Needs grading for first and last attempts – 3900.54.0
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Impact: Instructors, Graders
Instructors need to know what grading work remains for them to complete. When assessments have multiple attempts, the instructor may elect how to grade those attempts:
- average of all attempts
- first attempt with a grade
- attempt with highest grade
- last attempt with a grade
- attempt with lowest grade
When the instructor selects “first attempt with a grade” or “last attempt with a grade” sometimes the "needs grading" count was inaccurate or confusing.
We have updated the way that the "needs grading" count increments when more than one attempt is allowed. The "grade attempts" selection is honored for the following:
- last attempt with a grade - when the instructor grades and post the last attempt, previous attempts do not increase the "needs grading" count
- last attempt with a grade - if the student makes a new attempt after the instructor grades, that attempt does increase the "needs grading" count
- first attempt with a grade - when the instructor grades and post the first attempt, attempts that follow do not increase the "needs grading" count
Image 1. The assessment is set to grade using “last attempt with a grade.” The needs grading count does not include earlier attempts from this student.
For administrators:This feature is available for all Ultra courses. There are no configurations needed.