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Guide: Reviewing Student Submissions

Speakable makes it easy to review student submissions, give feedback, and finalize scores.

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Written by Austin Meusch
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Here’s how to manage and assess work across Practice and Assessment assignments.


Accessing Submissions

  1. From your Classroom, go to the Assignments tab.

  2. Select an assignment to view the Student Work page.

  3. Toggle between Student and Question view to review by student or by prompt.

Use the search bar and filters to sort by status, name, or question.


Practice vs. Assessment Assignments

Practice

Assessment

Student sees score

Immediately as they complete each page

After assignment submission or after review

Feedback visibility

Instant

Controlled by teacher settings

Auto-grading support

Yes (if enabled for the page type)

Yes (if enabled for the page type)


Reviewing a Student's Work

From the Student View:

Click a student's name to see their full submission.

Responses may include:

  • Audio playback

  • Transcript and grammar insights

  • Rubric Results

  • Proficiency level estimate

  • Points earned

  • Feedback thread

You can adjust scores, leave comments, reopen questions, or give full credit.


Reviewing by Question

From the Question View:

  • See overall class performance per prompt.

  • View:

    • Success rate

    • Number of submissions

    • Average word count

    • Proficiency estimates (if enabled)

Click into any question to review individual student responses, adjust scores, and leave feedback.


Leaving Feedback

Every response includes a comment thread. You can:

  • Type your own comments

  • Click “Generate Feedback” to use AI suggestions

  • Use the Chatty Summary for a quick, student-friendly overview

Feedback appears to students based on assignment settings.


Adjusting Grades

You can update grades at any time:

  • Use the dropdown next to each response to change the score. If you're using a rubric, find the dropdown, next to the score for each criteria.

  • Click Give full credit to assign full points

  • Click Reopen to allow a student to redo the question


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