Assessments provide a way for students to submit assignments or responses that you want to track in a systematic way. For example, you want to assign a grade or participation credit for the submission. There is a built-in workflow that allows you to accept the student submissions, or send it back to them with comments.

To create an Assessment, click the + New Assessment button and give it a name and due date. Add instructions or other details in Details. Then select what type of assessment you want: file upload, short answer, or an external submission in another tool, such as another LMS.