This article describes the following:
- Grading of open-response questions
- Grading policies for multiple attempts
- Grading of questions with multiple parts
- Frequently Asked Questions about grading
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Grading of Open-Response and Survey Questions
Open-response questions are questions where you type an answer into a text box. Survey questions are questions that do not have a correct answer. If your instructor has assigned any of these types of questions for points, you will automatically earn full points for attempting those questions regardless of your answer.
These questions will appear complete (with a grey checkbox) rather than being marked correct (green check) or incorrect (red X). For open-response questions, you should compare your answer to the Sample Answer and assess for yourself whether your answer was correct. For survey questions, no feedback will appear but you will know your answer has been submitted by the presence of the grey checkbox in the question menu.
Like all questions, you can retry open-response and survey questions at any time in the Study Path. For open-response questions, this will also allow you to view the sample answer again.
Grading Policies for Multiple Attempts
The table below applies to questions that are auto-graded (in other words, NOT open-response or survey questions).
Grading of Questions with Multiple Parts
Multi-part questions are those that often contain an overarching question stem and more than one sub-question or sub-part. Points are awarded evenly amongst the sub-parts.
For example, if a question with two sub-parts is worth one point, and a student answers 1 sub-part correctly and 1 sub-part incorrectly, they earn 0.5 points.
With grading policies that offer reduced credit with each attempt (see second and third examples in the table above), 10% of the total points possible for the question is subtracted for each incorrect attempt.
For a question worth one point, a 10% point reduction would be 0.1 points. Building on the example above, let’s assume the instructor selected the grading policy “Earn 100% points for answering a question correctly on the first or second attempt, 90% points on the third attempt, 80% on the fourth attempt, etc.” If the student answers both sub-parts incorrectly on the first attempt, and then answers 1 sub-part correctly and 1 sub-part incorrectly on the second attempt, the student would earn 0.4 points after accounting for the 10% point reduction.
The points already earned for a particular question will never decrease if you continue to answer a subpart incorrectly, even if the grading policy would suggest an increasing point penalty (see attempt 3 in the table below), or if you change from a correct answer to an incorrect answer for a sub-part (see attempt 4 in the table below). Thus, you should always continue to attempt multi-part questions that you have not yet answered all sub-parts correctly for.
Continuing on the example above, the table below shows how many points a student would earn after giving different combinations of answers to a multi-part question.
Frequently Asked Questions About Grading
How do I recapture points for Preclass assignments?
Preclass assignments are intended to be taken before you've gone to class, which is before we would expect you to be ready to start studying. Therefore, point recapture for Preclass assignments happens during the initial assignment taking experience. Simply continue to answer each question until you've identified the correct answer.
How do I recapture points for Homework assignments?
In short, complete the Homework assignment by answering each question at least once (and up to twice) and then head to the Study Path to retry questions you missed. For more details, read our support article on How to Recapture Points.
Why is the recapture process different for Homework and Preclass assignments?
Unlike Preclass assignments, point recapture for Homework takes place in the Study Path. This is because the Study Path is specially tailored to help you identify and reflect on: 1) which learning objectives your instructor finds important and 2) which learning objectives you find most challenging. So, after missing a Homework question twice, we have you continue attempting that question from the Study Path so that you can identify which learning objective it is associated with and find related questions from other assignments.
What's the deal with Prep Questions?
Prep Questions are the bridge between the homework, which is your first opportunity to grapple with each learning objective, and the Practice Test, which you should take once you feel you’re ready for the real test. The Prep Questions are not contained in a packaged assignment so that YOU can choose what you want to focus on first and last, more and less. Practice makes perfect!
How will I be graded on Prep Questions?
Visit the Assignments page to see how many points, if any, your instructor has assigned for Prep Questions. Hover over the point value to see how Prep Questions will be graded.
The Practice Test only gave me one attempt to answer each question. How do I figure out the right answers?
The Practice Test is intended to mimic a conventional test-taking experience so that you can put your knowledge to the test more authentically. After answering each Practice Test question once, head over to the Study Path to review your results and retry each Practice Test question as many times as you like. Don’t forget to use the Topic Cards to find related questions from other assignments for the learning objectives you had the most trouble with on the Practice Test!