As of release 2023.1, the Essay question type and scoring process has been updated to include new functionality.
Improvements to the Essay Question Scoring Process
Essay questions now include new options:
- Essay questions may be scored by using either points or by percentage score
- Essay questions include a new Rubric area, so that the rubric for marking questions can be displayed and referenced during the Essay scoring process
Creating an Essay Question
To create a new Essay question
- Add a new Question
- Select the Essay question type
- Set the Scoring Type option to "Points" or "Percentage" as desired
- In the Rubric field, add scoring rules for reference when the essay question is scored
Select the appropriate notification option on the Notification tab
- Select the desired email template for assessment notifications
- Select the desired option from the Enable Respondent Results Email dropdown list
Scoring Essay questions
- Score essay questions by selecting the Essay item from the main menu
- Select the Assessment from the dropdown list at the top of the Essay screen
- Select the Actions icon to score essay questions
- Each essay question displays the question, time used to answer the question, the answer provided, and the question rubric for scoring reference
- Enter the appropriate Points or Percentage (digits only)
- Provide feedback regarding the score or scoring criteria used in the Feedback field
- When all questions have been scored, select the Finished button and an email is sent to the test taker