Frequency Asked Question

You can use Forum as an assessment tool.

Before you can grade the forum posts, you need to enable the Ratings function in the forum setting page by selecting one of the following Aggregate types and also set up the Scale:

Aggregate type
The aggregate type defines how ratings are combined to form the final grade in the gradebook.

• • Average of ratings ─ The mean of all ratings
  • Count of ratings ─ The number of rated items becomes the final grade. Note
  • that the total cannot exceed the maximum grade for the activity.
  • Maximum ─ The highest rating becomes the final grade
  • Minimum ─ The smallest rating becomes the final grade
  • Sum ─ All ratings are added together. Note that the total cannot exceed the maximum grade for the activity.

Once the Ratings function is enabled, you will find your selected aggregate type and the selected scale under each of the forum posts.

If there is more than one teacher in the course, then each forum post can be rated by multiple teachers, and the final grade is determined based on the selected aggregate type. To view the individual rating, click on the rating value and the following dialog will be shown.