Learn: Points

Grading: Points

Total vs. Question Points

In New Quizzes, instructors can set both total points, as well as points for individual questions. 

Total points for a score are set in the quiz details. This number is also reflected in the gradebook:

Animated gif showing the points settings in New Quizzes details and in the gradebook

Additionally, each question has a setting for points: 

Points setting highlighted in a New Quizzes question

While each question can be worth various points, they are calculated against the total points that you set in the quiz details/settings.

For example, let's say you have a quiz that has 10 questions, with each question worth 1 point, and you've set the total points for the quiz to 5 points, overall. Given this, someone who gets 7 out of 10 questions correctly will get a score of 70%, which equates to 3.5 points.

Changing Total Points

Currently, if you change the total points of your New Quizzes quiz, any students who have already submitted the quiz will need to have their grades re-adjusted.

For example, say you changed your total quiz points from five (5) to ten (10). Students who previously took the test and gotten all questions correct (i.e. received 5 out of 5), will now show that they have gotten a total of 5 out of 10 points, bringing their grade down from 100% to 50%.  

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Example: A student who has gotten all questions of a quiz correct, but is getting a total grade of 5 out of 10 (in the grading sidebar) because the total points was changed from 5 to 10. 

Once the total points of a quiz has changed, instructors must go to each submission and update it so that the grades are back in alignment. Instructions:

Animated gif of instructions for entering Fudge Points in order to trigger a grade update for a student when the total points for a New Quizzes quiz has changed.
Adding and then removing fudge points in order to update a student's grade after the total points of a quiz has been changed.
  1. Add any value into the Fudge Points field
  2. Click Update
  3. Refresh browser
  4. Remove the fudge points
  5. Click Update, again
  6. The grade on the grading sidebar will update to reflect according to the correct percentage.

This must be done for all students who have already submitted the quiz prior to the score being changed. To avoid this, please make sure to check the total points of the quiz in the Quiz Details before you make it available to students.

 

Practice

Practice Prompt 1: Change the total points for a quiz

  1. Change total points
    1. Click on the gradebook icon on the top left-hand corner of the Speedgrader menu bar.
    2. In the gradebook, click the three vertical lines on the top left-hand corner of the screen to expand the course navigation menu.
    3. Go to Quizzes.
    4. Click on the quiz.
    5. Change the amount of Points
  2. Update scores
    1. Go back to the Speedgrader.
    2. Choose a student submission. 
    3. Enter a fudge point
    4. Click Update.
    5. Refresh your browser.
    6. Remove the fudge point.
    7. Refresh your browser. 

Don't have access to the New Quizzes Sandbox?

If you would like access to a sandbox course with demo quizzes and student submissions in order to view and test the New Quizzes grading features, please send an email to bruinlearn-support@it.ucla.edu with the following message:

Please add me to the New Quizzes Sandbox with the Teacher role. My UID is [add your UID here].

Please allow up to 24 hours for processing. Once you are added, you will receive an email invitation with a link to join the sandbox.