How do I assign and grade a Constructed Response question?

Updated by Gayle McKee

You have two ways to assign a constructed response question in Progress Learning:

1. Creating an Assessment

2. Creating an Assignment

Adding a Constructed Response Question to an Assessment
  1. On your teacher dashboard, click on Build an Assessment, or click on Create Assessment in the menu bar on the left-hand side of your screen.

When building your assessment, chose the Question Bank option

  1. Expand the Question Type filter and select Constructed Response
  2. Your questions will be sorted by Domain/Standard. Click on the plus sign to expand the questions. To add a question, click on the plus sign beside the question.
Assigning a Constructed Response Question from the Assignment Builder
  1. From the left side menu, select Assignments and click on Create Assignment

Give your Assignment a name, select a subject and click on Continue

  1. Select Constructed Response from the list of activities. Click the plus sign beside the question(s) you want to add.
  2. Click Save and Continue
  3. On the Classes tab, select the class(es) and/or individual students that will get this assignment. Click on the plus sign next to a class to expand the menu and see the students' names.
  4. Set a Start Date and a Due Date. You have the option to also set a start and end time.
    The Assignment will not appear on the student dashboard until the start date arrives.
  5. From the Activities tab, you will see the options for Character Limit and Maximum Point Value. Maximum Point Value is a required field. This will be the scale that you will use to score the response when you grade it.
Viewing and Grading a Constructed Response Assignment
  1. From the left side menu, select Assignments and click on Assignment Bank
  2. The pink box indicates there are questions to be graded. Click on the hyperlinked number in the Results column to grade the submitted responses.
  3. Click the Grade button to view and score individual student responses.
  4. View the student's answer. Select the grade from the dropdown. A rubric/suggested response is found to the right of the feedback and grading section. Type in any feedback (optional) for the student. Click Submit Grade/Next Question or Go to List.
  5. To edit a grade for a Constructed Response, click the "Re-Grade" button next to the student's name.
To learn how to author your own Constructed Response questions, click here.

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