Scoring an Assignment

1. From your Teacher Dashboard page, click on the Grade tab underneath Assignments on the navigation menu.

2. From your Grade page, click on Grade next to the student whose assignment you're looking to grade.


 

3. Speaking Portion: When you select Grade, you will be introduced to the start of the grading flow for the student. On this page you will see:

• The student's labeling work (you can enlarge the image by selecting the "[ ]" icon)
• Speaking Scores (highlighted further in step 4 below)
• The Speaking Prompt assigned to the student
• Student recordings (students can record up to 3 times during an Assignment) listed as Recording 1, Recording 2, and Recording 3. 

4. After listening to the student's recording, you may score the student by selecting the number for the appropriate score of the 5 unique speaking indicators. In the Speaking Scores section, you will be able to:

• Hover over the "?" icon next to Speaking Scores to see the general level guidelines.
• Toggle on and off Show Anchors (shown in blue when turned on), and when you hover over a given score, you will have the ability to select play to hear an example of a student with that score.
• If you hover over the "i" icon next to each indicator, you can get a deeper understanding for that specific indicator.

5. Goals: You also have the opportunity to add goals and monitor current assigned goals for your student.  

• If your student has an existing speaking goal for this performance task, you can monitor progress by clicking one of the progress buttons: “No Attempt,” “Emerging,” “Progressing,” or “Goal Met.” 
                                
• To assign a new goal for your student, click Create. 
                             
• You’ll be prompted to select an indicator, then choose or create the goal you’d like to assign to the student. Once your goal has been selected, click Add Goal. 
                                      

6. If you would like to add feedback for your student, type and record a message in the Provide Student Feedback section. Similarly, if you would like to add notes or reminders to yourself, add them in the Teacher Notes section.


 

When you are ready to proceed, select Next: Writing, or if you would like to take a break with grading, select Save & Quit. 

• Please Note: Anything written in these sections will be saved, and you will be able to continue your feedback/notes in the Writing Section.

7. Writing Portion: When you select the Next button, you will be introduced to the writing section of the grading flow. On this page you will see:

• The Writing Prompt assigned to them 
• Writing Scores 
• Student Writing submission

8. Similar to the Speaking Portion of the Assignment, you can write or record a message in the Provide Student Feedback section and add private notes in the Teacher Notes section.

9. Goals: You also have the opportunity to add a writing goal and monitor any current assigned writing goals for your student.  

• If your student has an existing writing goal for this performance task, you can monitor progress by clicking one of the progress buttons: “No Attempt,” “Emerging,” “Progressing,” or “Goal Met.” 
  
• If you would like to assign a new goal for your student, click Create.
                                
• You will be asked to select an indicator, then select or create the goal you would like to add for the student. When you have chosen the goal, select Add Goal.
                              

When you are ready to proceed, select Submit, or if you would like to take a break with grading, select Save & Quit. 
 

10. When you have completed grading your assignment, you can proceed to the next assignment that is available to be graded, or you can return to assignments. In the Submissions column, you will see green, orange, and red buttons with numbers in them. If you select them, they will show Assignments that are:
 

• Submitted (green): These students have submitted their assignment. They will have a green check next to their name if their assignments have been graded.
• In Progress (orange): These students are in the middle of their assignment. This slideout will also show where in the assignment a student is (Labeling, Speaking, or Writing) which can help you know if they are stuck. 
• Not Started (red): These students have not started their assignment yet.

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