Overview
Proserva supports a complete assignment lifecycle — from student submission through instructor grading and feedback, with multiple assignment types, grading methods, and feedback formats. The gradebook provides a real-time view of class progress, and students are notified immediately when grades are returned.
Assignment Types
File Upload Assignments
Students upload documents directly to the lesson. Supported formats include PDFs, Word documents, spreadsheets, images, and other common file types. This is the standard format for essays, reports, lesson plans, evidence artifacts, and other document-based work.
Text Response Assignments
Introduced in early 2026, this assignment type lets students compose their response directly in Proserva using a full rich text editor. Key features:
Copy/paste from Google Docs or Word preserves formatting.
Optional minimum and maximum word counts with live counter.
Optional file attachments alongside the text entry.
Real-time instructor visibility: instructors can see student responses taking shape in the gradebook before submission — great for monitoring progress and identifying students who may be stuck.
The response locks when the student marks it complete and can be unlocked by the instructor if revisions are needed.
Ideal for essays, reflective writing, journal entries, and portfolio-style submissions within a course.
Video Observation Assignments
Students record or upload classroom video for instructor review. Instructors can provide timestamped feedback, score against rubrics, and use AI-powered summarization. These assignments integrate with Proserva's coaching and observation tools.
Submission Workflow (Student Side)
Student navigates to the assignment lesson in their course outline.
Uploads their file (drag-and-drop or browse) or composes their text response in the editor.
Clicks the blue Turn In button to submit. Important: uploading a file without clicking Turn In does not submit — the instructor cannot see the work until it's turned in.
After submission, the lesson shows as submitted. The student can click Unsubmit if they need to revise and resubmit.
Once the instructor returns a grade, the student gets an in-app notification and email. They can view their grade, private comments, attached feedback files, and rubric breakdown under the Grade and Private Comments tab.
Due Dates & Deadlines
Due dates can be set per assignment using session/cohort-specific dates or relative offsets (e.g., "10 days after course start").
In self-paced courses, due dates function as pacing milestones — suggested targets, not hard deadlines. Students are not locked out or penalized for submitting after the milestone date.
In scheduled courses, due dates are tied to the course session timeline.
Due dates appear in the student's course outline alongside the lesson name.
Grading (Instructor Side)
Submitted assignments appear in the instructor's Gradebook, with ungraded items flagged for attention.
Simple Grading
Pass/fail or point-based scoring.
Instructor comments included with the grade.
Quick and straightforward for low-stakes assignments.
Rubric-Based Grading
Instructors attach detailed rubrics with defined criteria and performance levels.
Rubrics can map to competencies and standards, supporting evidence-based professional development tracking over time.
Rubrics can be tied to grading automation: when using Instructor Verified Pass/Fail, rubric scores can auto-populate based on the pass/fail outcome.
Assignment weights can be adjusted on the fly, and the gradebook automatically recalculates course totals.
Instructor Feedback
When grading, instructors can provide rich feedback through multiple channels:
Private comments: visible only to the individual student. Supports rich text formatting (bold, lists, links) and file uploads — instructors can attach resources, examples, or rubric PDFs alongside written feedback.
Rubric feedback: students see a detailed per-category scoring breakdown when rubrics are used. They can click a rubric button to view the full scoring detail.
Notification: students receive both in-app and email notifications when their grade is returned, with a direct link to view the feedback.
Gradebook Features
Grid view showing all students × all assignments with grades, ungraded flags, and gaps.
Column-level view for grading one assignment across all students.
Assignment weight management with automatic course total recalculation.
Export for external reporting.
Instructors can filter to see only students assigned to them (when using auto-balance instructor loads).