is currently in the grading process.

If a grade has been assigned and grading is complete, move the workflow to the next step.

You do not need to cycle through all the steps. Depending on your workflow, you may jump ahead.

How to update the workflow state for the entire class, or several students at once:

Click on the Assignment title on your course page.

Select the Submissions tab.

From the submissions page, you can select some or all of the students by marking the checkbox to the left of their name.

Click inside the checkbox above all of the names in the list if you want to select all students.

Select More in the sticky footer, then select Change marking state from the dropdown menu.

Click on Change marking state.

Click on Leave.

Change the Grading workflow state to the desired state.

Click Save changes

When you begin grading, choose, In grading.

You can now post grades, without students having access to them yet.

After you’ve completed grading and are ready for students to view grades and feedback, repeat the same selection process, but choose Released from the dropdown menu.

Students can view the Grading status on the assignment’s page.

Example with Grading status set to Grading Complete.