Adding Feedback & Grade Comments in Schoology
Keywords: Feedback, Schoology, Comments, Grades
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Add Comments Directly in Gradebook
To leave a comment:
- Hover your pointer over a cell and click the Comment icon:
- Type your message in the pop-up window that displays.
- Check the box to Display to Student (optional). This must be selected for the comment to appear on the Student Grade Report.
- Your comment saves automatically; click the x in the upper-right of the pop-up to close the comment:
The comment icon displays for all cells to which you've added a comment.
Note: Comments and exceptions appear in the student grade report, which you can open from the Graph icon to the right of the student's name. Comments for grading periods and the overall column also appear on student report cards unless you have selected the Hide overall grade from student reports and/or hide grading period grade from student reports check boxes in the course Grade Setup area.
Student/Parent view of Grade Comment
For students, the Grades area of the course profile displays grades for the assignments, tests/quizzes, and discussions within a course. When an item is graded by the instructor, the grades and comments will immediately display in this area. The overall grade for the course is listed at the bottom of each page.

- Item submission
- Instructor comment
- Course grade
Note: Depending on the settings in place at your school, this area and some of its contents may not be available to you. Contact your instructor with any questions about which grades appear to students in this area.
Give Feedback and Grade from the Document Viewer
You can access an ungraded assignment from the Reminders section on your Home page. The grade entered in the Grade field of the Document Viewer will automatically sync with your gradebook. The comments you add in this form will also automatically sync with the gradebook.

- Toggle between submissions by students in the course.
- Toggle between revisions submitted by the selected student.
- Access Annotation Tools.
- Download the submission as a file.
- Grade the current submission and provide a comment (syncs with the gradebook).
- Provide feedback and upload files back to the student.
Add Feedback Directly to Question Responses in Assessments
You can provide feedback on each students' responses to help students improve their outcomes.
