When you turn into the anonymous mode, you will not be able to view the names of the students until you choose to publish your feedback. Once you publish your feedback from an assignment, it will be published to the students as well.

Anonymous grading could be used as a tool for examination purposes.

This video shows you how to:

Create an assignment/exam with anonymous feedback

Important information to negotiate to the students, preferably in the assignment instructions:

Inform the students not to name the documents with their own names.
Inform the students not to put their names anywhere in their answers documents.

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