How do I review the feedback provided on assignments and exams in Brightspace?

I leave feedback for materials that are completed or submitted via Brightspace. I am diligent about leaving feedback on assignments in this course. The feedback I provide is designed to help you improve your understanding of the course concepts. I want you to succeed, and leaving feedback supports your educational journey. I may leave feedback in the gradebook, in the form of a rubric (also accessed in the gradebook), or within an electronic assignment, quiz, or exam on the questions you missed. Below is information on how to review some of this feedback.

Reviewing Exams, Quizzes, and Electronic Assignments

There are multiple ways to review exams, quizzes, and electronic assignments in Brightspace. Here are two:

Reviewing Through Quizzes

Click the “Quizzes” button from the menu at the top of the screen. A list of quizzes will appear.
Look for the exam/quiz/electronic assignment you want to review and click the blue “View Quiz Attempts” (circled in the image below). Please note: You cannot review a quiz/exam/electronic assignment until the instructor has opened it for review.

A Quiz List page displaying one quiz titled “Creating Accessible Media Quiz (Required).” In the Evaluation Status column to the right, the text “Feedback: On Attempt” is highlighted with an orange circle. Alternative text created by Copilot and edited by C Haslag on March 10, 2026.

3) A new window will open. Select the attempt you want to review from the list provided.

4) Once you have selected the attempt you would like to review, the quiz/exam/electronic assignment will show the questions and your response. If your instructor left specific feedback for a question, the words “view feedback” will appear in blue text below the question. Click this text to review the feedback. The points earned and the total points possible for the question will appear to the right of each question. All of these pieces are illustrated in the image below.

A quiz review page showing Question 4 and Question 5. Question 4 has multiple-choice options with some checked responses, earning 6 out of 8 points; an annotation notes the student missed two points. Question 5 shows a true/false item with full credit (2 out of 2 points). Arrows point to the question text, the feedback section, and the “Hide question feedback” link, explaining where to expand or minimize feedback. Alternative text created by Copilot and edited by C Haslag on March 10, 2026.

Reviewing Through the Gradebook

1) Click the “Gradebook” button from the menu at the top of the screen. The gradebook view will appear.

2) Look for the exam/quiz/electronic assignment you want to review and click the blue “View Quiz Attempts” (circled in the image below). Please note: You cannot review a quiz/exam/electronic assignment until the instructor has opened it for review.

A Grades page showing a table with grade items, points, grades, and instructor comments. The “Course Completion Quiz” row shows a score of 28 out of 30. A blue link labeled “View Quiz Attempts” is circled in orange. Alternative text created by Copilot and edited by C Haslag on March 10, 2026.

3) A new window will open. Select the attempt you want to review from the list provided.

Reviewing Feedback in the Gradebook

Overall feedback any graded assignments can be reviewed in the gradebook by clicking “Grades” in the menu bar at the top of the screen. If a rubric is used to grade an assignment, it will be noted in the feedback and is accessible video the blue “View Graded Rubric” link provided with the feedback (see image provided below). Once the rubric is open, you may need to scroll down to review the full graded rubric and any feedback provided on it.

A Grades page showing the item “Final Project: Accessible Recordings” with a score of 50 out of 50 and written instructor feedback. Below the feedback, the blue link “View Graded Rubric” is circled in orange. Alternative text created by Copilot and edited by C Haslag on March 10, 2026.

Reviewing Feedback in the Assignment Folder

You can also review feedback in the assignment folder. Click on “Assignment” at the in the menu bar at the top of the screen. You can review the files you submitted to the assignment folder by clicking the blue “Submission, File” text (noted in the image below). Click the blue word next to Feedback at the far right to read any feedback provided by your instructor (circled in the image below). This will appear as a blue “unread” or “read” depending on if you have reviewed the feedback or not.

An Assignments page displaying the “Final Project: Accessible Video and Audio Recordings (Required).” In the Evaluation Status column, “Feedback: Read” is circled in orange. A text box with an arrow points to the submission link and reads, “Click here to review the files you submitted.” Alternative text created by Copilot and edited by C Haslag on March 10, 2026.

Other Information About Grading and Feedback

Assignments, quizzes, and exams are graded within approximately 7 days after the due date. You are welcome to meet with me to review any assignments, quizzes, or exams; however, you need to review the assignment/quiz/exam first before meeting with me. Bring specific questions with you to our meeting to make the best use of our time. I am happy to help answer any of your questions or concerns.

If you have any questions about why you missed a question or think I made a mistake while grading (it happens), please let me know, and I will review your concerns. I want to ensure you are given all the points you earn.

This page was published on April 12, 2023, and last updated on March 10, 2026.