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# Grading and scoring

Scoring converts responses into points. Grading converts the resulting percentage into a pass/fail result or a named grade.

### Default scoring

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**Location:** Library → Quiz → Scoring
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| Setting              | Effect                                                                                                      |
| -------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Credits**          | Default points awarded for a correct response.                                                              |
| **Partial credits**  | Default points for a partially correct response, including supported Multiple correct and Ranked questions. |
| **Negative scoring** | Deducts points for an incorrect response; skipped questions score zero.                                     |

These values provide defaults. A question can override them in its **Marking** tab.

The defaults are most useful when most questions follow the same marking rule. If a quiz mixes one-mark recall questions with higher-value essays, review the question-level values rather than assuming the default represents the whole paper.

#### Negative and partial scoring

Negative scoring discourages guessing by deducting marks for an incorrect response. Skipped questions remain at zero, so explain the policy in instructions when it changes the sensible strategy for students. Partial credit awards some marks for a partly correct supported response; confirm the resulting marks for every meaningful answer combination.

### Grading scheme

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**Location:** Library → Quiz → Grading
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Choose a grading scheme:

* **Pass / Fail** applies a pass mark and can also use grade boundaries.
* **Grades only** applies grade bands without a separate pass/fail outcome.

Create grades by defining the minimum percentage required for each result. When section grading is enabled, equivalent rules can be configured for individual sections.

Example: with **Pass** starting at 60%, a result of exactly 60% passes and 59.99% does not. Add higher grades in ascending, non-overlapping bands and decide how rounding should appear to students.

Scoring and grading answer different questions:

* **Scoring:** how many points did the responses earn?
* **Grading:** what outcome does that percentage represent?
* **Results:** when is that outcome released, and how much evidence is shown?

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Check that grade boundaries do not overlap or leave unintended gaps. Test scores immediately below, on and above each boundary.
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