Grade Short-Answer Submissions

You use the Submissions page to grade student's responses to short-answer questions. These questions appear in some activities and come to you for grading only if you have selected to Manually Grade Short-Answer Questions in the Study Plan properties.

Note: A student cannot work on another exercise set for the same topic until you grade and return the submission to the student.

To view and grade a short-answer submission:

1. Click the Submissions tab.

   See Submissions Page for information on using the drop-down lists to filter the displayed information.

2. Click a student's name to open the submission.

   The MyLab displays the content and question for which the student wrote a response, the student's written submission, and the suggested answer.

3. (Optional) Click the Print button to print the page.
4. (Optional) Enter comments to the student regarding his or her answer in the Comments box. (The student can read the comments.)
5. Select Correct or Incorrect.
6. Click one of the following buttons:
   • Save to save your comments and scoring as you work.
   • Save and Return Later to save and exit the submission before completing your comments and scoring.
   • Save and Submit to return the submission to the student with your comments and Correct/Incorrect selection.

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