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Adding Drafting to an Assessment

With Cadmus, you can allow students to submit a draft before completing their final submissions.

As students work in Cadmus, they can submit a snapshot of their work in progress as a draft. You can then provide feedback on draft submissions through Cadmus Marker or Turnitin Feedback Studio or Canvas SpeedGrader, which students can access in the Student Environment as they continue working towards their final.

In this help guide, learn how to:

NOTE: Drafting feature is only available for Cadmus Classic and Group Assessments.

 

Add Drafting to an Assessment

  1. From the Requirements page, go to the Drafting section.
  2. Toggle on the Drafting feature.
  3. Set a draft due date.Use the calendar to choose a due date, and then select a time.
  4. Select a preferred Turnitin similarity settings for drafts under Similarity Reports for Drafts. Click View advanced Turnitin settings to setup additional similarity settings.

NOTE: To access the advanced Turnitin settings for drafting, please ensure to Release the assessment first. You can then click Update Instructions and access the settings via the Requirements settings.

Configure drafting with Cadmus Marker

When Cadmus Marker is selected as the grading tool, two additional settings become available to control how draft feedback is shared with students.

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Allow students to see draft feedback before the draft due date

By default, this setting is disabled.

  • If enabled, students can view draft feedback as soon as it has been entered by a marker.
  • If disabled, students can only view draft feedback once the draft due date has passed.

Allow scoring on drafts

By default, this setting is enabled.

  • If enabled, markers can enter rubric scores and comments on drafts. These scores are provided as feedback only and do not contribute to the student's final grade.
  • If disabled, markers can still provide comments on draft submissions and optionally link those comments to rubric criteria, but they cannot enter rubric scores.