Assign scores to users from the Assess Topic page

You can assess users from inside a discussion topic while reading posts, or from the Assess Topic page. When assessing users from the Assess Topic page, you can see topic scores for all users and view all of a user’s posts together on one screen.

Assessable topics display an Includes assessment icon beside the topic name on the Discussions List page. If you select the A moderator must approve individual posts before they display in the topic setting, you must approve posts in the topic before you can assess them.

To assess individual posts, you must edit the topic to enable the Allow assessment of individual posts check box in the Assessments tab.

1. On the navbar, click Discussions.
2. From the context menu of the topic you want to assess, click Assess Topic. If the Score column is empty on the Assess Topic page, click Manage Columns, select the Score Value check box, and click Save.
3. Do one of the following:
   • In the Users tab, click Topic Score for the name of the user you want to assess.
   • In the Assessments tab, click the name of the user you want to assess.
4. In the Topic Score Details window, do any of the following:
   • If Allow assessment of individual posts is enabled, enter a value in the Score column beside each post you want to assess.
   • If Allow assessment of individual posts is not enabled, assign a value in the Topic Score to reflect the learner's participation in the whole topic.
   • Complete each rubric with a level and feedback for each criterion.
   • In the General Feedback field, enter any comments that you have.
5. Click Save Draft to retain the assessment results and publish at a later time. Click Publish to immediately release the assessment results to the learner in Assignments, Discussions, Grades, Content, and User Progress simultaneously.