The rating feature allows you and your students to rate individual posts on a five star scale and will show the overall rating for the post. Rating posts is another way to provide feedback and an option for peer review of students' posts.
Step-by-Step Guide
How to Rate a Discussion Board Thread
Enable Rating System
- In order to rate posts, ensure you have selected Allow Members to Rate Posts in the forum settings.
- Students cannot rate posts they have published.
Rating a Thread
- Access the Discussion board, and then click the forum where you have enabled rating of posts.
- On the Forum page, click the Thread you wish to view.
- At the Thread Detail screen, next to Rate this Post, select the number of stars you wish to give the post.
You will see the changes immediately.
Please Note:You do not have to reply to a post to rate it.
The next participant to view this posting will see the Overall rating and will be able to rate the post for themselves.
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