Giving grades for students completing surveys
I would like to make an assignment in which the students complete a survey in the brightspace course page. It is easy to associate a survey with an assignment but does any one have experience then evaluating if students can be graded based upon their completion of the survey easily? Thanks in advance!
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Hi Daniel,
Great question! Brightspace doesn’t automatically grade survey completion because surveys are designed for feedback rather than assessment. However, you can achieve this workflow using the following approach:
Option 1: Use Release Conditions + Grade Item
- Create the Survey in your course.
- Create a Grade Item (numeric or pass/fail) in the Gradebook.
- Create an Assignment (or Checklist) linked to that Grade Item.
- Add a Release Condition: Completed Survey → This ensures the assignment becomes available only after the survey is submitted.
- Use Automatic Grade for the assignment (e.g., full points for submission). Students will receive credit once they complete the survey.
Option 2: Use Completion Tracking
- Enable Completion Tracking for the survey.
- Then, use Class Progress or Reports to verify completion manually and enter grades.
Important Note: Surveys themselves cannot push grades directly because they are non-graded tools by design. The workaround is to tie completion to a graded activity using release conditions.
Please, let me know if you still have any more questions.Have a great day,
Raquel
