Grading Discussion Posts

Step 1: Under Course Tools, select Discussions (see figure below). Note: You must be in the Teach Tab to grade discussion posts.

Step 2: Click the ActionLink icon next to the topic you wish to grade, and then select Grade Topic (see figure below).

Step 3: To enter new grades, click the ActionLink icon next to the name of the student you wish to grade and select View Student Posts (see figure below).

Step 4: The messages posted by the student in this topic are displayed on the right side of the screen (see figure below). Review the posts, and enter a numeric value in the grade box for that student on the left side of the screen.

Step 5: Click the Save Grades button. If you are finished grading this topic, you can skip the remaining steps.

Step 6: To update existing grades for this topic, click the grade value in the Grade column for the student you want to grade (see figure below).

Step 7: Enter a new grade value in the Change To box, and (OPTIONAL) any comment you wish regarding the reason for this change in the Comment text box. Click the Save button (see figure below).

Step 8: You will be returned to the main Grading Discussion page, where your revised grade value will be displayed (see figure below).