peerScholar

Grading in peerScholar and Syncing Grades to Canvas

PeerScholar is an external tool that you need to load to view the assignments and perform grading. You can then sync the grades to the Canvas gradebook.

Grading in peerScholar
Sync Grades to Canvas

Grading in peerScholar

In your Canvas course menu, click on Assignments.
In the list of peerScholar Assignments that appears, click your choice.
Below the assignment you chose, click Load peerScholar Assignment in a new window.

On the Overview dashboard that appears, at the right of the screen find the Grading tile and click Edit Grading to set up grading options for your activity.

See peerScholar.com Grading for more detailed instructions.
In the Grading tile, click Grade Now to open the grading interface.

The specific details within the grading interface are dependent on how you set up grading for your activity. This is a sample of the grading interface.
1. Switch between student submissions at the top of the screen. In this example, we see the submission from student "UBCO CTLC"
2. The contents of the student submission are displayed in the centre of the interface. You can view the original submission, and, depending on how you set up the activity, you can also view the revised submission.
3. The grading panel displays on the right side of the page. The content of this grading panel is dependent on how you set up your grading options. This is where you will enter your grade and feedback for the student.
4. Select View Given Feedback to display the feedback that this student provided for their peers.
5. At the top of the page, under the student name selector, select a peer name to display the peer review.
6. The peer review panel displays on the left side of the page.

Sync Grades to Canvas

From the Overview dashboard in peerScholar (see Monitor Student Progress in peerScholar), click on the Gradebook link in the left navigation pane.
The grading table displays. At the top right, click Sync Grades.
Select your sync method, then click Continue.
- Smart Sync - will only send new or updated grades to Canvas
- All Sync - will send all grades to Canvas

A message will display at the bottom of the screen to indicate when the sync is complete. Note that although the sync request has been sent, it may take some time to display within the Canvas gradebook.

For more information, please see Grading (YouTube video)

Contact ctl.helpdesk@ubc.ca to arrange a consult to set up peerScholar for your specific needs.

UBC Okanagan Centre for Teaching and Learning peerScholar Directory

Updated June 2021