Manually Score an Assignment

Some assignments may require manual scoring of items. You can identify assignments that are ready to be graded on the Assignments page.

Note: Writing Task assignments created using the Writing Task option provided for Into Reading or Into Literature programs are not listed on the Assignments page; they can only be found in the separate Writing Task page. See Manage and Grade Writing Task Assignments for details.)

 

To manually score an assignment:

1.    In the banner, click the My Class tab, and in the class card, click View Class.

My Classes page with View Class button pointed out

 

The Assignments Overview page appears.

Alternate Path: The Assignments Overview page can also be opened from the class Students page. Click for details.

 

Assignment Overview page with assignment ready to score

 

The NEEDS GRADE column displays the number of assignments with items to be manually scored.

 

2.    For the assignment ready to be graded, click the assignment name. The Assignment Information page appears.

 

The CURRENT STATUS column displays which students have completed the assignment with items that are ready to be scored.

Assignment Information page

 

3.    In the ACTIONS column for the student's whose assignment is ready to be graded, click the Grade button. The manual scoring page appears.

Manual Scoring page

 

The manual scoring page includes the following components. (Click the name of a component to view an example.)

 

Component

Description

View Auto-Scored Items

View Auto-Scored Items button

Click to view the items in the assignment that have been automatically scored.

Items

Questions that require manual scoring are displayed in the blue bar at the top of the manual scoring area and are identified with the item number. Click the item to be manually scored.

Question Tab

Click the Question tab to display the question details.

Student Response Tab

Click the Student Response tab to display the answer entered by the student.

Grading

The Grading area allows you to select criteria based on the student's response. Click MORE to view criteria details.

 

4.    View the grading criteria for the item, and score the item according to the criteria.

 

5.    Click Next Item to score each additional item (if any).

Manual scoring page with score and Next Item button pointed out

 

6.    When all items have been scored, click Submit All Scores.

Manual Scoring page showing Submit All Scores button

Note: Changes cannot be made to manually scored items after all scores are submitted.

A confirmation message to submit the scores appears.

Confirm Submission diaolog box

 

7.    Click Submit. The Assignment Information page is updated showing the status of this student's assessment as Completed.

Assignment Information page with manual grading of one student completed

 

You can view the student's completed assignment by clicking the Review button in the ACTIONS column. The assignment opens in a separate window and displays both the auto-scored and manual-scored items. (The exception to this is growth measure assessments, which are not available for review.)

 

See Also:

Navigate the Assignments Page

Create Assignments

Manage Assignments

Delete Assignments