{"id":6231,"date":"2019-10-24T17:58:54","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T17:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/?page_id=6231"},"modified":"2026-07-06T15:12:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T17:42:16","slug":"grading-in-peerscholar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/peerscholar\/grading-in-peerscholar\/","title":{"rendered":"Grading in peerScholar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><button class=\"bellows-menu-toggle bellows-menu-toggle-skin-vanilla\" aria-controls=\"bellows-main-269\"><i class=\"fa fa-bars\"><\/i> <span class=\"bellows-menu-toggle-text\">Section Menu<\/span><\/button><div id=\"bellows-main-269\" class=\"bellows bellows-nojs bellows-main bellows-source-menu bellows-align-left bellows-skin-vanilla bellows-type- bellows-expand-current bellows-mobile-collapse\"><ul id=\"menu-assessment\" class=\"bellows-nav\" data-bellows-config=\"main\"><li id=\"menu-item-42331\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-has-children bellows-menu-item-42331 bellows-item-level-0\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Assessment<\/span><button class=\"bellows-subtoggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Submenu\"><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-expand fa fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-collapse fa fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/button><\/a>\n<ul class=\"bellows-submenu\">\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42361\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42361 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/choosing-the-proper-tool-for-assessment\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Choosing the Right Assessment Tool<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42365\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42365 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/assignments\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Assignments<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42335\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42335 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/quizzes-tool-creating-a-quiz\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Creating Quizzes<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42349\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42349 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/randomizing-quizzes\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Randomizing Quizzes<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42343\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42343 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/manually-grading-quizzes\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Grading Quizzes<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42347\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42347 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/create-a-quiz-report\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Quiz Reports<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42357\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42357 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/quizzes-synchronous-quizzes\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Synchronous Quizzes (New)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-43371\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-43371 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/brightspace-checklists\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Brightspace Checklists<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42339\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42339 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/eportfolio\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">ePortfolio<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42353\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42353 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/brightspace-grade-book\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Grade Book<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42345\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42345 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/quick-eval-overview\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Quick Eval<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42351\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42351 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/respondus\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Respondus Quiz Builder<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42355\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42355 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/special-access-versus-accommodation\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Special Access &amp; Accommodation<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42359\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42359 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/creating-a-video-assignment\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Video Assignments<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42363\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42363 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/grades2banner-interface\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Transferring Grades to Banner<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42367\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42367 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/self-assessments\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Self-Assessments<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42369\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42369 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/using-rubrics\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Rubrics<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42371\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-has-children bellows-menu-item-42371 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/peerscholar\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">peerScholar<\/span><button class=\"bellows-subtoggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Submenu\"><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-expand fa fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-collapse fa fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/button><\/a>\n\t<ul class=\"bellows-submenu\">\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-42373\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42373 bellows-item-level-2\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/peerscholar\/creating-a-classic-activity\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Creating a Classic Activity<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-42375\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42375 bellows-item-level-2\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/peerscholar\/creating-a-case-study-activity\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Creating a Case Study Activity<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-42377\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42377 bellows-item-level-2\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/peerscholar\/facilitating-in-peerscholar\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Facilitating in peerScholar<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-42379\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42379 bellows-item-level-2\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/peerscholar\/grading-in-peerscholar\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Grading in peerScholar<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42333\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42333 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/awards-tool\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Awards<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column pagecontent is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Grading in peerScholar<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Configuring Grading in peerScholar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A student\u2019s grade for an assignment is calculated using the grading configuration that the instructor set up in peerScholar. There are three main considerations for grading:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Student participation (in the peer review phases)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Peer ratings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Instructor or teaching assistant evaluations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Each of the three main considerations is optional but at least one option must be chosen if a grade will be awarded via peerScholar. Some activities will include participation, peer assessment and ratings, and instructor grades as part of the student&#8217;s overall grade. Other assignments may include peer review but the instructor is fully responsible for grading the assignment. There are many scenarios based on the type of assignment, the learning outcomes, and the evaluation scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two areas of peerScholar where evaluation of an assignment can be configured. Click on each for details. