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title: "Accessing Student Attempts in Ultra Course View"
canonical: "https://kb.uconn.edu/space/TL/26056655678/Accessing%20Student%20Attempts%20in%20Ultra%20Course%20View"
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This article explains how instructors can ***access ***student attempts on assessments in the Ultra Course View.  

> ℹ️ For detailed information on ***grading*** attempts, please see: **[Grading and Feedback in Ultra Course View.](https://kb.uconn.edu/space/TL/26057703623)**

# **Overview**

- In Ultra, instructors and TAs can access assessment attempts through the Gradebook or within Course Content via the Assessment link.
- The Gradebook** Overview **and** Gradable Items **tabs, display attempts that Need Grading.
- There are different methods to locate, filter, and sort attempts for grading.

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# **Accessing Attempts from Gradebook**

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<summary>To Do</summary>

The Gradebook To Do displays assessments that **Need Grading **or **Need posting**. 

1. To navigate to the Gradebook Overview, first click **Gradebook**.
2. Then click the **Overview **tab.
3. From Overview, you can see a list of assessment items that require grading. To start grading, click **Grade **for any assignment. This will bring you to the grading page.
  
  
4. From the grading page you are able to grade and view all students' submissions. Here, you can adjust the student’s grade, give them feedback, and delete their attempt.

![image-20260716-185222.png](media://17d97d10-19f2-4379-a69b-f6a902403631)
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<details>
<summary>Accessing Attempts from Gradable Items</summary>

Student attempts can be accessed through Gradable items. The advantage of **Gradable items** is you that you are able to see more grading information (i.e., missing, graded, posted) and access assignments all in one place. 

To begin, navigate to the **Gradebook.**

![image-20260106-185117.png](media://73f242ea-2db6-4c6c-baf2-bfbba8813ae3)

Click on the list view icon.

![image-20260716-185254.png](media://7672f505-f0f4-416f-b304-e2fd952a117c)

You will now see the list of gradable items that provides information about the assignment/assessments. 

![image-20260716-185318.png](media://c28fd527-2097-4e4f-8647-15451c39d872)


  By clicking on any assignment, you will be able to access the **Submissions** page. 

![image-20260716-185439.png](media://a408b834-4710-4347-9aeb-46f10979b87e)


Click a student’s name to open their attempt and access the grading page.

![image-20260716-185915.png](media://fc9878ad-04ac-4292-bffe-558b512d9b42)
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<details>
<summary>Accessing Multiple Attempts</summary>

Instructors can allow an assignment to have multiple attempts, accessing the different attempts can be done on the submissions grading page.

To begin, navigate to the **Gradebook.**

![image-20260106-185205.png](media://55aae8b6-483a-4493-8d3d-ff4b07c7ca86)

 Click on the list view icon.

![image-20260716-185254.png](media://7672f505-f0f4-416f-b304-e2fd952a117c)

You will now see the list of gradable items that provides information about the assignment/assessments. 

![image-20260716-185318.png](media://c28fd527-2097-4e4f-8647-15451c39d872)

  By clicking on any assignment, you will be able to access the **Submissions** page. Click a student’s name to open their attempts.

![image-20260716-185537.png](media://411d09a3-335f-41c5-a888-e91b9052b903)

Clicking on the attempts dropdown will allow you to see when the student submitted. To view each individual attempt, click on the specific attempt number within the dropdown. 

![image-20260716-185558.png](media://14aee52f-384d-478b-803f-52050c22e1bb)

 Clicking on the attempt will change the submission you are currently grading.
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# **Sorting Student Attempts**

While on the grading page for student attempts, attempts can be sorted in various ways such as latest submission, oldest submission, or alphabetically.

To sort student submissions, first navigate to the student attempts page. Then click on the **list icon**. 

![image-20240930-161126.png](media://b4cf41c7-1d84-44c9-a3de-5a2fa19f8cd3)

Then select the way you would like to sort the student submissions.


![image-20240930-161217.png](media://b7fbe5f2-5dbf-48aa-96de-88cd99c95515)

The list of student submissions will update accordingly and instructors will be able to use the **Next Student **and **Previous Student** buttons accordingly.

> ℹ️ For more information or assistance with HuskyCT, please contact the** Educational Technology Office** at [edtech@uconn.edu](mailto:edtech@uconn.edu) or **(860) 486-5052 **