Solutions to common grading scenarios


This table outlines common grading scenarios. Each scenario is linked to a solution that can be implemented in the Grades tool, to help you collect, mark and distribute grades in the most efficient manner possible. Full instructions are provided for each solution (click on the name of a solution to link to the instructions). If you do not see a scenario that applies to you, please contact the TSBE Flexible Education Team for further advice.

Choose a scenario from the left column, then refer to the solution shown in the right column.

Scenarios Solutions
  • Students submit their work to a MyLO Dropbox. Their submission is worth 100% of Assessment Task 1.

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Grade a single assessment task comprising one item
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  • Students contribute to one Discussion Topic. Their contributions to the topic are worth 100% of Assessment Task 1.
  • Students complete a Quiz. The Quiz is worth 100% of Assessment Task 1.
  • Students complete a presentation in class. It is worth 100% of the Assessment Task. As no files will be submitted, you will use a Standalone Grade Item.
  • Students submit four items at different points, each to a separate Dropbox. Three submissions are each worth 10%. The fourth submission is worth 70% of Assessment Task 3.

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Grade a single assessment task comprising two or more items
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  • Students submit four items at different points during your unit, each to a separate Dropbox. Each submission is worth 25% of Assessment Task 3.
  • Students complete 10 Quizzes. Each Quiz is worth 10% of Assessment Item 3.
  • Students work in groups to create a Report. It is submitted to a group Dropbox and worth 70% of Assessment Item 3. Students then submit a personal reflection about the task to an individual Dropbox. This is worth 30% of Assessment Item 3.
  • Students will deliver a presentation and respond to questions for an Assessment Task worth 35 marks. Internal students deliver their presentation and respond to questions in class. You will use a standalone Grade Item to provide these students with a grade and feedback. Distance students will pre-record a presentation. They will submit a copy to a Dropbox (worth 70%). You make the presentations available for viewing by linking to them to a Discussion Topic. You will mark the Discussion Topic to assess how students respond to questions about their presentation (worth 30%).

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Distance students and face-to-face students complete different items as part of the same assessment task
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  • Students must deliver a presentation for one assessment task. The task is worth 20% of the unit assessment. Students may deliver their presentation at a nominated tutorial time between weeks 5 and 10 of semester. You decide to make students submit their presentation plan/slides to a Dropbox the day prior to their scheduled presentation session. You will provide feedback to students and record their mark via the Dropbox folder.  The issue you need to resolve here is different due dates for different students.

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Students submit the same assessment task at different times
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  • Each week, students complete a Quiz as preparation for class. There are 12 Quizzes. The two lowest scores are dropped, so that the 10 remaining Quizzes contribute 10% each towards Assessment Task 2, worth a total of 10 marks.

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Students submit several items. Only a select number of these items will count towards the final grade for the assessment task
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  • You wish to monitor student participation. Each week, a score is recorded for each student in a Standalone Grade Item. The five highest scoring Grade Items are calculated to form the final grade for Assessment Task 2, worth a total of 10 marks.
  • You monitor students’ participation in weekly tutorials and workshops. Participation is not assessable, however, you wish to collect data about participation to inform the ongoing development of your unit.

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Track student progress without generating a grade
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  • You monitor students’ participation in weekly tutorials and workshops for assessment purposes. You would prefer to make a judgement about a student’s participation overall (rather than have MyLO calculate a score automatically), and record a mark based on your judgement.

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