Release Notes – Spring 2026

This release introduces a major expansion of data visualization and analytics and academic integrity features, alongside meaningful usability improvements for instructors, students, and administrators.

📊 Data Dashboards

Instructor Course-Level Data Dashboard (RR-1113)

A comprehensive course-level data dashboard is now available for instructors, featuring:

Interactive graphs and charts which track tag data
Real-time updates upon result generation

Assignment Sequencing as a Core Data Driver (RR-1110–RR-1112)

Instructors can now:

Manually control assignment order on the course dashboard
Automatically apply that sequence to:
- Student dashboards
- Data trend visualizations
- All time-series analytics

If no custom sequence is set, the system defaults to the existing ordering logic.

Instructor Analytics Enhancements

Tag & Performance Insights

Individual student tag trends across assignments (RR-1115)
Class-wide count of growth trends per tag (RR-1116)
Average change in performance across assignments (RR-1117)
Average performance per tag (RR-1122)

Usage Metrics (RR-1121)

Track course activity including:

Submission rates
Reviews, feedback, evaluations, reflections

Student Data Dashboards

Course-Level Dashboard (RR-1125–RR-1127)

Students now have access to:

Tag performance trends across assignments
Completion metrics (submissions, reviews, feedback, etc.)
Visualizations aligned to instructor-defined assignment sequence
Overall tag mastery showing average performance per tag

Admin Data Visualization Suite (RR-1331–RR-1336)

Admins now have a powerful, flexible analytics layer:

Core Capabilities

Launch data dashboards directly from admin view
Select which courses to include in analysis
Define assignment order across selected courses

Advanced Visualizations

Tag performance across courses and assignments
Drill-down into individual student performance across courses
Instructor-level graphs now available at admin level

Advanced Graph Interactivity & Navigation

Clickable & Actionable Data Visuals

Click assignment data points → go to submission details (RR-1284)
Click growth trend bars → view sorted student lists (RR-1285)
Click completion graphs → go to progress tables (RR-1288)

Sorting & Filtering Improvements

Student lists sortable by name or growth trend (RR-1286)
Tag tables sortable by name, averages, and trends (RR-1287)

Dynamic Display Improvements

Top student auto-selected with relevant tag highlighted (RR-1348)
Responsive indicators (percentages vs. trend arrows) based on sorting method (RR-1353)

Performance Recognition & Trend Clarity

Top Performer Insights (RR-1290, RR-1354, RR-1352)

Identify top students by:
- Overall mastery
- Growth trends
Student names are now clickable for deeper analysis
“More” link redirects to a standardized, sorted view

Graph Legend Added (RR-1391)

Growth trend graphs now include a legend:

Green = Positive Growth
Yellow = Insignificant Growth
Red = Decline

🛡️ Integrity Safeguards

Integrity Center (RR-1311)

A new Integrity Center provides instructors with a centralized view of student activity and usage metrics for text submissions and review comments in Peer Assessment and Live Presentation assignments.

Text Submission and Review Comment Metrics (RR-1313, RR-1318)

The system now tracks metrics such as:

Typing patterns and edits
Time spent actively working
Cursor movement
Additions and deletions
Word Count

Version History (RR-1314)

Simple, readable version history available for text submissions.

Copy/Paste Controls (RR-1309, RR-1359, RR-1400)

Copy/paste can be restricted in:
- Review text boxes
- Text submissions
Instructors control this via Integrity Safeguard settings

Copy/Paste Warning Modal (RR-1310)

Students receive a clear message when copy/paste is blocked.

GPTZero Integration (RR-1312, RR-1362, RR-1436)

Instructors can enable GPTZero scans directly in settings
Reports are surfaced within the Integrity Center
Institutions can disable this feature globally

Rich Text Editor for Reviews (RR-1319)

Review text boxes now support rich text formatting (excluding images), improving clarity and structure of feedback.

Rich Text Editor and Auto-Save for Text Submissions (RR-1317)

Student text submissions now support rich text formatting and auto-save continuously.

