How to Grade in the Discussion Board

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The follow instructions will assist with assessing student Discussion Board contributions.

Step-by-Step Guide

In your Course Menu, click Discussions.

Please Note: Grading Threads must be enabled in the Forum settings.
On the Discussion Board, click the forum you wish to grade.
At the forum's page, click Grade Forum.
You will see the Grade Discussion Forum Users page. Click Grade next to the student of your choice.
On the left side you will be able to see the student's posts and on the right you can view their forum statistics and enter their Grade as well as any Feedback you want to give them.
Clicking Add Notes, will give you the option to type any notes you wish to give yourself about the student's grade. Finally, click Submit to save the grade.
You can navigate to other submissions by clicking the gray box where the student's name appears.

On your Course Menu, click Discussions.

Please Note: Grading Threads must be enabled in the Forum settings.
Click on the Discussion Board forum you wish to grade.

The discussion board must have been set up to Grade Threads.
On the thread you wish to grade, click Grade Thread. (If you have created a thread that you have not set up for grading, it will just have the Grade button. By clicking it you be asked to add a point value to make it a graded thread.)
You will see the Grade Thread Users page. Next to the student you wish to grade, click Grade.
Review the student's posting information, and then click in the right hand column to add a grade.
Under Feedback, type any feedback you wish to give the student.
Clicking Add Notes, will give you the option to type any notes you wish to give yourself about the student's grade.
Click Submit to save the grade. You can navigate to other submissions by clicking the gray box where the student's name appears.