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Oral assignments (Oral Learning) are asynchronous, one-to-one voice conversations between each student and Coral. You define questions and a rubric; Coral evaluates responses and produces scores and feedback.

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When to use oral assignments

Check understanding

Go beyond written essays to verify conceptual understanding

Explain work

Ask students to orally defend their submitted written work

Scale oral exams

Replace or supplement manual oral exam segments at scale

Faster feedback

Provide instant AI evaluation and feedback

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Create an oral assignment

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Navigate to Oral Assessments

Open your class → Oral Assessments (or Oral Test from Summary)
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Start new assignment

Click New Oral Assignment
3

Configure assignment details

Walk through the creation flow:
  • Title and instructions — Clear assignment name and student-facing instructions
  • Questions or prompts — Add your questions (AI-assisted generation available from your materials)
  • Rubric criteria — Define evaluation criteria and point scale
  • Availability — Set dates and attempt rules where configured
4

Publish when ready

Review and publish the assignment to make it visible to students
Creation typically takes about 2 minutes for a straightforward assignment.

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AI-assisted question generation

Coraltalk can generate questions based on your uploaded course materials:
  1. During assignment creation, look for Generate with AI option
  2. Select which materials to base questions on
  3. Review and customize the generated questions
  4. Add your own questions as needed

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Define your rubric

Your rubric tells Coral how to evaluate student responses:
  • Criteria name — What you’re evaluating (e.g., “Conceptual understanding”, “Use of examples”)
  • Point value — How many points this criterion is worth
  • Description — What makes a good response for this criterion
  • Use 3-5 criteria per assignment
  • Make criteria specific and measurable
  • Include point ranges (e.g., 0-4 points per criterion)
  • Align with your course learning objectives
Be specific in your rubric descriptions. Coral evaluates based on what you define, so clear criteria lead to more accurate grading.

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Share with students

Students automatically see assignments under Oral Learning after enrolling in your class

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Review submissions

Open an assignment to see the submissions dashboard:
ViewWhat you see
Submissions listAll student submissions with status (pending, evaluating, complete)
Grade bandsDistribution of grades and class average
Video playbackWatch student responses with synchronized transcript
Evaluation tabAI rubric breakdown and scoring (unless hidden from students)
  • Filter by unwatched submissions
  • Filter by grade range (A, B, C, etc.)
  • Search by student name
  • Sort by submission date or grade

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Manual overrides

While Coral provides initial evaluation:
  1. Review the AI-generated grade and feedback
  2. Adjust scores for individual criteria if needed
  3. Add your own teacher comments
  4. Save changes — students see the updated evaluation
Your adjustments help improve Coral’s future evaluations. The AI learns from your patterns over time.

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Student visibility settings

Control what students see using Settings on the oral assignments list:
Students do not see the evaluation tab or status on assignment cards. Use this for formative assessments where you want to review before sharing feedback.
Scores and letter grades are hidden, but written feedback may still show. Good for reducing grade anxiety while maintaining feedback loops.
Default setting — students see grades, rubric breakdown, and feedback immediately after evaluation completes.

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Usage and minutes

Oral conversations consume oral learning minutes on your plan.

Monitor usage

Watch sidebar usage alerts and purchase more minutes before peak assignment weeks if needed. See Billing and usage for details.

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Legacy assignments

Older assignments may use a legacy format that cannot be edited or duplicated in place.
To update a legacy assignment:
  1. Create a new oral assignment with updated questions or rubric
  2. Existing student work stays on the old assignment for your records
  3. Assign the new version to students

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Student experience

What students see when completing an oral assignment:
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Open assignment

Student clicks on the oral assignment from their class dashboard
2

Allow microphone

Browser requests microphone permission (one-time)
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Complete conversation

Student has a natural conversation with Coral, answering questions and follow-ups
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Submit

Student submits when conversation is complete
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Wait for evaluation

AI evaluation processes (may take several minutes)
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View feedback

Student views grade and feedback per your visibility settings

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Tips for effective oral assignments

Tell students what you expect: depth of answer, use of examples, time limits
Complete the assignment yourself to verify question flow and timing
Start with easier questions, build to more complex ones
Use oral assignments to have students explain or defend their written essays
Check the first 3-5 submissions closely and adjust rubric if needed

Roleplay

Scenario-based speaking assessments

Live oral exams

Scheduled high-stakes assessments

Teaching assistant

24/7 student Q&A with Coral

Billing and usage

Understanding minutes and plans