How to Grade Quizzes

Overview

Some quiz questions in D2L Brightspace are graded automatically, including multiple-choice, true/false, multi-select, and matching. However, written response and other qualitative questions must be manually evaluated.

Grading Options in D2L Brightspace

There are two primary ways to grade quizzes:

1. By Student Attempt -- Grade an entire quiz for one student at a time.
2. By Question -- Grade one question at a time across multiple students.

For manually scored quizzes, instructors must publish scores for students to see them.

Step 1: Grade Quizzes by Student Attempt

1. Go to the Quizzes Area: Navigate to the Quizzes tool in your course.
2. Select the Quiz to Grade: Click the dropdown arrow next to the quiz name.
3. Click "Grade".
4. The Grade Quiz page will open on the Users tab.
5. Select a Student Attempt: Click the Attempt link under a student's name.
6. Manually Enter Scores:
   • Enter a value in the Score field for manually graded questions or override automatically assigned scores.
   • Click Expand Question Feedback and enter text in the Feedback textbox to provide qualitative feedback.
7. Provide Overall Attempt Feedback (Optional):
   • Enter comments in the Attempt Feedback textbox.
8. Publish Grades:
   • Click Publish to release grades immediately.
   • Click Save as Draft to save the feedback without publishing.
9. Navigate Between Students:
   • Use the arrow buttons to move to the next student.
10. Bulk Publish Feedback (If Needed):
    • If feedback was saved but not published, select the checkbox to highlight all students.
    • Click Publish Feedback to release all feedback at once.

Step 2: Grade Quizzes by Question

1. Go to the Quizzes Area: Navigate to the Quizzes tool in your course.
2. Select the Quiz to Grade: Click the dropdown arrow next to the quiz name.
3. Click "Grade".
4. Switch to the "Questions" Tab:
   • This displays all quiz questions and responses.
   • (Optional) Check the "Hide Learners' Names" box for anonymous grading.
5. Select a Question to Grade: Click the question title to begin grading.
6. Enter Scores & Feedback:
   • Adjust the Score field (or override the auto-score if needed).
   • Click Expand Question Feedback to enter comments.
7. Move to the Next Response:
   • Click Save and Continue to navigate to the next student's response.
8. Repeat for All Questions: Continue grading until all responses are evaluated.

Step 3: Publish Quiz Scores Manually

If a quiz includes manually graded questions, scores must be published for students to see them.

1. Go to the Quizzes Area: Navigate to the Quizzes tool in your course.
2. Select the Quiz to Grade: Click the dropdown arrow next to the quiz name.
3. Click "Grade".
4. Select All Quiz Attempts:
   • Click the "Select all rows" checkbox.
5. Publish Feedback:
   • Click Publish Feedback to release scores to students.
6. Confirm Grade Book Sync (If Prompted):
   • Click Yes to publish scores to the Grade Book.
   • Note: For quizzes allowing multiple attempts, the selected score method (highest, average, etc.) will be sent to the Grade Book.