Assess users in discussion threads

You can assess learners' participation in discussion topics from within threads for topics to which you've added an assessment.

If your topic is moderated, you must approve posts before you can assess them. To assess individual posts, you must edit the topic to enable the Allow assessment of individual posts check box in the Assessment tab.

  1. On the navbar, click The discussions icon Discussions.
  2. On the Discussions List page, click the topic you want to assess.
  3. Depending on your view settings, do one of the following:
    • In Reading view, instructors can assess an individual learner while viewing all of a learner's posts together on one screen. Click the context menu beside a thread name and select Assess Student.
    • In Grid view, instructors can select either the thread or reply for a post. Click the More Actions button and then select Assessto assess the individual learner.
  4. In the popup dialog box, do any of the following:
    • If assessment of individual posts is enabled and you are in Reading View, enter a score in the Score column beside each post you want to assess. If assessment of individual posts is enabled and you are in Grid View, add the assessment in the Post Score field.
    • If assessment of individual posts is not enabled, enter a score in the Topic Score field. This score is the assessment you are providing to the learner for participation in the topic.
    • Complete each rubric, choosing a level and entering feedback for each criterion or choose an overall score. Note that the calculated or chosen Overall Score (if there is one) is automatically populated in the Topic Score field. Click Clear Override to return the Topic Score to the calculated score from the rubric.
    • Enter feedback comments in the General Feedback field.
    • Select the Publish score on save check box. This check box is only available when the topic is associated with a grade item. When you select this check box, the Topic Score or calculated topic score and comments from the General Feedback field are sent to Grades. When this check box is not selected, the learner's score and feedback are cleared from Grades.
  5. Click Save and Close.