What Are AI-Graded Open-Ended Problems?
Within Create Your Own Problems (CYOP), teachers can create fully customizable open-ended questions that are automatically evaluated by AI.
These problems allow students to:
explain their thinking
justify solutions
show mathematical reasoning
solve problems with multiple valid approaches
Unlike traditional question types, open-ended problems support more flexible response formats and deeper student expression.
How to Create an Open-Ended Problem
Open CYOP (Create Your Own Problems) and select Open-Ended Response as the problem type.
Create your prompt directly in the editor. Open-ended problems can include:
written explanations
reasoning tasks
multi-step problem solving
justification questions
conceptual understanding prompts
If needed, add expected answer criteria to help guide AI grading. Once your problem is ready, assign it just like any other Magma question.
How AI Grading Works
Once students submit their responses:
AI evaluates mathematical correctness and reasoning structure
responses are automatically graded
results appear in the heatmap alongside other assignment data
Teachers can still:
open individual student responses
review student thinking
provide additional feedback
override grades if needed
When to Use Open-Ended Problems
This feature is especially useful when:
a standard is not covered by existing Magma content
students need to explain their reasoning
multiple solution methods are acceptable
you want to assess conceptual understanding instead of answer selection
students need opportunities for mathematical communication