📁 Data Export & Downloads

Instructor Data Exports

Export text submissions as PDFs in ZIP files (RR-1367)

Student Export Capabilities (RR-1128, RR-1374)

Students can now:

Download course data (PDF)
Export their own text submissions with formatting preserved

Admin Usage Data Export (RR-1337)

Admins can export institution-level data with filters including:

Date range
Course metadata
Assignment counts
Enrollment data

🚀 Summary

This release includes:

A fully integrated data visualization ecosystem across students, instructors, and admins
A robust Integrity Center

Release Notes – Fall 2025

We’re excited to share a large set of improvements, fixes, and new capabilities released to Peerceptiv in Fall 2025. These include updates to instructor grading, including the new feature to allow instructors to grade reviews, and enhance group formation, including a new option to allow students to optionally form their own groups as part of the group formation process.

🚀 New Features

Instructor Grading & Review System

A major new suite of grading tools is now available, offering instructors and graders the ability to speed grade and speed review submissions, as well as the option to quickly view and grade student reviews.

New Features Include:

Numerical submission grading (RR-599)
Submission anonymity settings (RR-603) - instructors can decide if they want to see student names while grading.
Instructor ability to pin-drop & timestamp comments (RR-610)
Instructor reviews use a vertical rubric that is displayed all at once (RR-602)
Quick cycling between submissions (RR-601)
Ability to add comments while grading (RR-600)
Comment anonymity settings - instructors can decide whether their comments are anonymous or not (RR-604)
Grade reviewer comments numerically (RR-605) - when instructors grade a reviewer comments, this grade replaces the student helpfulness grade, even when there is no feedback phase in the assignment
Group reviewer comments by reviewer with links to submissions (RR-606) - quickly view all review comments by reviewer
Comment on reviewer comments (RR-607)
Spot-check reviewing based on reviewer variance (RR-613)
Allow multiple instructors/graders to review the same submission (RR-617)
View-only carousel for submissions and reviews (RR-619)
Instructor reviews available in the results export, identified by instructor (RR-1218)
Instructors can set the grade weight of accuracy and helpfulness separately in the assignment settings - what was formerly called the review grade is now broken into accuracy and helpfulness components (RR-1322)

Grader Role Enhancements

Option to limit graders to selected subsets of students (RR-611)
Option to limit grader UI access to grading-specific tools only (RR-612)

Async Mode Enhancements

Redesigned Student Results Excel Download (RR-1266)

Student results excel export formatting has been fully rebuilt for clarity and consistency, following updated specification standards.

Async Review Time Limits (RR-1237)

New timeouts help maintain workflow pace:

24 hours after requesting a review but entering no data
72 hours after starting but not completing a review
Only applies if no recent activity has occurred.

Async Student Reminder Emails (RR-1263)

A three-stage reminder sequence now automatically prompts students who have submitted but not completed required reviews:

24 hours – Friendly reminder
72 hours – Second reminder
110 hours – Urgent notification

Group Formation Improvements

Group Formation Assignments Can Allow Optional Student Participation (RR-1232)

Instructors can choose to permit students to opt out of the group formation survey and form their own groups as part of a group formation assignment.When the algorithm forms groups, it utilizes student surveys to group students who have not already formed a group on their own.

Create Group Formation Assignments With No Students on Roster (RR-1280)

Ideal for instructional designers setting up course templates.

Optional Participation Task Grades (RR-1283)

When a group formation assignment has optional student participation enabled, all students who create or join a group and all students who complete a survey are given task grades of 100%.

🐞 Bug Fixes

Group Formation

Group Size Limit No Longer Blocks Manual Adjustments (RR-1278)

Instructors can now manually add students to groups even when the group has reached the previous “maximum size” limit. This resolves issues where default max-size constraints prevented instructors from placing additional students into groups—especially in courses that specify the number of groups rather than maximum group size.

