Assessment Evaluation Timeline

There are 4 assessment submission windows for each course in the term; Week 4, Week 8, Week 11, and Week 15. These are weeks when the assessments become available for learners to submit. In each of these weeks, the assessments are made available at the start of the week on Monday at 0:01 AM GMT. Sometimes these are also released earlier with the previous week's content, however, the expectation is that learners will work on them during the week that they're due. 

Learners will submit them as PDF files by 11:59 PM GMT on Monday of the following week. Each assessment corresponds with the content of the preceding few weeks. For example:  

• The Week 4 Assessment will be available to learners at the start of Week 4 on Monday at 0:01 AM GMT. 

• The submission deadline for this assessment will be Monday of Week 5, by 11:59 PM GMT.

Key Takeaway for Graders: 

• You can begin grading only after the Monday deadline passes. Learners may still be submitting or resubmitting their assessments before that.

• Ensure you follow the timeline to complete the evaluations promptly.

Once the submission deadline closes, grading begins on Tuesday and continues through Sunday of the same week. This gives you one week to complete all evaluations and provide feedback. Scores and feedback will be released to learners on Monday of the next week. 

In our example, for the Week 4 Assessment, grading will begin on Tuesday of Week 5 and must be completed by Sunday of Week 5. Learners will receive their feedback and scores by Monday of Week 6.

Key Takeaway for Graders:  

• It is crucial to complete all evaluations during this window to maintain the course schedule. 

• This timely feedback helps learners stay on track with their learning goals, and make improvements for another submission, of their future assessments.

If learners miss the first deadline, are dissatisfied with their initial score, or want to improve their submissions based on feedback, they have the option to submit during the grace period. 

The grace period begins Monday at 0:01 AM GMT (right after the initial scores are released) and ends the following Monday at 11:59 PM GMT. 

For example, the grace period for the Week 4 Assessment will open on Monday of Week 6 at 0:01 AM GMT and close on Monday of Week 7 at 11:59 PM GMT.

If learners submit or resubmit their assessments during the grace period, these submissions will enter a new grading cycle. Grading for these submissions begins on the Tuesday after the grace period ends and must be completed by Sunday of the same week. Feedback and scores will be released the following Monday. 

So for our example, if a learner submits their Week 4 Assessment during the grace period (which ends on Monday of Week 7), your grading will begin on Tuesday of Week 7 and must be completed by Sunday of Week 7. The learner will receive their feedback and score by Monday of Week 8.