Grading lets a manager review and score a learner's submission before the activity is marked as complete.
When grading is enabled on a Learning bite, the activity stays in a "Pending approval" state until a manager gives it a grade. This gives you a way to ensure quality and provide personal feedback.
Who can grade?
Only users with the right roles can grade submissions. A grader needs two roles on the same group:
Manager
Reporting manager
Both roles must be assigned to the same group. The grader will then be able to review and grade all submissions from learners in that group (and its subgroups).
👀 Good to know
Roles are assigned at group level. This means everyone in that group and its subgroups automatically falls under the manager's grading scope. You don't need to assign roles per individual learner.
Step 1: Assign the right roles to the manager
Go to Control > Users
Open the user you want to make a grader
In the Roles section, tick Manager
Select the group this role applies to
Tick Reporting manager for the same group
Click Save
🚧 Be careful
Both roles must be on the same group. If they're assigned to different groups, the grading access will not work correctly.
Step 2: Enable grading on the Learning bite
Only Learning bite activities support manager grading. Other activity types (such as Task, Assignment, Video, Exam, etc.) do not have this option.
Open the Learning bite you want to set up
Go to Settings
Click Edit the activity settings
Find the Grading section
Tick Enable grading
Click Save
Once enabled, the activity will require a manager to review and grade the learner's submission before it counts as complete.
Optional: Allow reset after grading
In the same settings panel, you'll see an Allow reset if graded option.
If this is unchecked (default): once the activity is graded, the learner cannot redo it
If this is checked: the learner can repeat the activity after grading, as many times as they like, to try for a better grade
✏️ Tip
Use "Allow reset if graded" when you want to encourage learners to improve after feedback, rather than treating the first submission as final.
Step 3: Add an open question or upload template to the activity
Grading only makes sense when the learner has something to submit. Make sure your Learning bite contains at least one of these templates:
Open Question: the learner writes a free-text answer
Upload file: the learner uploads a document or other file
Upload image: the learner uploads an image
To add a template:
Open the Learning bite in the content builder
Click Add a template
Scroll to find Open Question, Upload file, or Upload image
Click the template to add it to your activity
What the learner sees
After completing the activity, the learner will see a Pending approval label on the activity card. This label stays visible until a manager grades the submission.
Once a manager grades the submission, the learner is notified and the activity is marked as complete.
Once grading is set up, managers can start reviewing submissions straight away. See How to grade a learner's submission to learn how the grading flow works for managers.