How grading works
How a question gets marked, where the score goes, and what the learner sees on submit.
A question in coursekit is graded by default. When the learner picks an answer and submits it, the question is marked, a score is recorded, and the result flows back to the LMS gradebook.
This page covers the four pieces of that loop.
What “graded” means
A graded question contributes points to the page’s total. Each question has its own point value (the default is 1). When a learner submits, the question awards its full points for a right answer, zero for a wrong one, and a fraction in between for partial credit (see Partial credit).
You can turn off grading for any individual question. An ungraded question still shows correct / incorrect feedback to the learner, but it doesn’t contribute to the score. Use ungraded questions for practice, warm-ups, or self-check moments.
The graded / ungraded toggle sits in the quick menu above the block.
Where the score goes
Coursekit doesn’t store grades. The score from each submission flows through the LMS connector — Open edX, Canvas, Moodle, D2L, Blackboard — straight into the gradebook your students and your colleagues are already used to.
You see the result in the same place you’d see any other graded activity in your LMS. Coursekit isn’t a parallel gradebook; it’s the authoring tool that the LMS treats as one more graded activity.
What the learner sees on submit
After the learner clicks Submit they see one of three things, depending on the question’s settings:
- Their score for the question
- The correct answer, if you’ve left Show answer on
- Feedback: per-choice feedback for the answer they picked, plus any summary feedback you’ve written
You can also let the learner try again. With Try again enabled, an incorrect submission gives feedback and lets them resubmit. The Points and attempts page covers how many tries you can allow.
The settings that shape grading
Four settings in the quick menu and settings sheet do most of the work:
- Graded / not graded — whether the question contributes to the page’s score.
- Points — how many points a correct answer is worth.
- Attempts — how many times the learner can try.
- Feedback mode — when the learner sees feedback. Immediate shows it after each click; On submit waits until they click Submit. See Feedback timing.
The next three pages cover these in turn.