Grading in the Quizzes Tool

Objective quiz questions are automatically graded based on the correct answers provided when quiz questions were created, but written response questions must be scored manually. All question scores and feedback (whether initially scored automatically or manually) can be updated.

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Changing Questions to Bonus Questions After Attempts Have Been Submitted

Quiz questions can be changed to bonus questions after students have submitted attempts, but the steps are different if the quiz and grade item were created with the same maximum points or different maximum points.  

Change Question to Bonus

Grading a Question Manually

  1. On the navbar, click Assessments and select Quizzes.
  2. Click the chevron icon next to a quiz name and select Grade.
  3. Click Questions.
  4.  Click the radio button next to Grade individual responses.
  5. Click a question name.
  6. Enter a grade and feedback.
  7. Click Save and Continue.
  8. Click Save when finished.
Manually Grade a Quiz (Video)

Changing Question Scores for SOME Students

There may be cases where scores for a question for SOME students need to be changed after the questions have been autograded.

  1. On the navbar, click Assessments and select Quizzes.
  2. Click the chevron icon next to a quiz name and select Grade.
  3. Click attempt 1 for the quiz submission you want to regrade.
  4. Enter an updated score and feedback for each question.
  5. Click one of the following:
    • If the quiz score has not been published to the grade book, click Publish to immediately release the new score or Save Draft to release the grade at another time.
    • If the quiz score has already been published to the grade book, click Update to immediately release the new score or click Retract to release the grade at another time.

Changing Question Scores for ALL Students

There may be cases where scores for a question for ALL students need to be changed after the questions have been autograded.

  1. On the navbar, click Assessments and select Quizzes.
  2. Click the chevron icon next to a quiz name and select Grade.
  3. Click Questions.
  4.  Click the radio button next to Update all attempts.
  5. Click a question name.
  6. Click the radio button next to Give to all attempts and enter points or click the radio button next to Give to attempts..., select the appropriate options for the question type and enter points.
  7. Click Save.
  8. Click Yes in the Confirmation dialog box.

Note: The quiz questions should also be edited to select the correct answer so that future students are scored appropriately on the item.