To grade a Discussion topic the assessment feature must be configured, by default it is not enabled. Instructors can alter the topic settings at any time, and can turn on the assessment feature, even after students have begun posting to the topic. So, if you forgot to do so don't worry!
For details on the Assessment options, and steps to enable it please visit this resource: Create New Forum Topic - Brightspace at Brock Documentation.
How to Create a Topic:
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:
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.
In the picture above, all posts are set to be evaluated, and the calculation rule is that the average score amongst all posts will be the assigned topic score.
To enable assessment of individual posts, follow these steps: Go to Discussions > select the drop-down arrow on the topic > select Edit topic> on the Assessment tab > select the Allow assessment of individual posts check box and set the calculation rule. For more information visit Create New Forum Topic for details.
To revert, simply clear the check box to assess the topic as a whole.
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