This feature is available for Planners and Invigilators.

The late submissions feature in Inspera Assessment gives Planners flexibility to accommodate submissions after the primary deadline. This article explains how late submissions work on a test level and candidate level, and outlines its behavior with extra time and known limitations.

Understanding late submissions

The late submissions feature allows candidates to submit their work after the primary submission deadline has passed. In some scenarios, there is a need for one or more candidates to have a different late submission window than the other candidates. The work submitted during this late period is flagged as late, and the submitted time and date are captured in Monitor. This information may then be used by Administrators to decide if a penalty should be applied against any marks awarded.

The feature is primarily managed by Planners, who set up the submission windows. Invigilators and Planners are typically responsible for monitoring submissions after the deadline. The late submission status cannot be seen in Marking and has to be exported from Monitor to be viewed by Graders. 

Key Terminology

To understand late submission configurations, you should be familiar with these terms:

• Test start time (TST): The time when a test window begins.
• Test end time (TET): The time at which the test window ends.
• Primary submission deadline (PSD): The time when the regular submission window stops and the late submissions window begins.
• Individual primary submission deadline (IPSD): This is the PSD set at an individual candidate level.
• Individual end time (IET): This is the end time set at an individual candidate level.

1. Late submissions on a test level

   With late submissions, you can divide a test window spanning from Test Start Time (TST) to Test End Time (TET) into two consecutive segments: a regular submissions window, and a subsequent late submissions window. The planner makes this division of the test by setting a Primary Submission Deadline (PSD). This means that any candidate submitting their response after the Primary Submission Deadline (PSD), but before the Test End Time (TET), is flagged in Monitor as having submitted their work late.

   The example illustrates the following:

   • Test start time (TST): 10:00 AM
   • Primary submission deadline (PSD): 12:00 PM

   • Test end time (TET): 1:00 PM 

     

2. Late submissions on a candidate level

   You can specify an Individual Primary Submission Deadline (IPSD) and/or Individual End Time (IET) for any individual candidate. It should be noted that if the individual level settings for a candidate are not specified, the test level settings are applied to that candidate by default. If individual-level settings are specified for a candidate, they override the test level settings for that candidate. 

   The example illustrates the following:

   • Test start time (TST): 10:00 AM
   • Primary submission deadline (PSD): 12:00 PM
   • Test end time (TET): 1:00 PM
   • Individual primary submission deadline (IPSD): 12:30 PM

   • Individual end time (IET): 2:00 PM 

     

Late submissions with extra time

In the instance that extra time is added during late submissions, the following behavior will occur:

• The total time available to the candidate for taking the test is the test duration plus extra time.
• If a test has a duration, the candidate can take the test anytime within the late submissions window and complete the test.

• In the image below, a candidate is given 10 minutes extra time in addition to a Late submission period. Their late submission window will now begin at 12:40 PM, and their original Individual end time of 2:00 PM is pushed to 2:10 PM. 

  

Known limitations

Late submissions can not be used in tandem with Auto submission.