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle wp-block-ub-content-toggle-block\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-block-376420b6-e90e-4a27-8c8a-8a9fe0233ef9\" data-mobilecollapse=\"true\" data-desktopcollapse=\"true\" data-preventcollapse=\"false\" data-showonlyone=\"false\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-color: #f1f1f1; border-top-left-radius: 8px; border-top-right-radius: 8px; border-bottom-left-radius: 8px; border-bottom-right-radius: 8px; \" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #f1f1f1;\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-0-376420b6-e90e-4a27-8c8a-8a9fe0233ef9\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-376420b6-e90e-4a27-8c8a-8a9fe0233ef9\" style=\"color: #000000; \">1. Build Activity area (Assess and Reflect sections)<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap right\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap ub-hide\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-0-376420b6-e90e-4a27-8c8a-8a9fe0233ef9\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Assess phase<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/73\/files\/2019\/11\/peerScholar-buildActvity.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2019\/11\/peerScholar-buildActvity.png 788w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2019\/11\/peerScholar-buildActvity-300x80.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2019\/11\/peerScholar-buildActvity-768x205.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>There are several things to consider when setting up the <em>Assess <\/em>phase of the assignment. Each of these will impact grading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Number of peers reviewing and providing feedback\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>peerScholar assigns the grade using the mean, median, mode, and drop calculations, so a higher number of peer reviewers may mean a more accurate grade.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Types of assessment to use\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Feedback provided via inline comments cannot contribute to a student&#8217;s grade. Similarly, a comments-type peerScholar assessment cannot contribute to a grade. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Instructors can create one or more assessments using the assignment requirements and the associated rubric; feedback and ratings provided via these assessments can contribute to a student&#8217;s grade.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Self-assessment\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Students can assess their own work. Turning self-assessment on allows it to contribute to a student&#8217;s participation grade.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group note-container has-base-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Note<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The assessments are a vehicle for students to use as part of their review and to provide feedback. A numeric grade can be part of this feedback but using the peer-provided grade for the student\u2019s grade is optional \u2013 see below.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reflect phase<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There are several things to consider when setting up the <em>Reflect <\/em>phase of the assignment. Each of these will impact grading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Revise and Resubmit\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Turning <strong>Revise and Resubmit<\/strong> on allows it to contribute to a student&#8217;s participation grade.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assess the Feedback\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Turning <strong>Assess the Feedback<\/strong> on allows students to assess the feedback that their peer provided to them. Peer ratings can contribute to a student&#8217;s grade.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-color: #f1f1f1; border-top-left-radius: 8px; border-top-right-radius: 8px; border-bottom-left-radius: 8px; border-bottom-right-radius: 8px; \" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #f1f1f1;\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-1-376420b6-e90e-4a27-8c8a-8a9fe0233ef9\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-376420b6-e90e-4a27-8c8a-8a9fe0233ef9\" style=\"color: #000000; \">2. Customize Grading area<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap right\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap ub-hide\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-1-376420b6-e90e-4a27-8c8a-8a9fe0233ef9\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"964\" height=\"259\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/73\/files\/2019\/11\/peerScholar-customizeGrading.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2019\/11\/peerScholar-customizeGrading.png 964w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2019\/11\/peerScholar-customizeGrading-300x81.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2019\/11\/peerScholar-customizeGrading-768x206.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 964px) 100vw, 964px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>peerScholar asks \u201cWhat will be included in the final grade of this activity?\u201d Instructors can customize the grading by considering and determining points for each of the following grading options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Instructor\/ Teaching Team Evaluations<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Generally, instructors will grade the final version of the assignment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Instructors can grade a student using one or more assessments that were created using the assignment requirements and the associated rubric<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Peer Ratings<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Generally, peers will review and provide feedback on the draft version of the assignment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students can contribute to a peer&#8217;s grade for the assignment by:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Completing the assessment(s) in the <em>Assess <\/em>phase\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>peerScholar will calculate the peer-assigned grade using mean, median, mode, or drop calculations of all peer ratings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The instructor can customize the points assigned via peer ratings. This value can be 0 if desired<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Answering the question \u201cHow useful is this peers assessment and feedback?\u201d in the <em>Reflect <\/em>phase<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Student Participation<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Grades are generated automatically for each phase based on the options that the instructor chose and the points assigned.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assigning grades for participating in any phase of the peer review process is optional and customizable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group note-container has-base-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Note<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The above three components of grading can be combined in many different ways depending on the learning situation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sample grading table<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The following table includes considerations for grading a peer review assignment in peerScholar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table has-subtle-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Assessment Consideration<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Phase<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Assessment Task<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Value<\/strong><br><strong>\/Points<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Instructor\/Teaching Team Evaluations<br><\/strong>Points will be awarded by the instructor or teaching assistant when all phases are complete and closed<\/td><td>Overall<\/td><td>The instructor can use one or more assessments to assess the final version of the assignment. The resulting grade will be an overall grade for the assignment<\/td><td>10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td>Create<\/td><td>The instructor can assess the draft version of the assignment. The grade can be assigned during the <em>Create <\/em>phase<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Assess<\/td><td>The instructor can award point based on the students effort during the <em>Assess <\/em>phase<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Reflect<\/td><td>The instructor can assess the final version of the assignment to determine if the student reflected on and used the feedback that their peers provided<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Peer Ratings<br><\/strong>Points can