The Group Review activity allows students to review the submissions of other groups, fostering collaboration and constructive feedback. This enhances peer-to-peer learning by enabling groups to engage with and evaluate each other’s work.
How Does It Work?
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Create Groups
Use Group Formation to organize students into groups.
Group Submissions
Groups submit work via the Group Submission activity.
Peer Review Phase
Students review other groups’ work using your predefined rubric.
Feedback & Reflection
Groups receive actionable feedback to refine their work.
How to Add Group Submission?
Navigate to the Curriculum section of your course.
Click (+) Add Element on the left side of the screen.
Select Group Submission to allow students to submit their work as a group.
Configure Group Review Settings
Once the group submissions are in place, set up the Group Review activity:
Configure the basic settings, including the activity title, instructions, and visibility.
2. Source
In the Source field, link the Group Submission to an existing Group Formation activity.
This ensures that submissions are correctly associated with the pre-assigned groups.
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3. Group Submission Settings
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Set the Deadline: Define a specific date and time for submission reviews. The system uses this deadline to allocate reviewers efficiently.
Configure Reminders: Automate deadline reminders:
1 hour before the deadline
8 hours before the deadline
1 day before the deadline
Hide Indexes: Optionally, hide the indexes before questions and answers to prevent bias in peer feedback.
Add Review Questions: Craft questions that reviewers will answer when evaluating peer submissions.
4. Customize Review Questions
Click Edit Questions to set up the peer review form.
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Group Submission feature only supports open-ended questions.
Submission Formats:
Text Submission: Enable text-based responses.
File Upload: Allow learners to submit files, with the option for multiple file uploads.
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Important Notes
⚠️ Groups Must Be Pre-Assigned – Ensure that a Group Formation activity is set up before creating a Group Submission.
⚠️ Only One Submission Per Group – Once submitted, the submission is shared among all group members.
⚠️ Feedback is Shared – Any feedback given by the instructor is visible to all group members.
⚠️ Edits After Submission – Depending on the course settings, students may or may not be able to edit submissions after submission.
Learner View
From the student’s perspective, the Group Review activity includes:
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