Using the Grading and Feedback Feature

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About Grading and Feedback

  • The Grading and Feedback feature allows you to provide students with grades and feedback for each individual contribution in a discussion, as well as an overall grade.
  • Discussion Owners and Admins can access the Grading Overview by clicking the Grading Overview icon in the top-right of the screen. Here you can view a list of users in the discussion and their overall grades (if given). Clicking a user displays their Grading Details where you can leave an overall grade and feedback, as well as view a list of their contributed claims.
  • By default, grades and feedback are not immediately visible to students, allowing you to give and adjust grades and feedback as desired. Once you are ready, adjust Grade and Feedback visibility to reveal it to students.
  • Students receive a notification when new grades or feedback are visible to them. Students can view their grades and feedback in a discussion by clicking Grade / Feedback in the Discussion Menu.

About the Grading Menu

Grading Overview

Discussion Admins can open the Grading Overview by clicking the Grading Overview icon in the top-right of the screen.

  • The Grading Overview displays the names and overall grades (if given) of all users who have contributed to the discussion.
  • At the top of the menu, the current Grade and Feedback visibility is displayed. Click Change to adjust this setting.
  • Use the search bar to help filter students’ display names/usernames.
  • Click on a user to display their Grading Details.

Grading Details

  • The Grading Details sidebar contains information related to an individual user’s grades, feedback, and contributions. You can scroll through users by clicking the arrows on either side of the user’s display name.
  • The top section displays the tasks the user has completed (if enabled), the number of their claims which have been individually graded so far, and the average grade their claims have received.
  • The Overall grade and Overall feedback sections allow you to give an overall grade and feedback to the user.
  • Finally, a list of the user’s claims is displayed. Clicking on a claim will jump to its location in the discussion, making it easy to go through and grade a user’s individual claims.

Enabling/Disabling Grading and Feedback

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To adjust settings for Grading and Feedback, you must have Owner or Admin permissions in a discussion.

Grading and Feedback is disabled in discussions by default. To enable the feature:

  1. Click the Settings icon in the top-right of a discussion.
  2. Scroll down to the ‘Grading and Feedback’ section.
  3. Check the Enable Grading and Feedback box.
  4. Optionally, adjust the grading scale (0-5 by default) under the Grade claims from 0 setting.
  5. Optionally, adjust the Users see grades and feedback setting (usually you should leave it as Do not see feedback for now – see here).
  6. Click Save.
  1. On the My Kialo page, open the Create Discussion Wizard by clicking the + New button, then progress through the windows.
  2. When you reach the Options window, check the Enable Grading and Feedback box.
  3. Optionally, adjust the grading scale (0-5 by default) under the Grade claims from 0 setting.
  4. Optionally, adjust the Users see grades and feedback setting (usually you should leave it on Do not see grades and feedback for now – see here).
  5. Click the ✅ green check mark on the right to create the discussion.

To disable the Grading and Feedback feature in a discussion, follow the same steps as enabling it, but uncheck the box.

Grading and Leaving Feedback on Individual Claims

To grade or leave feedback on a claim:

  1. Click the Leave a grade/feedback icon on a claim.
  2. Select a grade on the scale and/or provide feedback for the claim.
  3. Click Save.

To edit the grade or feedback given on a claim, click the Edit the grade/feedback icon underneath a claim, make adjustments as necessary, then click Save.

To remove a grade from a claim, the grade or feedback given on a claim, click the Edit the grade/feedback icon underneath a claim. Then in the Grade Claim section, click the undo icon, and click Save. To remove feedback, delete it while editing, then click Save.

Grading and Leaving Feedback For Students Overall

To leave an overall grade or feedback for a student’s contributions:

  1. Open the Grading Overview sidebar by clicking the Grading Overview icon in the top-right of the screen.
  2. Select the appropriate user.
  3. Enter an Overall grade.
  4. Provide Overall feedback for the user.
  5. Click Save as appropriate.

Adjusting Grade and Feedback Visibility

  • When you are in the process of grading, it is usually most desirable to leave this setting on Do not see grades and feedback. This way, students cannot see their grades of feedback until are you finished grading. Once you are ready for students to view their own grades and feedback, you can then adjust this setting to Only on their own claims.
  • Students are sent a notification whenever new grades or feedback are visible to them in a discussion.
  • Students can view all grades and feedback left for them in a discussion by clicking Grade / Feedback in the Discussion Menu.

To change Grade and Feedback visibility:

  1. Click the Grading Overview icon in the top-right of the screen to open the Grading Overview sidebar.
  2. In the ‘Feedback and grades are visible to:’ section, click the Change button to open the Discussion Settings window.
  3. In the Users see grades and feedback menu, select one of the following settings:
    • Do not see grades and feedback (default): Only participants with the Owner or Admin roles can view grades and feedback. Usually, this means only you and other teachers can see feedback. You should leave it on this setting until you are ready to share grades and feedback with your students.
    • Only on their own claims: Users can see the grades and feedback left on their individual claims, as well as their overall grades and feedback. Use this setting if you want students to be able to see their own grades and feedback, but not others’.
    • On all claims: Everyone in the discussion will be able to see all grades and feedback. 
  1. Click the Settings icon in the top-right of a discussion.
  2. Scroll down to the Grading and Feedback section.
  3. In the Users see grades and feedback menu, select one of the following settings:
    1. Do not see grades and feedback (default): Only participants with the Owner or Admin roles can view grades and feedback. Usually, this means only you and other teachers can see feedback. You should normally leave it on this setting until you are ready to share grades and feedback with your students.
    2. Only on their own claims: Users can see the grades and feedback left on their individual claims. Use this setting if you want students to be able to their own grades and feedback, but not others’.
    3. On all claims: Everyone in the discussion will be able to see all grades and feedback. 
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Irrespective of this setting, only Owners and Admins in the discussion can give feedback.

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