Mark and return an assignment

Before viewing a student's assignment, you can see the status of student work, and the number of students in each category.

1. Go to classroom.google.com and click Sign in.

   Sign in with your Google Account. For example, [email protected] or [email protected]. Learn more.

2. Click the class.
3. At the top, click Classwork.
4. Select the assignment to display.
5. On the right, click the number over 'Handed in' or 'Assigned'. The Student work page is displayed.
   • Tip: You can only get to the Student work page when the number isn't '0' for both 'Handed in' and 'Assigned'.
6. On the Student work page, you see the number and names of students grouped by work status:
   • Assigned – Work that students have to hand in, including missing or unsubmitted work
   • Handed in – Work that students have handed in
   • Marked – Marked work that you've returned
   • Returned – Unmarked (non-marked) work that you've returned
   • (Optional) To see the students in a category, click Handed in, Assigned, Marked or Returned.
7. To check a student's submission, click on the assignment thumbnail.

Available with Google Workspace for Education Plus editions, formerly G Suite Enterprise for Education.

1. Go to classroom.google.com.
2. Click the class.
3. At the top, click Classwork.
4. Click an assignment where students have submitted work with Drive attachments.
5. At the bottom of the assignment card, next to the 'Number of class comments', click on the 'Number of students with no edits'. The Student work page is displayed.
   • Tip: If all your students have edited their work, you can also get to the Student work page by clicking the number over 'Handed in' or 'Assigned'.
6. On the Student work page, you can see when each student has last edited their work on each submission thumbnail.
   • Tip: This is available for Google Docs, Sheets, Slides and Drawings only.
7. Optional: To email reminders to your students, tick the box next to the students, and click Email selected students next to 'Return'.

1. Go to classroom.google.com and click Sign in.

   Sign in with your Google Account. For example, [email protected] or [email protected]. Learn more.

2. Click the class.
3. At the top, click Classwork.
4. Select the assignment to display.
5. On the right, click the number over 'Handed in' or 'Assigned'. The Student work page is displayed.
   • Tip: You can only get to the Student work page when the number isn't '0' for both 'Handed in' and 'Assigned'.
6. Click the Student work tab.
7. To open and review any file that the student has attached, click the thumbnail.

   • The default marking scale is numerical based on the total points of the assignment. The expanded marking scales option is available for the Education Plus and Teaching and Learning Upgrade editions. You can align Classroom marking to your school's system whether:

     • Alphabetical
       • Alphabetical; for example, letter marks (A to F) or proficiency (unsatisfactory to excellent)
     • Numeric
       • For example, four-point scales.
     • Custom marking scales
       • For example, emojis.

   • Marking scales features work with:

     • Average mark calculation
     • Rubrics
     • SIS integration
     • Analytics
     • Practice sets and forms auto-marking

   • You can enter a mark either for the number of points or, if you have marking scales set up, based on the levels on the marking scale. For example, if you have letter marks set up in your class and you assign a 10-point assignment, under 'Mark', you can:

     • Enter 8
     • Enter Good
     • Select Good 8/10 from the drop-down menu

   • You and your co-teachers can find all marks in both points value and the level that it corresponds to.

   • A student can find both the points value and the level it corresponds to if a mark is returned.

8. Next to the student's name, enter the mark. The mark saves automatically.
9. Enter marks for any other students.

Students get their marks when you return their assignments. You can return assignments during another marking session.

You can enter marks and personalise your students' feedback with the Classroom marking tool.

1. Go to classroom.google.com.
2. Click the class.
3. At the top, click Marks.
   • Optional: Under the classwork filter, select a marking period. Learn how to create or edit marking periods.
4. Next to the student's name, and under the relevant assignment, enter the mark.
5. Press Enter.
   • The mark saves as a draft.
   • The default marking scale is numerical based on the total points of the assignment. The expanded marking scales option is available for the Education Plus and Teaching and Learning Upgrade editions. You can align Classroom marking to your school's system whether:
     • Alphabetical
       • Alphabetical; for example, letter marks (A to F) or proficiency (unsatisfactory to excellent)
     • Numeric
       • For example, four-point scales.
     • Custom marking scales
       • For example, emojis.
   • Marking scales features work with:
     • Average mark calculation
     • Rubrics
     • SIS integration
     • Analytics
     • Practice sets and forms auto-marking
   • You can enter a mark either for the number of points or, if you have marking scales set up, based on the levels on the marking scale. For example, if you have letter marks set up in your class and you assign a 10-point assignment, under 'Mark', you can:
     • Enter 8
     • Enter Good
     • Select Good 8/10 from the drop-down menu.
     • Click More Excuse if the student was waived from this assignment.
   • You and your co-teachers can find all marks in both points value and the level that it corresponds to.
   • If a mark is returned, a student can find both the points value and the level that it corresponds to.
6. To return the assignment to the student, click More Return.
   • Optional: Enter marks for any other students and assignments.

