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Author guide: create evaluation criteria

An evaluation criterion is one or more standards that the coach uses as a reference to grade how well a student did in an assignment.

How to create an evaluation criterion​

  1. Click Dashboard at the top of the page, then click the Edit Curriculum button at the bottom of the course card under My Courses.

    The course card on the My Courses page and the Edit Curriculum button

  2. From the course side menu, choose Evaluation Criteria.

  3. Click Add New Evaluation Criterion.

    Note

    New courses have no evaluation criteria, so add them from this page. Only the demo course that is created with a new platform has two ready criteria.

    The Evaluation Criteria page of the course and the Add New Evaluation Criterion button

  4. Fill in the Add Evaluation Criterion form:

    • Write the criterion name.
    • Set the Maximum grade.
    • Write a label for each grade under Grade labels. This label shows in the grade card.

  5. Click Create Criterion to save.

    Note

    You cannot change the maximum grade after you create the criterion. You can only edit the labels you gave to each grade.

    The Add Evaluation Criterion form with the name, maximum grade, grade labels and the Create Criterion button

An example of how to choose grade labels:

  • If less than 20% of the answer is correct, the grade is weak, which means fail.
  • If 20% to 75% of the answer is correct, the grade is good.
  • If 75% to 99% of the answer is correct, the grade is very good.
  • If 100% of the answer is correct, the grade is excellent.

The labels, percentages and grades depend on the view of the person who creates the criterion.

How to add an evaluation criterion to an assignment​

When you create an assignment, you must choose at least one evaluation criterion in the Choose evaluation criteria from your list field before you can finish adding the assignment.

The Choose evaluation criteria from your list field and the At least one has to be selected warning

An evaluation criterion after it is selected in the criteria field

How to use an evaluation criterion​

After students send their answers to the assignment, the coach can start reviewing the submission by clicking Start Review.

The submission page and the Start Review button

The evaluation criterion is one of the steps to finish the review. The coach grades the student based on the evaluation criteria added to the assignment:

  • If the coach chooses No for Is this submission acceptable?, they click Reject Submission.
  • If the coach chooses Yes, they pick the grade in the Grade Card, then click Save grades to send the result to the student.

The grade card for one criterion and the Save grades button

Examples of the result as the coach sees it:

A rejected review result with a low grade in the grade card

A completed review result with the grade in the grade card

Note

You can add more than one evaluation criterion to an assignment. In this case, the coach gives a grade for each criterion. The submission is accepted when the coach chooses Yes and saves the grades, and it is rejected when the coach chooses No.

Example:

A grade card with four criteria and a rejected result

A grade card with four criteria and a completed result

An example of the submission result as the student sees it:

The submission result for the student with the criteria grades and a rejected status

The submission result for the student with the criteria grades and a completed status