Grading Quizzes

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To access the completed quizzes, select the title of the quiz from the course content page. On the quiz page, select **Attempts**.

Green arrow pointing to the Attempts count displayed next to the quiz settings information.

If quizzes contain only multiple-choice and/or true-false questions, they will be automatically graded by Moodle. However, quizzes that contain short answer, essay, or multiple-choice questions require manual grading. Questions 1-3 were graded automatically, but Question 4 requires manual grading.

Table showing quiz question scores with checks for correct answers, an X for an incorrect answer, and a Requires grading label for the final question.

There are a couple of ways to grade questions that need manual grading, but the most efficient method for instructors is the grade-by-question method. In the **Course Menu**, select **Results** and then select **Manual grading**.

Green arrows pointing to the Results tab and the Manual grading option in the dropdown menu.

Selecting **grade all** opens a new page that displays student responses.

Green arrow pointing to the grade all link next to the total number of attempts.

To help with grading, some settings can expedite the process. In the **Questions per page field**, enter your total number of responses. This will ensure that you see all responses on the same page, which makes for faster grading. In the **Order attempts** menu, select **By student last name**. If you order attempts randomly, you may load attempts that you have already graded.

Green arrow pointing to the Last name option selected in the Order attempts by dropdown menu within the Options section.

Once these settings have been set, proceed down the page to the student responses. The grading screen shows you the original question text with the student response below. After reading the student’s response, you can leave feedback in the **Comment** field and the grade for the question in the Mark field.

Screenshot showing a quiz grading screen with the question text at the top, the student’s typed response beneath it, and Comment and Mark fields below for providing feedback and a score.

When finished, be sure to use the **Save** **and go to the Next page** button at the bottom of the page.

Green arrow pointing to the Save and go to next page button.

**Save and go to next page** will return you to the same page if you set your **Questions per page** to equal your total number of responses. Use the **Back to the list of questions** link to select the next question to grade.

Green arrow pointing to the Back to the list of questions link in the upper‑right corner of the Options page.

Grading Quizzes

Microsoft Edge

To access the completed quizzes, select the title of the quiz from the course content page. On the quiz page, select **Attempts**.

Selecting **grade all** opens a new page that displays student responses.

When finished, be sure to use the **Save** **and go to the Next page** button at the bottom of the page.