The Reviewer Role: Guide

Reviewer Role Overview

In Taskstream, the Reviewer in a DRF program can view and provide comments on work that has been shared with them. They cannot complete official assessments or evaluations unless they are also given the role of Evaluator.

Accessing Work to Review

To access work to review, from the Taskstream home page, you may have multiple roles you can access, if so, click the Reviewer tab.

The tab set showing Author, Reviewer, Evaluator, and Evaluation Manager tabs, with the Reviewer tab highlighted.

Then click the name of the DRF Program where you would like to review work.

The DRF Program section showing a program icon on the left and a highlighted Program Portfolio link on the right.

In the Reviewer display area, you will be able to select the type of work you would like to view and select whether you want to view people with new requests for feedback or view all people who have ever requested feedback. After making your selections, click Continue.

The Search Comment Requests section showing a notice that requests for comments are present, options for selecting type of requests to view, options for selecting people, and a checkbox for including inactive subscribers, with the Continue button highlighted.

Click the name of the work you'd like to review.

The table showing work title, type, and total comments, with the work title My Showcase Portfolio highlighted and showing a note that comments are requested.

If you are reviewing a DRF program or a web folio, you can view a specific page or section by clicking the name of the page or section on the left side. Areas that have been specifically flagged by the student (Author) for feedback will be indicated by a red arrow along with a notification that comments are requested.

The section showing a left menu with items including Overall Comments, My Showcase Portfolio, Mission Statement, Awards Received, Pre‑Analysis, and Experiential Activities, with the Mission Statement item highlighted. The right side showing the Overall Comments area with a text box for adding a comment and buttons Check Spelling and Submit.

The work will then open in the right-hand frame. To add a comment to a specific area, enter the comment and then click Submit.

The Comments for Mission Statement section showing a text box labeled Add your comment highlighted, with buttons Check Spelling and Submit. Below, a comment entry is displayed with a link for View Request History, and the Mission Statement text is shown at the bottom.

To add an overall comment, click the Overall Comments link and enter your comment. Then click Submit.

The section showing a left menu with items including Overall Comments, My Showcase Portfolio, Mission Statement, Awards Received, and Pre‑Analysis, with the Overall Comments item highlighted. The right side showing the Overall Comments area with a text box for adding a comment and buttons Check Spelling and Submit.

Note: The student (Author) may have chosen to restrict your access to certain areas of the folio or DRF program, so you may not have access to view all areas.

To return to the list of work awaiting review, click the Back to Search Results button. Please note the results that appear will depend on your selections from the Reviewer display area.

The portfolio header showing the title Portfolio 'My Showcase Portfolio' with submission details, and buttons Back to Search Results and Web View, with the Back to Search Results button highlighted.

For student directions to request and view comments from a reviewer, see the article:

How to request and view comments from a Reviewer

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