Observational grading for assessments and managed assessments

Overview

Observational grading allows instructors to assess students without disrupting learning. With it, instructors can:

• Record student performance tasks without requiring students to log in.

• Enter results from printed assessments into Schoology.

• Include instructor-entered data in aggregate AMP reports.

Enter student responses and grades

After a student completes a printed assessment, you can record scores in Schoology:

• Enter an overall grade.

  • Manually grade the test and enter the total score as an override in the Grading tab or Gradebook.

• Enter question-level scores.

  • Record scores for each question manually. Not available for managed assessments (AMP).

• Enter student responses.

  • Input each response to calculate question-level and overall scores automatically, as if the student took the assessment online.

• Scan printed answer sheets.

  • For auto-grading (AMP only). Refer to the article Scan paper assessments (AMP only) for more information.

Begin an instructor attempt

To enter the student’s responses as an attempt on the assessment, navigate to the Grading tab of the assessment and click By Student in the upper right.

1. Navigate to the course.

2. For the selected assessment, go to Grading and click By Student.

3. In the student’s empty row, click Start Attempt in the overflow menu.

   

4. Enter the student’s responses. For Course Assessments, enter points awarded for each question. Work is saved automatically.

5. Click Submit to score the attempt.

Manage submitted instructor attempts

After submitting, both the instructor and student can review the attempt. Instructor-created attempts display Instructor Attempt in the Attempts column. The Gradebook Points field shows the calculated score. For Course Assessments, you can override the score using the pencil icon. Not available for AMP assessments.

Actions for instructor attempts

• Start Attempt

  • Begin a new attempt for a student.

• Edit Attempt

  • Edit a submitted attempt.

• Delete Attempt (Course assessments only)

  • Delete a submitted attempt. Deleted attempts cannot be recovered.