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Manually Grade Assignments

Video Tutorial: Manually Grade Activities

  1. Click the Assignments tab in Spark.
  2. Click Manual Grading only.
    The number of assignments with manually graded activities ready to be graded display under the Manual Grading column.
  3. Click Down arrow on the assignment you want to grade.
  4. Scroll to the student you want to grade and click Forward arrow.
    Activities that still need to be manually graded display Pencil icon under the Manual Grading column.
  5. Click Pencil icon on the activity you want to grade.
    A dialogue window pops up.
    Manual grading dialogue with a field to enter the score and a field to enter an optional note for the student.
  6. Click Preview icon. next to the activity name.

    The activity opens in a new tab.

    1. Review the student's answers and note their score for the activity.
    2. Click Exit activity to exit the activity, or return to the previous tab.
    3. In the Score field, enter the student's score.
    4. Optional: Add a note for the student in the Notes field.
  7. Click Submit.
  8. Optional: Repeat for each manually graded activity.
  9. Optional: Use the Students dropdown menu to select another student to grade.