Hide Group Formation Groups From Students Until Results Are Released (RR-1292)

Students will no longer see their group members before the instructor releases results. This ensures instructors can rearrange groups privately before publishing final teams.

Group Formation Results Email Now Tied to Results Release (RR-1293)

Students will only receive the “Group Formation Results Available” email once the instructor releases results—not at the assignment end time.

Team Member Evaluation (TME)

N/A Grades for Students With No TME Evaluations Received (RR-1281)

Students who do not receive any evaluations in a TME assignment will now receive “N/A” rather than a zero, preventing incorrect grading penalties.

August 2025 Release Notes

Live Presentation Updates

Enhancements for Student Experience

Rubric Navigation (RR-921): Students can now choose to answer rubric prompts in any order, as well as use the review overview screen to see all the prompts on the rubric. Prompt titles are clickable, and completion is clearly displayed.
Review Search (RR-951): Students can search for specific peers when selecting reviews.
Editable Reviews (RR-942): Reviews can be edited until the review deadline.

Continuous Review Release (RR-925): Students will now be able to view their received reviews (average review ratings and comments) immediately after each presentation. This allows for assignments to take place over the course of multiple weeks or sessions while still allowing students to view their peer feedback before the assignment ends.
Editable Submissions (RR-937): Students can edit or update their submission until the submission deadline.

Instructor Workflow Improvements

Review Circles Support (RR-918): Instructors can assign reviews within defined groups for large classes, ideal for breakout rooms or small group presentation formats.
Manual Review Assignment (RR-919, RR-956): Improved support for manual assignment of reviews.
Submit All Presentations (RR-920, RR-1063): Instructors can submit all student live presentation submissions for review with a single action via the “Manage Reviews” menu.
Instructor-Controlled Review Mode (RR-938, RR-939): Instructors can direct students to review a specific presentation in real time.
Feedback & Reflection (RR-941): Feedback and reflection phases are now supported for live presentations.

Data and Reporting

Export Results Refinement (RR-922): Only completed or opened reviews are shown in the export data for limited-review setups.
Add SIS ID to Export (RR-1142): Student SIS IDs are now included in exports for easier integration with institutional systems.

June 2025 Release Notes

Send Groups from Peerceptiv to Canvas and Brightspace

Canvas Group Pass back (RR-862): Groups formed in Peerceptiv through Group Formation assignments or the group auto-generation feature can now be passed back to Canvas and form new group sets in Canvas.
Brightspace Group Pass back (RR-863): Groups formed in Peerceptiv through Group Formation assignments or the group auto-generation feature can now be passed back to Brightspace and form new group categories in Brightspace.

Sections in Peerceptiv

LMS Section Sync (RR-1048, RR-987, RR-988): Sections are now synced automatically and will update automatically when updated in the LMS.
Instructor UI Sections Page (RR-989): Instructors can view and manage section enrollment within Peerceptiv.
Assignment Visibility by Section (RR-991, RR-995): Assignments can be made visible to specific sections only.
Default Section Visibility (RR-1147): New assignments default to being visible to all sections.

Review Circles by Section

Section-Based Review Circles (RR-990): Review Circles can now mirror sections.

Improved Data Management for Sections

Filter & Download by Section (RR-994, RR-1157): Tables in the Progress and Results tabs can be filtered and exported by section.
Label Section in Exports (RR-996): Section data is now part of the results download.
Section Sorting in Progress View (RR-1000): Sort and view student progress by section.
TA/Grader Section Assignments (RR-997, RR-1159): Assign specific sections to TAs and Graders.

Assignment Notifications & Sync

Notifications by Section (RR-998): Students only receive assignment notifications for their visible sections.
Group & Circle Sync Restricted by Section (RR-999): Syncs respect section visibility.
Group Formation by Section (RR-1049): Option to limit group formation to students within the same section.
Large Course View Options (RR-1156): Use dropdowns to filter the progress table by section in large courses.

