Grade by question for assessments
Overview
Instructors can choose to grade students by question or by individual student.
The Grade by Question workflow lets instructors:
Review all student responses to a single question in one place.
Review the average score on each question across the course.
Grade by Question is available when scoring course assessments and managed assessments (AMP).
Grading view
Navigate to a course.
Click the assessment name.
Select Grading.
Review the grading details. Optionally, filter by course section.
By default, questions are displayed according to the Average Score column. Questions that need grading are listed first, then scored questions are listed by the average score in ascending order.
Grading details table
Column header | Details |
|---|---|
Question | Displays the question prompt and question number. The question number will not display for randomly ordered questions on assessments. |
Question type | Refers to the type of question in the assessment. |
Points | Refers to the point value of the question. |
Average score | Refers to the average score for student performance on the given question. Click the arrow to sort the average score by highest and lowest score. If a question needs grading, it displays Needs Grading and is listed at the top. |
Grading for linked sections
Instructors using Linked Sections can sort the grading view by individual course sections or all sections from the Select Section list. The All Sections view combines all students in every section that submitted the assessment. If your course does not have linked sections, the Select Section dropdown menu is not displayed.
When viewing All Sections, the Average Score column displays the averages per question across all sections in the linked course. When filtered to a specific section, the Average Score column displays the average scores for the selected section.
Grade by question
Navigate to a course.
Click the assessment name.
Select Grading and ensure By Question is active.
Click Needs Grading for the question you want to grade. No Score will be displayed for each student whose attempt for that question needs grading.
Click the submission’s pencil icon and enter the points earned on the question.
Click Next to navigate to the next question. Optionally, click Back to All Questions to return to the Grading summary.
Give feedback
You can provide feedback on each student’s responses to help students improve their outcomes.
Click Add Feedback for the item to enter your comments.
Select a feedback option, add your comment, and then click Save.
To add text or images, use the Rich Text Editor in the Text/Image area.
To add audio to your feedback, click Audio and then the record icon to begin recording.
To add video, click Video, and then Record to begin recording.
Click the pencil or trash can icon for your feedback to edit your comment or delete it entirely.
Student view
Students can review the feedback directly from their submission after Allow students to view results after an attempt is submitted is enabled in Student Settings.
Grade with a rubric
If you aligned a rubric to the question, you can score student submissions using the rubric while grading each question.
Navigate to a course.
Click the assessment name.
Select Grading and ensure By Question is active.
Click Needs Grading for the question you want to grade. No Score will be displayed for each student whose attempt for that question needs grading.
Click the grid icon for the student submission.
Select the points for each criterion from the rubric on the side panel. Optionally, enter points manually by clicking the pencil icon next for the score at the beginning of the rubric.
Review the question while grading
The question is displayed at the beginning of the grading page. Longer question prompts, including questions that display images, can be displayed by clicking See Full Question.
If you’re using AMP, and the assessment team included scoring instructions for the question, select View Scoring Instructions.
Review multiple attempts
The Grade by Question page displays student submissions and the number of attempts each student made on the assessment. Click the Attempts link for the student’s submission to review multiple attempts.
The latest attempt displays first for each student’s submission.