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When the assessment feature is enabled for a Discussion topic, the icon below will appear under the Topic Title.
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How to Create a Topic
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On the navbar, select the Discussions. tool
On the Discussions List page, select the drop-down arrow on the topic to evaluate, then select Assess Topic from the list of options.
On the Assess Topic Page select the Topic Score link beneath the name of the student to assess their topic posts.
On the Evaluation page graders will see all of the students posts in a list. The list includes initial posts and replies.
Steps to Assess Students
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Enter the grade for each post and add contextual feedback.
Select Save Draft or Publish. We recommended Saving feedback and grades as draft, and then release all student feedback at one time.
Use the navigator tool to go move forward or backwards through the list of students to assess their discussion posts.
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