March 2025 Release Notes

Updates to Async Mode course and assignment settings. These updates enhance grading flexibility, assignment creation, and review management for instructors, providing more control over the evaluation process within Async mode courses.

Async Mode Enhancements

RR-520: Set All Deadlines the Same in a Course

Instructors can now set one deadline for all assignments within an async mode course. This eliminates the need for individual deadline configuration for each assignment, saving instructors time.

RR-879: LMS Completion-Based Results

Instructors can now set up async assignments to send a completion check to the LMS upon student completion. This setting will automatically copy over when assignments are copied.

RR-880: Async with Task Completion Grade

Instructors can assign a task grade based on the completion of all required tasks rather than basing the grade solely on the submission.

RR-881: No Accuracy Check in Async

Instructors can now remove the accuracy check from async assignments. This setting is automatically applied when fewer than 3 reviewers or rating prompts are used.

RR-882: Number of Reviewers in Async

Instructors can now select the number of reviewers for async assignments, with options ranging from 1 to 10 reviewers.

RR-883: Hide Grades Card Before Assignment is Published

Instructors now have the option to hide the grades card on the student results page before the assignment is published and before results are generated.

RR-884: Rubric Comments vs. Ratings

Instructors can now choose to include either only ratings or only comments in the rubric for async assignments, provided the assignment is set for completion-based grading.

RR-885: Require Word Count for Comments

Instructors can mandate that comments meet a minimum word count before they can be submitted. Reviews cannot be submitted unless the word count requirement is met.

Review & Grading Workflow Improvements

RR-905: Release of Results for Async Completion-Based Graded Assignment

Instructors can now choose when to release completion-based results: either when a student finishes all their tasks or when they have completed tasks and received the required number of reviews.

RR-909: Configurable Async Settings

Instructors now have more customization options for async assignments. They can select whether students receive a task grade, no grade, or completion results, as well as configure reviewer numbers, resubmit button visibility, and the visibility of grades, ratings, or comments on the results page before the assignment is published.

RR-914: Turn Off Resubmit Option for Async

Instructors can now disable the resubmit button for async assignments, preventing students from submitting their work multiple times.

Completion & Notification Enhancements

RR-915: Async Completion Assignment Student Results

A new feature allows students who have completed their tasks but are waiting for reviews to receive a message indicating that they need to wait for reviews to view their results.

RR-916: Notify Students When They Can View Results for Async Completion-Based Grading

The results page now notifies students when they have received the required number of reviews to view their results. An email notification is also sent to inform them when their ratings and comments are available.

Grade Calculation & Settings

RR-1005: Select Async Grade Settings

Instructors now have the ability to select how grades are calculated in async assignments. Available options include:

Submission Grade Only: Based on the average of peer and instructor ratings.
Task Grade Only: Based on the percentage of tasks completed versus required tasks.
Ungraded - Completion Result Only: No grades, only a completion result when tasks are completed.

February 2025 Release Notes

Updates to Team Member Evaluation Assignments, including introduction of a Points Allocation Evaluation Mode. Updates to Group Formation Assignments.

Team Member Evaluation Enhancements

Partial Credit for Team Member Evaluation Completion (RR-745)
- Students now receive partial credit for partially completed peer evaluations when the grading is completion-based. For example, completing 2 out of 3 team member evaluations will result in a completion grade of 66% instead of 0%.
Self vs. Peer Evaluation Comparison (RR-719)
- Instructors can now compare students’ self-evaluation ratings with team member evaluation ratings directly in the individual scores table. A column for self-evaluation has been added, and discrepancies between self and peer ratings are flagged for easy review.
Anonymous or Non-Anonymous TME Evaluation Results (RR-723)
- Instructors can now choose whether students see anonymous or non-anonymous results for TME evaluations, offering greater flexibility in peer evaluation transparency.

