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Quiz: Overriding auto-graded essay question grades and feedback

Manually adjust grades for an auto-graded essay question

Updated over 7 months ago

Purpose

This article explains how to manually adjust the grade and feedback for an auto-graded essay question if the automatically assigned points seem inappropriate.

Procedure

  1. Go into the quiz that you’d like to adjust and click on the Results tab to see the students’ quizzes.

  2. Scroll down and click on Review attempt for the student you would like to adjust.

    Results page with 'Review attempt' highlighted under students name.

  3. The student's quiz will open. Below the question you want to adjust, click on Make comment or override points.

    Review attempt page with 'Make comment or override point' highlighted.

  4. That will open a new window for that single question, giving you the option to regrade it and leave extra feedback. Change the grade or feedback as you need then scroll all the way to the bottom and click Save.

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