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Add Grades and Assessments for New Students

Learn how to assign previously created assessments to a student who has joined your class mid-term.

Written by Monica Burke

🎯 Purpose

When a new student is added to your class after assessments have already been assigned, they will not automatically appear on those assessments. This guide walks you through using Manage Assignees to add them so their gradebook is complete and up to date.


🔑 Key Functions

  • Manage Assignees: Update the student list for any previously assigned assessment to include students who joined the class after the original assignment was created.

  • Retroactive Assessment Access: Once added, the new student can take the assessment directly in Otus, or the teacher can enter a grade for them manually in the Gradebook.

  • Student Visibility: Until the assessment is assigned to them, the new student's gradebook will appear empty, and they will only see assessments assigned after they joined the class.


🔢 Steps

Step 1: Navigate to the Assessments module from the left-hand menu.

Step 2: Click Assigned to view all assessments that have been assigned to your classes.

Step 3: Select the class that includes the new student you want to update.

Step 4: Locate the assessment you want to add the student to, then click the ellipsis (...) to the right of it.

Step 5: Select Manage Assignees from the dropdown menu.

Step 6: Check the empty box next to the new student's name to add them to this assessment. Repeat for any additional assessments they need to be assigned to.

Step 7: Confirm your selection. The assessment will now be assigned to the student; they will see it in their Assessments module the next time they log in, and active grade cells will appear for them in your Gradebook.


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