Reflection Phase for TME Assignments (RR-711)
- A new reflection phase option has been added to TME-only assignments, configurable in the "Build a Custom Assignment" settings.
Points Allocation Feature (RR-717, RR-828, RR-829, RR-830, RR-831, RR-832, RR-856)
- Points Distribution: Students can now allocate a specific number of points (100) among their team members based on contributions.
- Self Review Inclusion: Instructors can enable or disable self-assessment as part of points allocation.
- Comment Prompt: A new required comment prompt asks students to justify their high and low point allocations, visible only to instructors.
- Grading & Results: The points allocation feature contributes to a task completion grade but does not factor in ratings.
- Instructor View: Points Distribution Results: Instructors now have access to a table displaying student points distribution results, including total points received, percentage of total available points, and the Peer Evaluation Factor (PEF). This allows for insight into group dynamics and point distribution.
Grade Weight Setting for TME Assignments (RR-827)
- Instructors can set grade weights for task completion vs. ratings data in TME assignments. When using the points allocation model only, the grade weight is set to 100% task grade.

Group Formation Enhancements

Group Formation Notifications (RR-893, RR-916)
- Students now receive email notifications about upcoming group formation deadlines and after groups have been assigned when results have been released.
Instructor Aggregated Results (RR-896)
- Instructors can now view high-level aggregated group formation data, including percentage breakdowns of student responses, schedule availability, and ranked preferences.
Similar/Different Grouping Option (RR-897)
- Instructors can now designate whether students should be grouped based on similar or different multiple-choice responses.
Set the Priority or Weight of Individual Survey Questions
- Instructors can now set the priority or weight of individual survey questions so that certain data can count more or less when the algorithm is forming the groups.

September 2024 Release Notes

Instructor and Student User Interface Enhancements

RR-748: Added a "Group Name" column to the Individual Assignment Grades table on the instructor results page for easier grading and organization by group.
RR-708 & RR-709: Improved the TME student interface to highlight assignment completion more clearly and reduce the number of clicks for enhanced usability.
RR-710: Added Group Comparison features, including sorting options, to aid instructors in evaluating group performance.
RR-712: Introduced a toggle to control the visibility of individual rubric items in student results, allowing for tailored feedback display.
RR-714: Enabled hiding portions of the results page (grades, comments, ratings) before results are fully generated, giving instructors greater control over the student view.
RR-720: Added a self-evaluation vs. peer-evaluation comparison view in the student UI for more insightful self-reflection.
RR-743: Implemented a student peer selection feature, allowing students to choose peers for assignments.
RR-715 & RR-716: Added the option to display Whole Group Evaluation data to both students and instructors for a more holistic view of group contributions.

Group Formation and Management

RR-718: Added group formation capabilities, allowing for organized group work within assignments.
RR-890 to RR-901: Launched a new Group Formation assignment type with full functionality, including task grading, specific assignment settings, and rank-order selection options. Instructors and students now have dedicated results pages, email notifications, and a feature for managing non-grouped students. Additionally, a survey feature was added to the rubric tab for capturing group formation feedback.

Administrator Dashboard and Reporting

RR-481, RR-485, & RR-486: Updated the administrator dashboard and assignments page to display the number of assignments and users per semester, allowing for more accurate semester-over-semester comparisons.
RR-495, RR-496, & RR-497: Introduced new analytics on the Admin Dashboard to view average mastery of rating prompts, course-specific mastery data, and mastery data segmented by instructor for comprehensive performance monitoring.
RR-498: Added an option for administrators to delete course templates, simplifying template management.

Permissions and Role Management

RR-669, RR-670, & RR-671: Enhanced instructor control over roster roles, enabling the management of TA/Grader permissions, changing user roles, and adding TAs directly to rosters.
RR-672: Enabled reading of LMS roles on LTI Launch to align user roles between systems.
RR-662: Introduced an indicator for the lead instructor on the roster, clarifying instructor hierarchy for course management.

Template Management

RR-370: Enabled automatic sharing of school admin templates across domains, promoting template consistency across campuses.
RR-517: Enabled instructors to create their own assignment and course templates, offering flexibility and customization in assignment design.