A Proper Grading for Multiple Select on Canvas Quizzes

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Status: Archived Submitted by on ‎09-10-2021 08:34 AM

Greetings,

 

Please correct the manner in which the Multiple Select questions are graded in Canvas. Currently the manner is to load the entire score value into the "Correct" answers. However, students are penalized in two ways: they are deducted points for (1) choosing incorrect answers and (2) not choosing correct answers.
Here is a better way: distribute the points across *all possible answers.* This way students receive credit for choosing correct answers and the receive credit for not choosing incorrect answers. If there are five possible answers, then distribute the credit across *all POSSIBLE answers*. If there are 5 possible answers, but only 2 correct answers, the points should be distributed across all 5 answers. The students should receive credit for choosing the 2 correct answers and credit for not choosing the 3 incorrect answers.
Otherwise you have the scenario as such: a student chooses the 2 correct answers and also chooses 2 incorrect answers. The points then cancel each other out, and the student receives not credit for that multiple select question. A more sensible way of calculating score, if the quiz-maker assigns 5 total points for 5 possible answers, and the student then chooses the 2 correct answers (+2) and choose 2 incorrect answers (-2) and does not select 1 incorrect answer (+1), then the student ends up with a total of 3 out of 5 total possible points.

Otherwise these multiple select questions are worthless and it results in students being endlessly frustrated for not receiving any points for questions for which they have selected some correct answers.

Thank you for your time and consideration,
DM

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Stef_retired
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‎09-13-2021 07:31 AM
Status changed to: Archived

@DavidMcCabe 

Thanks for sharing this feedback. From the description, it sounds like the grading method for multiple answer questions that is employed in Classic Quizzes. As our product teams are no longer developing new functionality on the code base for Classic Quizzes, which is scheduled for deprecation.

Multiple answer grading in New Quizzes works differently and affords the instructor choices. Please read through  How do I create a Multiple Answer question in New ...  for details. Once you've started using the new quiz tool in your live courses, should you find that the enhanced grading choices for a multiple answer question aren't sufficient, we encourage you to share a new idea at that time.