Understanding how to set up scoring for questions is fundamental for all Authors. You can use basic scoring to define how marks are awarded for questions in a straightforward manner, without needing complex rules or calculations. 

This article provides a guide to basic scoring methods for both automatically and manually marked questions.

After you have set up the scoring, you should always preview the question to ensure that the scoring rules work as intended. This helps verify that marks are calculated correctly based on your defined criteria for scoring setups.

1. Setting maximum marks

   The Maximum marks defines the highest possible number of marks a grader may give to a candidate answer in the grading tool for a manually marked question. When creating a manually marked questions, the Author can define the maximum marks.

   To set the maximum score:

   1. In the General options panel, choose Marks.
   2. Then click on Max marks and enter the maximum achievable marks for the question.
   3. Finally, Click Save.

   This sets the highest possible score a candidate can receive for that question. Graders can award any mark from zero up to this maximum, but never higher.

2. For automatically marked questions, you can define how points are awarded or deducted.

   General rules

   These scoring rules apply to all automatically marked questions, defining how marks are awarded for correct answers and deducted for wrong ones. Authors can set these rules in the panel to the right of the editor.

   The simple scoring rules supports:

   • Marks per correct answer: You can define how many points a candidate shoulde recieve per correct response.

   • Marks per wrong answer: You can define that candidates lose marks for each incorrect response. The candidate's score for the question will not fall below zero.

     • Use Case: Apply this method for questions where incorrect choices should reduce the score, such as to discourage guessing.
     • Practical Example: If a question has two correct answers (A, B) and one wrong answer (C), and a candidate responds with A and C. If a correct answer awards 2 marks and a wrong answer deducts 1 mark, the candidate's score will be 1 (2 for A - 1 for C).

     

   Scoring per alternative for specific question types

   This option applies to Multiple Choice, Multiple Response, True/False, and Inline Choice question types. It allows you to define marks specifically for each individual alternative.

   When you select the By alternative option, the general Marks per correct answer and Marks per wrong answer settings will be disabled. To define the marks per alternative, you need to focus on the specific interaction element in the editor.

   In the panel on the right you can define marks per alternative. This must be defined for all interaction elements in the question.