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Forum Grading - Two Ways

Summary

There are two ways to choose from for grading discussion forums.

  1. Rate posts and replies as you read your student's discussion contributions using a rating scale to grade discussion posts cumulatively. For example, you can separately rate students' initial posts and reply posts, the ratings will then sum in one location in the gradebook. Use the Private reply option to give students private feedback or simply reply to the group.
  2. Use the Whole Forum type to grade users one by one and add feedback. All will transfer to the gradebook.

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This guide will help you to:
  1. Set up the rating scale using the Forum tool
  2. Grade Using Ratings for the Forum
  3. Set up Whole Forum Grading
  4. Whole Forum Grading

Set up the rating scale using the Forum tool

Within the Forum settings:

  1. Click Ratings to expand the Ratings settings.
  2. Set Aggregate type to Sum of Ratings.
  3. Set Scale to Point.
  4. Set the Maximum grade to the total number of points to be assigned.
  5. Choose the appropriate category:
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Grade Using Ratings for the Forum:

  1. Navigate to the discussion forum you would like to grade. (Tip-You can read and rate posts as the discussion is ongoing)
  2. Using the Rate drop down menu, select the number of points you would like to give for each post.
  3. Do the same for any additional posts the student has made based on your grading rubric.
  4. Tip-use the Private Reply option for post feedback.

The gradebook will automatically sum the total points you have assigned for each student within that discussion. If the maximum points are set to 100, the total points will not exceed 100 in the gradebook. So for example, you might grade the initial post based on a 50 points and each additional post based on 25 points. If you should happen to rate more than three posts, the student's total grade would not exceed 100.

Set up Whole Forum Grading

Alternatively, you can grade a students' post and replies in one place.
  1. In the Forum settings, choose Whole forum grading.
  2. Choose Point or Scale for the type according to what's explained in your syllabus. For example, if you plan to grade forum posts out of a 100 as a maximum grade. Choose Point and 100 as shown below:image.png

Whole Forum Grading

  1. When the forum has ended, click on the link to the forum and click on the Grade users button below the forum.
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  2. Read the posts and replies for each student and assign each a grade and Feedback.

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Trying to decide? See Forum Grading in Moodle: Whole forum vs Rating

See detailed information for Using Forum at Moodle Docs.

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