Essay questions in Moodle quizzes are not automatically graded. There are several ways to grade these questions once students have completed the quizzes, including reviewing students attempts via the Results menu and using Moodle’s Manual Grading option.
Grading the Question by Student
- Open the Quiz.
- Click either the Result tab or the Attempts link.
- Scroll down and find the student’s attempt that you wish to grade.
- To view only the questions that needs grading, locate it in the student’s row and click the Requires grading link.
- To view all of the student’s quiz questions and answers click the Review attempt link in the student’s row.
- Click the Make comment or override mark for the quiz question.
- Make a Comment and enter a grade in the Mark box.
- Click the Save button.
Grading One Question for all Students at a Time (Manual Grading)
- Open the Quiz.
- Click either the Result tab or the Attempts link.
- Choose Manual grading from the drop-down menu.
- Click either the To grade or the Total links for the question you wish to grade.
- Make a Comment and enter a grade in the Mark box.
- Click the Save button.
Grading Essay Questions When Using Moodle’s Classic Theme
This video was recorded using Moodle 3 and the Classic theme. The default theme in Moodle 4 as of the Fall 2023 is Boost.
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