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How to Grade Multiple Prompts or Questions in One Assignment

Learn the workaround to grade multiple questions or prompts in a single assignment

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Written by Aleph Oliveira
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CoGrader is built to evaluate student work quickly and accurately. In the past, handling multiple prompts or multi-question assignments required workarounds. With the new Quiz Grader, you can now grade multiple questions in a single assignment more seamlessly.

Students Answer Multiple Questions in One Assignment

If a student turns in a single document with multiple questions, you now have two choices:

Option 1: Use Quiz Grader (Recommended)

The Quiz Grader is designed for exactly this case. It allows you to:

  1. Upload or create an answer key.

  2. Import student work via file, image, or CSV.

  3. Automatically match responses to the correct answers.

  4. Get AI-powered feedback on wrong or incomplete responses.

  5. Export grades and feedback back to Google Classroom or as CSV/PDF.

Option 2: Manually create separate CoGrader assignments

  • Create a new assignment for each prompt in CoGrader.

  • Upload only the student submissions that match each prompt.

  • This works even if students originally submitted under a single Google Classroom assignment.

Option 3: Ask students to submit under different Google Classroom assignments

  • Set up one Classroom assignment per prompt.

  • When you import to CoGrader, each prompt will be treated as its own assignment.

Option 4: Use Rubric Criteria

Here’s how:

  • Break down your rubric by creating separate criteria for each question or prompt.

  • Name each criterion clearly (e.g., “Part A – DNA Comparison”, “Part B – Fossil Evidence”).

  • If necessary, include multiple criteria per question (e.g., one for explanation and one for evidence).

  • This allows CoGrader to give separate scores and feedback for each part.

For more clarity, ensure the criteria names are specific and consistent with the contents being graded. This not only improves accuracy but also helps students better understand their feedback.

For best results, ask students to submit only their answers without extra instructions or text, so that CoGrader can focus clearly on what to grade. Additionally, ensure that submissions are in compatible file formats to avoid import issues.

This method works well when questions require more open-ended, essay-style responses.

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