Step 4 - Add a grading scheme

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In this step, you will learn how to add a grading scheme.

In the previous step, you learnt how to add exercises and questions to a digital test. After completing these steps, click on Grading scheme. 

The grading scheme is dependent on the question type. All closed ended questions have their own type of grading scheme. Listed below are the closed ended question types that can be used. Click on the question type to find out how to add a grading scheme to each closed ended question type.

• Multiple choice question
• Order question
• Match question
• Hotspot question
• Hotspot Match question
• Fill-in question
• Mathematical equation question
• Numerical question

Open ended question types can be graded by using the grading methods, Points per criterion, Slider or Rubrics with levels. Listed below are the open ended question types that can be used.

• Open question
• Code editor question
• File upload question
• Free formatted question
• Image question

Points per criterion

With criterion, you can specify the steps a student needs to perform in order to get to the correct answer. After navigating to the question, click the more_horizicon and click Edit. By default, the grading method Points per criterion is selected in the dropdown menu. Set the maximum number of points, fill in the model answer if necessary and click Save.

To add a new criterion, click the add-icon, set the number of points, fill in the criterion description and click Save. You will need to repeat this for all criteria.

You can use the Calculate points-button to calculate the maximum points. The points of all the criteria will be summed up automatically.
Or You can manually set the maximum number of points. 

Rubric with levels

With rubrics, you can define the level of knowledge a student understands about the particular question. After navigating to the question, click the more_horizicon and click Edit. From the dropdown menu, select Rubrics with levels. Fill in the Weight* and the Maximum points*. Fill in the model answer if necessary and click Save.

To add a level, click the add-icon, fill in the level name (for example, beginner, intermediate or advanced), set the number of points, fill in the criterion description and click Save. You will need to repeat this for all criteria.

You can use the Calculate points-button to calculate the maximum points. The points of all the criteria will be summed up automatically. Alternatively, you can manually set the maximum number of points. 

Slider

With a slider, you can manually award the number of points between zero and the maximum points of the question. To grade with slider, navigate to your question, click the more_horizicon and click Edit. From the dropdown menu, select Slider.

Set the maximum number of points, fill in the model answer if necessary and click Save.

Options for grading 

• Model answer
  A solution for the reviewers (and for participants when published). The model answer can be an extensive elaboration, an image, or a file.
  
  
• Use automatic scoring (For closed ended questions only)
  When you use automatic scoring for grading, you will need to select the correct answer options. The platform will automatically award the number of points set in the grading scheme for the question, either the full or partial points, depending on the setting. Disabling this option makes it possible to adjust the number of points awarded with each answer option. Both with the option enabled and disabled, the platform will automatically review the question, the difference is being able to differentiate between the number of points awarded for each answer.

• Start with zero points (For the points-per-criteria and rubrics grading method only)
  If this option is enabled the marking of this question will always start at zero points and the points will be added up when selecting the criteria. When this option is disabled, the marking will start with the maximum amount of points that can be awarded for this question and selecting the criteria will be subtracted from this maximum. This means that the criteria should be added as minus points of the total amount. The reviewer can then select the criteria if the student didn’t meet this with their answer, so it can be detracted from the total amount of points.
  
  
• Limit minimum to zero points (For the points-per-criteria grading method only)
  With this option enabled, it’s not possible to go below zero points when selecting the different criteria. It is still possible to manually adjust the number of points to go below zero with the adjustment option during the reviewing.
  
  
• Limit maximum to total points (For the points-per-criteria grading method only)
  In the grading settings it’s possible to set the maximum amount of points achievable with the question, separate from the points per criteria When this number deviates from the maximum amount achievable by adding up the criteria points, this option will cap the maximum amount of points to this manually set number.

Next step: Step 5 - Adjust the test settings