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Using the Quick Eval Tool to Grade all Outstanding Activities

Brightspace Frequently Asked Questions

Check out our newly updated Brightspace FAQs! This list runs through the most common questions the Brightspace Support Team gets throughout the year. If you have any questions not listed here, be sure to contact our Support team for assistance.

Support Schedule

The Vanderbilt University Brightspace Instructional Technologists are available for support between 8 AM and 4 PM Monday through Friday. Any emails received after 4 PM will be addressed when our team returns to normal support at 8 AM the following business day. While we’re out, we encourage you to utilize our On-Demand Resources to answer any questions that arise.

Quick Eval allows instructors to view an aggregated list of all student activity awaiting evaluation. That includes submissions to assignments, quizzes, and discussions. Please check out the FAQ to learn more about Quick Eval’s functions and limitations.

  • Overview of Quick Eval
  • Quick Eval FAQs

Created Spring 2021
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An Overview of Quick Eval

Quick Eval is located on your main Brightspace dashboard (not within a specific course). You can view activity by Submissions or Activities.

Submissions – An exhaustive list of everything that needs to be graded. You can sort by student name, activity name, course, or date by clicking the top headings. This is good for looking up a specific student’s work.

Activities – A list of courses with their corresponding activities. This is useful for evaluating all work for a specific assignment, quiz, or discussion.

Quick Eval FAQs

  • How do I access the Quick Eval tool?

    Quick Eval can be found on the homepage of Brightspace in the navbar at the top.

    You can also add Quick Eval to the navbar in a specific course. This guide will show you how to edit your course navbar.

  • I can’t find the submissions from a specific course in Quick Eval. Why aren’t they appearing?

    Quick Eval only displays submissions for courses which are active and currently within their start and end dates.

  • Will submissions to LTI activities (Perusall, Gradescope, etc) show up in Quick Eval?

    Quick Eval only displays submissions to quizzes, assignments, and discussions made within Brightspace.

  • Are group assignments listed in Quick Eval?

    Group assignments are not listed in Quick Eval.

  • Can I filter the Quick Eval list by section?

    Quick Eval cannot be filtered by section in merged courses.

  • Can I evaluate Anonymously using Quick Eval?

    Assignments created with the Hide student names during assessment option selected display Anonymous User in place of the user’s first and last name.

  • How can I dismiss an Assignment, Quiz, or Discussion topic so it does not appear in Quick Eval?

    Under View By, select Activities

    Hover over the activity you’d like to dismiss, then select More Actions -> Dismiss Until…

    Choose when you’d like the activity to reappear, or choose Forever if you’d like to dismiss it permanently. From here, choose Dismiss Activity

  • How can I restore an activity I’ve dismissed from Quick Eval?

    In the top right of the Quick Eval page, select the elipses. In the menu that appears, choose Dismissed Activities

    Select the checkbox next to the activity name, then choose Restore