be awarded by peers via completion of assessments during the <em>Assess <\/em>phase<\/td><td>Create&nbsp;<\/td><td>Not applicable<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Assess<\/td><td>Generate<em> assess grades<\/em> for a student using the mean, median, mode of the assessments that students completed for their peers during the <em>Assess <\/em>phase<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td>Reflect<\/td><td>Generate <em>reflect grades<\/em> using the mean, median, mode of the student ratings of the usefulness of the feedback that a peer provided<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Student Participation<br><\/strong>Points can be awarded by the system based on how the activity was built<\/td><td>Create&nbsp;<\/td><td>The student completed Entire Create Phase (including additional questions)<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><td>The student submitted an Original Composition<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Assess<\/td><td>The student completed the Entire Assess Phase (including additional questions)<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>The student submitted Feedback<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>The student submitted Self Assessments in <em>Assess <\/em>phase<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Reflect<\/td><td>The student completed the Entire Reflect Phase (including additional questions)<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>The student assessed Peer Feedback<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>The student submitted a Revised Composition<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Total:<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td>20<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The following image shows the grading setup, based on the table above, and a summary of the grades.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"879\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/73\/files\/2019\/11\/peerScholar-gradingSummary.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2019\/11\/peerScholar-gradingSummary.png 879w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2019\/11\/peerScholar-gradingSummary-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2019\/11\/peerScholar-gradingSummary-768x483.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 879px) 100vw, 879px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Grading in peerScholar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on how the grading was configured, the grading area of peerScholar will allow instructors to do the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>View the feedback that each peer provided on the student\u2019s work<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>View the original composition, revised composition, and composition changes for each student<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grade the final version of each student\u2019s assignment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grade all students according to:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Peer Ratings configuration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Student Participation configuration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steps for Grading<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"999\" height=\"215\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/73\/files\/2019\/10\/peerScholar-gradenow-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2019\/10\/peerScholar-gradenow-1.png 999w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2019\/10\/peerScholar-gradenow-1-300x65.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2019\/10\/peerScholar-gradenow-1-768x165.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 999px) 100vw, 999px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Step one<\/strong>: Open the <strong>Student Grading<\/strong> area \u2013 there are two ways of doing this<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click <strong>Student Progress &amp; Grading<\/strong> and click the arrow under grades for the student whose grade you would like to calculate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From the <strong>Overview <\/strong>page, click <strong>Grade Now<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step two<\/strong>: Select a student to grade<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you use <strong>Grade Now, <\/strong>the grading area will open on the first student in the list<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can choose a specific student to grade via <strong>Student Progress &amp; Grading<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose a different student in the grading area by clicking the list icon in the orange bar or by using the forward and back arrows<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step three<\/strong>: Evaluate and provide a grade using the <strong>Instructor Grades<\/strong> panel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Using the assessment(s) provided, grade the final version of each student\u2019s assignment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consider the following information as part of your evaluation:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Peer feedback<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improvements\/changes made to the original composition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Save<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step four<\/strong>: When all students have been evaluated, complete the <strong>Peer Rating<\/strong> and <strong>Student Participation<\/strong> grades<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click the vertical ellipse, then <strong>Grade All <\/strong>and confirm by clicking \u201c<strong>okay<\/strong>\u201d. All students will be graded according to Peer Ratings &amp; Participation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Overview page will show the number of students that have been graded<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When complete, change the star icon in the grading box of the Overview page to make the grades visible to students<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Viewing Student Grades<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There are several ways to view and export student grades in peerScholar:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click <strong>Gradebook <\/strong>on the left-side navigation \u2013 student grades will be displayed for all course activities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Gradebook <\/strong>and then click <strong>Download CSV<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Grade Now<\/strong> and then click the vertical ellipse in the <strong>Student Grading<\/strong>. Click <strong>Grading Details<\/strong>&nbsp;to download a spreadsheet of the student grades<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Transferring Grades<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There are several ways to transfer grades from peerScholar to Brightspace where students can see their grades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Manually&nbsp;(useful for fairly small classes)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open the <strong>Gradebook <\/strong>in peerScholar. All of the student grades for each activity will be displayed here. Open <strong>Grades <\/strong>in Brightspace and manually enter the grade that each student achieved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>NOTE<\/strong>: You can also enter the grades manually using a spreadsheet of the grades (see #2 and #3 below)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Export and Import Using a CSV file&nbsp;(useful for fairly large classes)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open the <strong>Gradebook <\/strong>in peerScholar and click <strong>Download CSV<\/strong>. Follow the instructions for importing grades in Brightspace.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sync Grades Between peerScholar and Brightspace\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open the <strong>Gradebook <\/strong>in peerScholar and click <strong>Sync Grades<\/strong>. peerScholar will create a grade item in Brightspace for the assignment and will populate the grade item.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group note-container has-base-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Note<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A Cautionary Note About Syncing Grades<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clicking Sync Grades in the peerScholar Gradebook will create and populate a peerScholar item in the Brightspace Grades. This is only useful for a course with ONE peerScholar activity. Instructors with MULTIPLE peerScholar activities in their course should update their Grades manually or by importing the grades via a CSV file.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grading in peerScholar Configuring Grading in peerScholar A student\u2019s grade for an assignment is calculated using the grading configuration that the instructor set up in peerScholar. 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