{"id":4871,"date":"2023-03-24T13:39:59","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T12:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/?post_type=ht_kb&p=4871"},"modified":"2025-05-28T10:16:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T09:16:54","slug":"how-to-access-student-submissions-and-moodle-or-turnitin-feedback-as-an-external-examiner","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/article\/how-to-access-student-submissions-and-moodle-or-turnitin-feedback-as-an-external-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"How to access student submissions and Moodle or Turnitin feedback as an External Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There is an online \u2018Module Box<\/a>\u2019 block on the right-hand side of the every Moodle course page. The purpose of this block is to provide an easy and familiar way to deliver all module materials to you as an External Examiner, from one location within the DLE (Moodle). This can also include sharing sample submissions and feedback files with you as URL links, or as files from an \u2018Assignment\u2019 activity\/submission point. The submissions are always uploaded to Moodle, while grading (including providing feedback) can either happen through Moodle<\/a> or Turnitin<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In this article, we will show you how to access student submissions and feedback files in Module Boxes, using Moodle or Turnitin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please note, if you are unable to access the shared links through the Module Boxes, that is most likely down to enrolment issues. We therefore recommend liaising with your contact at the University. They will need to enroll you with an \u2018External Examiner\u2019 role using the guide from the following supporting material<\/a>.

If you are sure you are enrolled correctly, but are still unable to view the links, it is likely that they have not been shared yet in the Module Box. In this case, please also liaise with your contact at the University.

On some occasions, the materials will be located on the main module\/DLE page. In this case, please read the following supporting material<\/a>.

If you cannot access the DLE using your UoP account due to password or username issues, then please speak with your contact at the University who will then raise this with the main IT Service Desk<\/a> or will ask you to do so. They can be contacted over the phone (01752\/588-588) or via the \u2018IT Self Service\u2019 application which is by default installed on every working computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to access student submissions and feedback in Moodle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After navigating to the Module Box, you might see URL links directing you to uploaded student submissions and feedback files. In this case, you will need to get familiar with two different methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To know exactly what to look at in the grading table or page of a submission, please liaise with your contact at the University. They should clarify which information is essential for you. If they share the grading table with you (instead of grading pages), then they will need to provide a few names of the student submissions you need to look at. You can either scroll through the list of submissions to search for these students, or use the filters to search based on the initials of their first and surnames.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grading table of all submissions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The grading table of all submissions contain the uploaded files by students, where grading can happen in Moodle only. Turnitin can also be used, but just for providing feedback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The grading table contains the following information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Information about the students- including their names, profile pictures, and e-mail addresses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Status of their submission which should be \u2018Released\u2019. At this time of the year, the grades and feedback should already be published to students. However, you might see the status as \u2018In marking\u2019, \u2018Ready to release\u2019, \u2018Marking completed\u2019, etc. In this column, you will also see other statuses, such as \u2018Submitted for grading\u2019 in a green box, \u2018Late submission\u2019 in a red box, or \u2018No submission\u2019 in a gray box (depending on whether the task were completed, or if the submission were late or on time).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Allocated grade out of 100, and names of the marker who marked the submission. If you have questions regarding the provided grades, please liaise with your contact at the University.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. File submission and last modified date with columns indicating when the files have been uploaded by students first and when they were last modified. If there were no submissions, these columns will remain empty.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Feedback comments and files that can contain any feedback provided upon the submissions. The format can be comments, uploaded feedback files, recorded feedback, and many more.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    To access any files uploaded to the grading table, please click on their title so they will be downloaded to your machine. If you cannot access the files on your machine, please liaise with your contact at the University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Above and under the grading table, you will be able to find grading actions and some potentially useful filters. Please make sure you do not click on any of these before liaising with your contact at the University. You can use the alphabetic filters if needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You can use some useful filters to filter submissions. This could be:<\/p>\n\n\n\n