Manually scoring your quizzes
Manually scoring commonly applies to situations where the assessment requires a level of subjectivity, critical analysis or creative evaluation - when automated systems cannot measure accurately.
With FlexiQuiz quiz maker, free-text and file-upload questions need manual marking due to the nature of the responses. You can also manually mark all other question types to update scores, share feedback or for a more personalized view of the assessment.
How to manually mark individual quiz questions
- To start, create, configure and share your quiz with your audience. Once a respondent takes your quiz, it appears on your Analyze screen.
- You can access your Analyze screen from your main dashboard. Simply click Analyze next to the relevant quiz and the Analyze screen opens that lists all quiz-takers who have started your assessment.
- Scroll down the page to find the relevant user and select action.
- Now press view. A Responses page will pop up that shows the quiz-takers' current score and a list of all questions with the responses given.
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You can scroll up and down the page to find the questions that you want to manually mark. If the learner has has attached a file as part of their response, you can click on the document to view the content.
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Then press edit and the Edit Response Details window appears.
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Enter the relevant information in each box:
- Point score: Number of points that you want to award this individual.
- Points available: Total points available for this question.
- Feedback: A free format space to add comments about the score or to share feedback.
- Finally, press Save changes.
Your Responses and Analyze screens will update showing the new scores, pass grades and any certificates.
How to change the score for the whole quiz
- To start go to the Analyze screen for the relevant quiz.
- Now press select action next to the learner that you want to update.
- Then select edit from the drop-down menu.
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The Edit Details window will pop up, allowing you to edit the respondents results. This is a summary of each option:
- Points: Total points that you are going to award for this quiz.
- Available points: Maximum number of points that respondents can earn for this quiz.
- Grade: The learner's current grade is displayed, but you can delete this and manually type in a grade.
- Pass: Tick this box if the learner qualifies for a pass grade.
- Now press Save changes
Your Responses and Analyze screens will update with the new results and any qualifying certificates.
Frequently asked questions
Can I share results after I have manually scored the quiz?
If you are marking a quiz manually you might not want to show the learner their interim score straight after they submit their quiz.
With FlexiQuiz you have a few options.
- Customize the results page and include a message about when results will be shared.
- Remove the results page.
- Add a Thank You page with information about the next steps.
- Automatically send a custom email when the quiz is submitted, including next steps.
- Manually send an email with results from your Analyze screen.
Relevant help guides
How to customize your results screen
Ways to share your custom certificate
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