Grading Quizzes

New Quiz Evaluation Experience

The New Quiz Evaluation Experience, an enhanced feature designed to streamline grading workflows, is now the default. Until July 2025, evaluators can still opt out to return to the Classic/Legacy Evaluation Experience. To do so, select a quiz, then select Grade to view all attempts. From any Quiz Attempt, choose the Action Menu icon (downward arrow) in the upper-right corner above the user number. From the options that appear, select Turn It Off.

Key improvements include:

• Consistency: Interface matches the Assignments and Discussions evaluation experience.
• User-Friendly Navigation: Easily scroll between users and select the specific quiz attempt you wish to evaluate.
• Rubric Integration: Attach rubrics to individual Written Response Questions for more structured feedback.

To utilize rubrics for written response items in quizzes, you must remain in the New Quiz Evaluation Experience. If you are not, click the Action Menu icon in the upper-right corner of any quiz attempt and select Turn It On.

Access Grade View

Step 1                     

Choose the Quizzes tab in the course navbar

Step 2                     

Choose the Actions Menu icon for the quiz you would like to grade.

Step 3                     

Select Grade.

Step 4                     

Use the sections below to learn how to grade by users, attempts, or questions.

Grade By Users or Attempts

Step 1                   

Make sure you are on either the Users tab or the Attempts tab of the quiz grading view, depending on what you want to view.

Step 2

Use the View By field if you want to limit the quizzes that appear to a particular section or group in your course, and click the Apply button.

Step 3                   

Click the Attempt # beneath a student's name (Users tab) or to the left of the student's name (Attempts tab) to open their quiz attempt.

Step 4                  

You will arrive at the grading page for the attempt.

Step 5                   

Enter the points earned in the Score field beneath each question.

Step 6                   

The Attempt Grade will update. You can also override the final calculation by entering a score in this field.

Step 7                   

Add any comments in the Attempt Feedback box. Comments appear in the Grade Book when the quiz is published.

Step 8                  

Select the Publish button (visible to students) or the Save Draft button (invisible to students).

Grade By Questions

Step 1                   

Make sure you are on the Questions tab.

Step 2                   

Make sure the Grade Individual Responses option is selected.

Step 3

Select Anonymous Marking if you want to grade students' responses without their names visible. This can facilitate impartial grading.

Step 4                   

Click on the question you want to grade.

Step 5         

Set the navigation pane for the number of students you want to view at a time. 20 is maximum.

Step 6

Type the points awarded in the Score field for the student whose question you are grading.

Step 7                  

Select Save and Continue to save this grade and move to the next student.

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Attempts and Completion Summary

Step 1

Choose the Action Menu icon in the field that holds quiz attempt numbers and a completion summary.

Step 2

Select your choice to view. The Completion Summary provides the average time of the attempts by the student, a list of all the attempt scores, and the average percentage of all the attempts.

Filter for Ungraded Questions

Within each attempt, to the right of the Attempts and Completion Summary menu, the evaluator has the option to filter for questions that are pending evaluation, or retaken questions only.

Grade With Anonymous Marking

Step 1

Select the Action Menu icon for a quiz and select Grade from the menu.

Step 2

Select the Questions tab.

Step 3

Select the checkbox for Anonymous Marking.

Step 4

Select the name of the question you wish to grade.

Step 5

Enter a value in the Score field.

Step 6

Select Save and Continue to save this grade and move to the next student.

Step 7

When you are finished, select the Go Back to Questions button.

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Grade Rubrics in Written Response Questions

• Rubric Display: While grading the quiz, the rubric will appear directly below the learner's written response. Instructors can use the rubric to grade the student's submission according to predefined criteria.
• Pop Out Option: Instructors can choose to Pop Out the rubric and the student’s response into separate windows. This allows for easier comparison and evaluation of the response and the rubric at the same time.

Learner Visibility of the Rubric

• During the Quiz: Learners can see the rubric as they take the quiz, allowing them to understand the criteria on which their written response will be assessed.
• After the Quiz: Learners can review the rubric along with any feedback provided by the instructor as part of their graded submission.

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Regrade An Individual Student’s Quiz

Step 1

Select the quiz's Action Menu Icon and select Grade from the menu.

Step 2

Select the attempt # beneath the student's name.

Options:

• You can change the Attempt Grade without modifying the score for a particular question.

• You can change the Score on a question. The Attempt Grade will update.

Step 3

Select the Save button to remain in the quiz (or Save and Close to save your changes and exit the quiz).

Exempt Students from a Quiz

Step 1

Select the Action Menu icon for a quiz and select Manage Exemptions.

Step 4

Select the checkbox for the student(s) you wish to exempt.

Step 5

Select the Exempt button.

Step 6

Select the X to exit this window.

Export Quiz Results to a Spreadsheet

Step 1

Select the Action Menu icon for a quiz and select Grade from the menu.

Step 2

Select either Export to CSV or Export to Excel.

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