Forum Activity: Grading with Whole Forum Grading [Faculty]

Description

This guide will walk you through the steps of grading forums using the Whole Forum Grading tool.

This Guide Will Help You to:

• Select whole forum grading as the advanced grading option

• Grade with a rubric or guide

• Seek further assistance 

Select whole forum grading as the advanced grading option

1. Select the forum with which you would like to utilize whole forum grading

2. In the forum, select Settings

3. Scroll to the Whole forum grading section and select to expand the options

4. For grade type select either scale or points

5. Select the grade type

   1. If you choose Scale, use the drop down menu to select the scale you wish to use - if you need assistance setting up a customized scale please contact the ITRC 

   2. If you choose Points, enter the maximum grade (the default is 100)

6. In the Grading Method section, select the method you would like to use

   1. Simple direct grading - creates a box to enter the points earned out of the maximum points possible

      1. (Note: with simple direct grading there is no area provided for feedback)

   2. Grading guide - in a grading guide you define each criterion, provide a description, and then indicate the range of scores possible for the criterion. For instructions on setting up a grading guide, see the article, Assignment Activity: Using the Grading Guide Grading Method. The steps for setting up the grading guide are the same for setting one up in a forum. 

   3. Rubric - a rubric defines general criteria and then provides detailed descriptions for each specific point level possible for that criteria. For instructions on setting up a rubric see the article, Assignment Activity: Using the Rubric Grading Method. The steps for setting up the rubric in an assignment are the same for setting one up in a forum. 

Note: Under the Ratings section, leave the aggregate type set to “No ratings”.

Grade with a rubric or guide

1. Select the forum ready to be graded

2. Under the forum description, select the Grade Users button 

3. A grading interface will open and display all of the original posts and replies that a participant has made so that you can grade them all at once

4. For each criterion or level, you will select the description and grade that matches the participant’s participation and enter any additional feedback into the box below each criteria section

1. For more information on grading with a grade guide, see the article, Assignment Activity: Using the Grading Guide Grading Method. The steps for grading with a grading guide in an assignment are the same for grading with one in a forum 

2. For more information on setting up a rubric see the article, Assignment Activity: Using the Rubric Grading Method. The steps for grading with a rubric in an assignment are the same for grading with one in a forum. 

5. Notifications: If you wish to have an email sent to the participant notifying them that they have received a grade, select “Yes, send notification to student”

6. After grading each participant, select “Save” in the upper right corner of the browser window, above the grading pane

7. Use the < and > buttons in the upper right corner of the grading pane to scroll through the participant list until you have completed your grading

8. If you wish to view a post in context of the forum conversation, select the View discussion button below the post - A pop-up window will open with a display of the entire conversation; or select View parent post to view the original post that the participant is replying to

9. To hide the grader panel, select the icon to the left of the Save button 

10. To view the grader panel, select the icon next to the “hide grader panel” button 

11. To exit the grading window, select “Close” in the upper right corner.

Note: Only the participant you are grading will see the feedback you provided. If you wish to use a post as an instructional moment for all students to view, create a reply within the forum.

Seek Further Assistance

For additional assistance, please contact the ITRC at (208) 282-5880 or itrc@isu.edu.

For more information please visit Moodle.org. Forum Grading

This work was created by the Idaho State University Instructional Technology Resource Center and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.