How can I require all group members in a group to reply before gining a grade?

[martijn_koops]

In my course I want to add a group discussion where all group memebers have to enter a post, before the discussion is marked "done" and students can move on with the mastery-paths Can I configure this in some some way?

[Hildi_Pardo]

Hi @martijn_koops   -  you mentioned Mastery Paths, so I'm not sure if there is a way in Mastery Paths.   I do know there is a way in Module Requirements -- they would need to Submit the assignment. 

• How do I add requirements to a module? 
  • Submit the assignment: Students must submit an assignment, post a reply to a graded discussion, or submit a quiz. 

But not sure how it would work with Mastery Paths.  

[kona · Accepted solution]

To piggyback off of what Hildi said, there isn't a direct way to do this but it is possible. 

1. Using Mastery Paths, make it so that students have to get a certain score on the discussion before they can move forward on the mastery path. Then, as the teacher, you wouldn't grade anyone in the group until everyone had submitted to the discussion. Once you entered the grades for everyone in the group, then they'd be free to move forward in the mastery path.

2. Make it a requirement that students have to get a certain grade on this discussion. Then make it a pre-requisite that the students have to meet that requirement before they can access the next Module in the mastery path. Then, similar to #1, as the teacher, you wouldn't grade anyone in the group until everyone had submitted to the discussion. Once you entered the grades for everyone in the group, then they'd be free to move forward to the next module/mastery path. 

Hope this helps! Kona