Grade a Quiz

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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Send Scores to Gradebook by Publishing Manually

Step 1 

Select Quizzes in the course navbar.

Step 2

Select the quiz's Action Menu icon and select Grade.

Step 3

Set the per page field to a high enough number that all students display on one screen.

Step 4

Select the checkbox to select all; all students on this screen should now have a checkmark.

Step 5

Select the Publish Feedback button.

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Attempts and Completion Summary

Step 1

From the Grade Quiz page, enter a student's attempt. Choose the Action Menu icon in the field that holds quiz attempt numbers and a completion summary. Note that the number of attempts that show up in the field equal the number of attempts the student made on that quiz.

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 left of the Attempt Grade field, the evaluator has the option to filter for questions that are pending evaluation, incorrect or retaken.

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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).

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Regrade a Quiz Question

Step 1 

Select Quizzes in the course navbar.

Step 2 

Select the quiz's Action Menu icon and select Grade.

Step 3 

Select the Questions tab.

Step 4

Select Update All Attempts.

Step 5 

Select the question you want to regrade.

Step 6

Below Grading Type, select the round radio button for one of the following options: 

• Select Give to all attempts ___ points if you want to give everyone who took the quiz points for this question and enter the number of points in the empty field.
• Select Give to attempts with answer ___ points if you want to give points to everyone who gave a particular answer. Use the drop-down menu to choose the answer, and enter the number of points in the empty field.

• Step 7 

  Select the Save button.

  Step 8 

  Select the Yes button in the confirmation window.

  Step 9 

  Select the Go Back to Questions button.

  Step 10

  Select the Close button when finished.

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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.

Submit a Student’s “Quiz Attempt in Progress”

Sometimes, students do not successfully submit their quizzes. They may miss a click or, depending on the quiz settings, run out of time and lose the ability to submit. For the quiz to be graded, it has to be submitted. The solution is for the instructor to submit the quiz on behalf of the student.

Step 1 

Select Quizzes in the course navbar.

Step 2 

Select the quiz's Action Menu icon and select Grade.

Step 3

Select Show Search Options (if they do not already appear below the Search field).

Step 4

In the "Restrict to" dropdown menu, select Users with attempts in progress.

Step 5

Scroll back up to the "Search" field and select the search icon (magnifying glass).

Step 6

Select the Enter Quiz as User icon.

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Reopen a Student's Quiz Attempt

Use Reopen to set a student to start at the same question where they left off if they submitted a quiz before it is complete.

Step 1

Navigate to the quiz and select Grade from the Actions Menu icon.

Step 2

Locate the attempt in question and select it by checking the box directly to the left of it.

Step 3

Once the attempt is selected, scroll back to the top of the table of attempts, and select Reopen.

Step 4

In the event that you have set restrictions to access the quiz by use of date or time limits, you will be prompted to modify these as needed.

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Reset a Student’s Quiz Attempt

Step 1 

Select Quizzes in the course navbar.

Step 2 

Select the quiz's Action Menu icon and select Grade.

Step 3

Select the checkbox next to the attempt(s) you want to delete, then select Delete (trash can icon).

Step 4

In the confirmation window, select the Yes button.

Restore a Deleted Quiz Attempt

Use the Quiz Attempt Log to restore a student's deleted quiz attempt.

Step 1 

From the Manage Quizzes page, click the quiz's Action Menu icon and select Attempt Logs.

Step 2 

Select the Quiz Attempt Deleted tab.

Step 3 

Select Restore.

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