Brightspace: How to Grade Assignments

Overview

This article provides instructions on the methods to evaluate and grade assignments.

Instructions

1. At the top of your course page, from the blue course navigation bar, click Assignments.

2. On the Assignments page, all available assignments are listed. Click the name of the assignment that you want to evaluate.

3. Click the name of the learner that you want to evaluate.

4. On the Evaluation page, enter the Overall Grade and Overall Feedback. You can also enter in-line feedback if desired by clicking on the student submission.

5. Click the blue button Publish to add the grade and feedback to the learner's assignment. Clicking Save Draft will save your work, but it will not publish to the grade book.


If you wish to grade and/or give feedback to multiple students, instructions are available

If you prefer to download student submissions, detailed instructions are available. (This includes how to re-upload student files to include your comments and feedback.)

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D2L-Brightspace will be Villanova University's new learning management system (LMS) for all courses starting with the Summer 2026 semester and can be accessed at brightspace.villanova.edu. D2L-Brightspace allows faculty and students to access course content, complete learning activities such as assignments & quizzes, provide grades & feedback, as well as offer additional modern, innovative learning technologies to use in courses.
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