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Quiz Grading Options

There are two primary ways to grade quizzes:

  • By Student Attempt – Grade an entire quiz for one student at a time.
  • By Question – Grade one question at a time across multiple students.

For manually scored quizzes, instructors must publish scores for students to see them.

Step 1: Grade Quizzes by Student Attempt

  1. Go to the Quizzes Area: Navigate to the Quizzes tool in your course.
  2. Select the Quiz to Grade: Click the dropdown arrow next to the quiz name.
  3. Click "Grade".
  4. The Grade Quiz page will open on the Users tab.
  5. Select a Student Attempt: Click the Attempt link under a student’s name.
  6. Manually Enter Scores:
    • Enter a value in the Score field for manually graded questions or override automatically assigned scores.
    • Click Expand Question Feedback and enter text in the Feedback textbox to provide qualitative feedback.
  7. Provide Overall Attempt Feedback (Optional):
    • Enter comments in the Attempt Feedback textbox.
  8. Publish Grades:
    • Click Publish to release grades immediately.
    • Click Save as Draft to save the feedback without publishing.
  9. Navigate Between Students:
    • Use the arrow buttons to move to the next student.
  10. Bulk Publish Feedback (If Needed):
    • If feedback was saved but not published, select the checkbox to highlight all students.
    • Click Publish Feedback to release all feedback at once.

Step 2: Grade Quizzes by Question

  1. Go to the Quizzes Area: Navigate to the Quizzes tool in your course.
  2. Select the Quiz to Grade: Click the dropdown arrow next to the quiz name.
  3. Click "Grade".
  4. Switch to the "Questions" Tab:
    • This displays all quiz questions and responses.
    • (Optional) Check the "Hide Learners’ Names" box for anonymous grading.
  5. Select a Question to Grade: Click the question title to begin grading.
  6. Enter Scores & Feedback:
    • Adjust the Score field (or override the auto-score if needed).
    • Click Expand Question Feedback to enter comments.
  7. Move to the Next Response:
    • Click Save and Continue to navigate to the next student’s response.
  8. Repeat for All Questions: Continue grading until all responses are evaluated.

Step 3: Publish Quiz Scores Manually

If a quiz includes manually graded questions, scores must be published for students to see them.

  1. Go to the Quizzes Area: Navigate to the Quizzes tool in your course.
  2. Select the Quiz to Grade: Click the dropdown arrow next to the quiz name.
  3. Click "Grade".
  4. Select All Quiz Attempts:
    • Click the "Select all rows" checkbox.
  5. Publish Feedback:
    • Click Publish Feedback to release scores to students.
  6. Confirm Grade Book Sync (If Prompted):
    • Click Yes to publish scores to the Grade Book.
    • Note: For quizzes allowing multiple attempts, the selected score method (highest, average, etc.) will be sent to the Grade Book.

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