Grade Essay Questions Within a Moodle Quiz

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Last updated: Aug 31, 2023 by Andrew RuetherVersion comment
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  1. Click the link to the quiz on the main course page

  2. Click Results →  Manual grading (from the dropdown menu)

  3. On the next page, click the Grade all link in the row of the question that you would like to grade

  4. Under the Options section, select By student last name or By student first name for Order Attempts

  5. Click the Change Options button

  6. Read responses and enter a grade (mark) for each one

    1. Student responses will appear in the top area in the essay answer section

    2. You can leave optional feedback for your students in the comments section. You will need to have set up your Quiz Settings to allow your students to view this feedback after the Quiz is closed.

    3. Enter your grades in the points box. Note that Moodle will provide the total number of possible points as a reference for you.

  7. When you have entered all grades and optional feedback on the page, scroll down and click the Save and go to next page button

  8. When you are done grading this question, click the Back to the list of questions link at the top of the page

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