Assessment

This section allows you to feature key unit assessment information, your preferred referencing style, and unit-specific support resources. It sits at the top of the page, above the Assessment structure table. This section sets expectations at a unit level for assessments and clarifies the unit's learning outcomes for students. By default, it appears partially collapsed but can be expanded.

Watch the video below to learn how to set up the unit assessment approach (1m 20s)

1. Navigate to the Assessment tab.
2. Ensure you have Editing turned on.
3. Click the three dots next to Unit assessment approach and select Edit settings.
4. This will bring you to the Assessment approach setup screen, which has three sections.

   Expand the accordions below to learn more

5. After completing your setup, click Save and display.

Watch the video below to learn how to add activities/resources and how to make them display in the Assessment structure table (2m 11s)

1. Ensure edit mode is switched on.

   

2. Under the section where you want to add a resource or activity, click +Add an activity or resource.

   

3. Click on the desired resource or activity to add it.
4. This will open the settings for the item you selected.
   1. Give the activity or resource a name and description/instructions.
   2. Configure access dates and times, grouping mode and other settings as required.
   3. In the Monash Assessment section, select Yes for Does this activity contribute to the final grade of the unit? Selecting this option will allow it to appear in the Assessment structure summary table, even if an item is not graded.

      

      Some activities, you may need to select additional settings in order for the activity to appear. For more information, see Display supplementary activities in the Assessment structure table.

   Note: Resources and activities may have different settings depending on the resource or activity, see the specific Resource or activity guide for detailed instructions on how to set up your resource or activity. For more information, see the Activities and resources guide.

5. Once the required settings have been configured, scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save and return to unit or Save and display. The activity or resource will now be added to the Assessment set up section and will appear in the Assessment structure summary.

1. Ensure edit mode is switched on.

   

2. Hover your cursor over the activity or resource. The move icon will appear.

   

3. Click and drag the activity or resource to the appropriate location. You can reorder items or drag them to different sections.

   OR

   Click the three dots beside the activity or resource you would like to move.

4. From the dropdown list, select Move.
5. A pop-up window will appear. From the list, select where you would like to move your activity or resource.
6. Once selected, your activity or resource will automatically be moved.

   Note: You may need to refresh your page before you can see the changes.

You can use the Mass actions block to move multiple activities or resources at once.

Add the Mass actions block:

1. Switch Edit mode on(Blue) in the top left of the page.
2. Expand the left side panel with the arrow and click the Add a Block button.

   

3. Select the Mass actions block.
4. Once added, you can select multiple items by using the checkboxes beside each resource or activity in the unit.

   

5. From the mass action block, with the selected items select Move to section.
6. Choose a relevant Assessment set up section from the drop down list, then click the arrow.
7. The selected activities will now appear under the chosen assessment set up section and the Assessment structure table.

You can use the shadow link activity to create a link to an assessed activity in the appropriate weekly context on the Learning tab (eg. weekly quizzes), while still being displayed in the Assessment tab. Students will see the icon of the original activity type and the original activity name. When students click the shadow link, they will be taken to the original activity.

Watch the video to learn more

Please note:

There is currently an issue with Shadow activities and the Mass actions block. If you select a Shadow activity and then use the Footer, the action will be applied to the original activity. This may lead to you moving, hiding or deleting the original. Selecting the Shadow link and using the Side block will result in an error. We strongly advise moving Shadow links using the Move option in the three dot menu.

Add a Shadow link

1. Navigate to the activity you wish to create a shadow link for by clicking on the name of the activity. The activity must be created first, before you add a Shadow link.
2. Copy the numbers that appear after id= in the URL (web address) for the activity. This is a unique identifier (the Course Module Identifier, or CMID) for the activity.

   

   Note: You can also shadow links for folder resources located on different Moodle pages, however they may appear slightly different in the academic view, with no change to the student view.

3. Navigate to where you wish to add your Shadow link.

   Note: Shadow links can only be created in the Learning sections.

4. Click Add an activity or resource.

   

5. Select Shadow.

   

6. In the field Target activity's cmid, paste the number you copied.

   

7. Click Save and return to unit.
8. Your new activity will have the Shadow link logo, but the name of the original activity. Clicking on the shadow link will take you to the settings of the original activity.

   

9. Students will see the icon of the original activity type and the original activity name. The shadow link also inherits any access restrictions from the original activity. When students click the shadow link, they will be taken to the original activity.

   

Supplementary and non-weighted activities that support assessment can also be displayed in the Assessment summary table.

For most activities, selecting Yes for Does this activity contribute to the final grade of the unit? in the in Monash Assessment activity setting will allow it to appear in the Assessment structure summary table, even if an item is not graded.

For other activities, in addition to selecting this option, you may need to select a Grade type or Rating in order for the activity to appear in the Assessment structure summary table.

Check the table below for the specific display conditions for each activity type

External tools that accept grades

Items not shown in the table

When a Moodle unit has multiple cohorts attached, the Assessment page dynamically generates assessment sections for each assessment item from CourseLoop in the order courses are listed in the Callista block. For example, if the Callista block is attached to ENG1001 and ENG1002, and both units have 3 assessments, the assessment page will create 6 sections:

• 1-ENG1001
• 2-ENG1001
• 3-ENG1001
• 1-ENG1002
• 2-ENG1002
• 3-ENG1002

Note: The unit codes will only appear when Edit Mode is turned ON and ONLY for Moodle sites with different unit codes associated with it. The unit codes are not visible to students.

There are two approaches for managing assessment sections. Your approach depends on whether the unit codes have completely aligned assessment structures.

Expand the accordions below for the recommended approach

Once the Callista cohort is added, your faculty Moodle administrator can sync your Moodle assessment sections to your Moodle unit's  Courseloop/Handbook entry.  As these sections are based on information drawn from Courseloop, they cannot be modified (added/reordered) from the Moodle Assessment tab.