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Manually Grade Tests

Video Tutorial: Manually Grade Tests

  1. Click Tests in Spark.
  2. Optional: You can click the VIEW ALL ASSIGNED TESTS tab to only display assigned tests.
  3. Click Manual Grading only.
  4. Scroll to the test you want and click manually graded test icon.
    The manually graded question in that test opens, including the name of the student who submitted the answer.
  5. If there are multiple manually graded questions within the test, click the arrows on the top-right of the page to navigate to the other questions.
    A screenshot of a manual grading test in the teacher UI with all the content blurred out, except the test name, current question name and the left and right navigation arrows inside a red box callout.
  6. After you have reviewed all the student's answers, mark their score in the Points field.
  7. Optional: Add a comment for the student. The comment will be sent as a message to the student's inbox.
  8. Click Submit.
  9. Click the arrows next to the student's name to view and grade the next student's manually graded answers on that test.
    Screenshot of the manually graded answer of a student with the majority of the image blurred except the student's name and a red box calling out the back and forward navigation arrows.
  10. When you have graded all the students' answers, click Exit activity to exit.