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Review and Grade SOLE Discussions

Review and Grade SOLE Discussions

Owned by Cassandra Rinker
Nov 08, 2024
2 min read

  1. Once a discussion has been created you can enter it from the Communication by entering Discussion and choosing the discussion you wish to review. Clicking View Discussion on the discussion will automatically enter into the discussion.

  2. Click the green Grade button to open the Detailed Grader screen.

  3. The Detailed Grader will display discussion entries one student at a time. All discussion entries will be displayed here and the current student you are reviewing will be highlighted in blue and their name will appear in the top-right of the screen.

    • Use the left and right arrows to scroll through each student in the course. Selecting a student will highlight their discussion entires in blue for easier grading.

    • Click the downward arrow to see a dropdown list of students in the course. Students who have participated in the discussion will be highlighted in dark gray, students who have not participated will be highlighted in light gray, and users whose discussion participation has already been graded will be highlighted in green.

  4. Enter the grade for each student below their name.

    1. Points Grade: Click the blank space next to the total points to enter the grade. You can also hover over the question mark icon to review a list of alternative grades for the discussion.

    2. Scale Grade: Use the dropdown menu to select a grade.

  5. Click the green Grade Assignment button.

  6. If needed, enter Student Grade Feedback. Click the thought bubble icon and enter feedback in the Add a comment for student text box, then click Save my comment. The comment will be visible to the student once the grades have been released.

  7. If needed, add private participation notes for yourself. Click the pencil icon, enter your note, then click Save my private note. The student will not be able to view this private note.

  8. Grades entered through the Detailed Grader will be automatically populated in the Gradebook. To edit Gradebook settings from the Detailed Grader, click the Gradebook Settings icon.

  9. Next to the settings icon is the Assignment Statistics icon:

    • The overall average score is shown in the yellow circle.

    • The highest percentage grade is shown in the green circle.

    • The lowest percentage grade is shown in the red circle.

    • The grade median and standard deviation, total number of students and number of students not graded, and the score distribution can also be found on this page.

    • Click the green Close Reports & Return to Grading button to return to the Detailed Grader.

  10. When you have finished grading the discussion and you are ready to release the grades to students, click Release Grades at the top of the screen. Grades can also be released from the Gradebook.

  11. Click Back to Discussion to return to the discussion.