Tip: You can return assignments without a mark.

You can see how the mark for an assignment has changed and how many times a student has submitted an assignment. Important: This feature is only available on assignments that have been handed in and marked.

1. Go to classroom.google.com and click Sign in.

   Sign in with your Google Account. For example, [email protected] or [email protected]. Learn more.

2. Click the class.
3. At the top, click Classwork.
4. Select the assignment to display.
5. On the right, click the number over 'Handed in' or 'Assigned'. The Student work page is displayed.
   • Tip: You can only get to the Student work page when the number isn't '0' for both 'Handed in' and 'Assigned'.
6. On the left, click a student's name.
7. Click See history.

You can change a mark after you return an assignment to students. Also, students can do more work and re-submit the assignment. You can then change the mark and return the assignment again.

1. Go to classroom.google.com and click Sign in.

   Sign in with your Google Account. For example, [email protected] or [email protected]. Learn more.

2. Click the class.
3. At the top, click Classwork.
4. Select the assignment to display.
5. On the right, click the number over 'Handed in' or 'Assigned'. The Student work page is displayed.
   • Tip: You can only get to the Student work page when the number isn't '0' for both 'Handed in' and 'Assigned'.
6. Next to a student's name, click the mark that you want to change.
7. Enter a new number.
   The new mark saves automatically.
8. (Optional) Click Return Return to confirm.

Note: The student can view their new mark when you return their assignment.

To submit past due assignments, manually mark them as 'Missing' or 'Complete'. By default, assignments marked as 'Missing' or past due automatically get a draft score of zero.

1. On your computer, go to classroom.google.com.
2. Click the class.
3. At the top, click Marks.
4. Under the relevant assignment, next to the student's name, select an option:
   • Mark as missing: By default, the student gets a draft score of zero. You can:
     • Change their score.
     • Turn off this feature in settings.
   • Mark as complete: Removes the 'Missing' mark from an assignment and gives a blank score. You can add a score to that assignment.

In 'Student record' settings, you can:

• Adjust the default draft score.
• Turn off the automated draft score feature.

Tip: Updates to the mark only take effect when you refresh the page.

You can start with the default marking scale options, or create your own marking scale.

1. Go to classroom.google.com.
2. Click the class.
3. At the top right, click Class settings .
4. In 'Marking', under 'Marking scale', click Add.
5. Select an option:
   • Proficiency
   • Letter marks
   • 4-point scale
   • Create your own: Creates a custom marking scale.
6. Edit the level and values of your marking scale.
7. Optional: To copy your marking scale to other classes:
   1. Click Select classes .
   2. On the right, tick the box next to the class that you want to copy your marking scale to.
   3. Click Select.
8. At the top right, click Save.

Tips:

• When you edit a default marking scale, it becomes a custom marking scale.
• When you remove a custom marking scale that was previously used in a class, a confirmation dialogue displays, and you won't be able to access it again.

Note: Select customers can export marks directly from Classroom to their SIS. Learn more. You can download marks from Classroom to Google Sheets or to a comma-separated values (CSV) file. If you need a hard copy of the marks, you can print the file that you download. Currently, you can only download marks in the computer version of Classroom.

Download marks to Sheets

1. Go to classroom.google.com and click Sign in.

   Sign in with your Google Account. For example, [email protected] or [email protected]. Learn more.

2. Click the class.
3. At the top, click Classwork.
4. Select the assignment to display.
5. On the right, click the number over 'Handed in' or 'Assigned'. The Student work page is displayed.
   • Tip: You can only get to the Student work page when the number isn't '0' for both 'Handed in' and 'Assigned'.
6. On the Student work page, click Settings Copy all marks to Google Sheets. The spreadsheet is created in your Classroom Drive folder

Download marks to a CSV file

1. Go to classroom.google.com and click Sign in.

   Sign in with your Google Account. For example, [email protected] or [email protected]. Learn more.

2. Click the class.
3. At the top, click Classwork.
4. Select the assignment to display.
5. On the right, click the number over 'Handed in' or 'Assigned'. The Student work page is displayed.
   • Tip: You can only get to the Student work page when the number isn't '0' for both 'Handed in' and 'Assigned'.
6. On the Student work page, click Settings and choose an option:
   • To download marks for one assignment, select Download these marks as CSV.
   • To download all marks for the class, select Download all marks as CSV. The file is saved to your computer.