Feedback Authoring

When you design a test, you can create feedback for each right/wrong choice (selection-level) or feedback for the entire question (question-level), or both. You set up this level of feedback in the Feedback Authoring settings as seen above.

Feedback Delivery

When you design the test, you choose when you want feedback released to students:

So if you have included feedback to questions, AND have checked the boxes (under settings) for the types of feedback you want to give students, AND have chosen immediate or at a specific date (and have included a date!), students will get your feedback based on your settings.

At first glance, it seems interesting that students can receive immediate feedback WHILE they are taking a test. However, if you select immediate feedback and check the following settings:

they can see how they did as soon as they submit, but not have access to Correct Responses (leave unchecked) during the test.

 

Feedback Components Students Can See:

Student Response If checked, students will see how they had responded to the question.
Correct Response If checked, students will see what the correct answer is, if you allow immediate feedback or feedback on a specific date.
Student's Assessment Scores

If checked, students will see their score in the test (home page of T&Q tool). Otherwise, students will see 'n/a' in the scores column. If you don't want students to see their scores, don't check this box. Also, don't forget to set 'none' under grading options, or they will see their scores in the gradebook. When you are ready to show students how they did, select "send to gradebook." These options are available for those who wish to limit exposure to high-stakes exams.

Question-Level Feedback

At the end of each question, during the authoring process, you have two boxes available to you: Correct Answer (optional) and Incorrect Answer (optional).

For example, under correct answer, you might say: Awesome Job! Yes, as explained in blah, blah, blah....

And, for incorrect answer, you might say: Not quite. Please review the section in module x, y, z where the concept of such and such is explained.

If you included corrective feedback at the end of each question, and have checked this box, students will see your comments.

Selection-Level Feedback

In multiple/choice and true/false, below each possible answer, there is a Feedback (optional) textbox where you can provide students with correct or incorrect feedback.

For example, if you have a multiple-choice question and students click on A and that is incorrect, you might have in the Feedback (optional) textbox, "Not quite. Please review the section in module x, y, z where the concept of such and such is explained." You can paste this in the Feedback (optional) box of B and C, too.

And, if D, is the correct one, you might add in the Feedback (optional) box of D the following: "Awesome Job! Yes, as explained in blah, blah, blah...."

If this box is then checked in your settings, your students will be able to see the feedback, provided that you allow feedback and have added some.

Grader's Comments

The Tests & Quizzes tool allows you to adjust the students grade (take points off or give more for whatever reason) and write comments. When you click on Scores, a link that appears after at least one student has submitted an assessment, you will see a Comments box next to each student's row. This is the Grader's comments box. You can write comments there, and if you do, you can allow students to see them.

There may be cases where you write notes, and you don't want students to see that information. Then, don't check this box in your settings.

Student's Question Scores

Points students got for a question. If you check it, they get to see how they did at the individual question level, and not just the total score.

Statistics and Histogram If checked, students get an additional link "Statistics" with information on how they did against the class. This is shown immediately after they submit an assessment, if you have clicked on "immediate" and right after the specific date, if you chose that.

Note: I believe there is a bug in the last item above, and students get a statistics link when feedback is enabled. Stanford U is aware of it.

Setting Student Feedback for High-Stakes Exams:

If you are giving a high-stakes exam to students and you don't want them to receive any feedback, at least not until everyone has turned in the exam, do this:

1) Under Feedback settings, set it to No Feedback

AND

2) Under Grading, set it to NOT send grades to gradebook.

Students will get absolutely no feedback.

THEN, after the due date has passed, you can go into the test settings and change the grading to send grades to the gradebook.

This will help prevent students from sharing information. These steps/settings may also be essential if you are giving exams that include essay and objective questions.

You don't want the scores to go to the gradebook early, panicking students who may think they didn't do well. You can set the feedback date to a week or so after the due date - whenever you think you will be realistic done grading. Then, you can change the grading option from 'none' to 'send to gradebook' in the settings of the now inactive exam.

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