Assessment Icons
When looking through VU Collaborate, you will come across various icons when setting up the Quizzes, Grade books, Rubrics and Dropboxes. It’s essential you recognise each of the icons presented and what they stand for so you can manage them.
Each icon’s name will usually display when you hover your mouse over it. The guide will showcase the various icons used in the assessment tools within VU Collaborate.
There is a possibility that students may request information on a particular icon's feature or meaning, this guide will allow you to answer questions within this category of possible queries.
1. Quiz Icons
These icons are used in various situations when setting up a quiz.
Icon |
Name |
Meaning |
Hidden from view icon |
Students are unable to see the quiz. |
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Release conditions icon |
These are conditional requirements that are meant to be satisfied by the student before gaining access to an associated item. |
Special access icon |
There are students who have access that is different from others, such as a longer time to complete. |
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Password protected icon |
This quiz requires a password before students can start it. |
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Grade Item |
The quiz assignment is linked to a grade item in the GradeBook. |
Do not confuse the special access icon with the password-protected icon.
2. Dropbox Icons
These icons are used when setting up an assessment dropbox.
Icon |
Name | Meaning |
Hidden from view icon | Students are unable to see the dropbox | |
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Grade item icon | The assessment dropbox is linked to a grade item in the GradeBook. |
Group submission icon | This is a group assessment. It will be marked by group name or number and the same score and feedback will be released to each student in that group. | |
Special Access icon | There are students who have access that is different from others such as an extended due date. | |
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Release conditions icon | There are conditional requirements that are meant to be satisfied by the student before gaining access to an associated item. |
3. Gradebook Icons
These icons are used when setting up the grade book.
Icon |
Name |
Meaning |
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Hidden from view icon |
Students are unable to see the grade item |
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Availability Icon |
The grade will only be available for viewing for a specific time. |
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Release Conditions Icon |
These are conditional requirements that are meant to be satisfied by the student before gaining access to a grade item. |
4. Rubrics Icons
These icons are used when setting up an assessment rubric.
Icon | Name |
Meaning |
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Rubric association icon | The rubric has been associated with another assessment item and cannot be deleted |
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Rubric linked assessment icon | The rubric has already been used to grade the linked assessment hence it can neither be deleted nor edited. |
Further Support
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Contact ITS Service Desk on (03) 9919 2777 or via self-service http://servicedesk.vu.edu.au for further technical support.