01: h: How to give ratings to forum

You can grade your students’ posts using Ratings. Teachers can rate each post a student makes, and the ratings are aggregated into a single grade in the gradebook.

• Roles with permission to rate: Once the forum activity has been saved, users assigned the following roles should be able to rate.  
• Aggregate type: The aggregate type defines how ratings are combined to form the final grade in the gradebook.  Choose from one of the following options in the Aggregate type drop-down menu:
  • Average of ratings – The mean of all ratings.
  • Count of ratings – The number of rated items becomes the final grade. Note that the total cannot exceed the maximum grade for the activity.
  • Maximum ratings – The highest rating becomes the final grade.
  • Minimum ratings – The smallest rating becomes the final grade.
  • Sum on ratings – All ratings are added together. Note that the total cannot exceed the maximum grade for the activity.

Note: If No ratings is selected, then the activity will not appear in the gradebook.

• Scale: If an aggregate type has been selected, you may select the type of grading used for this activity. If Scale is chosen, you can then choose the scale from the Scale drop-down menu. If using Point grading, you can then enter the maximum grade available for this activity.
• Restrict ratings to items with dates in this range: If this check box is selected, you can set a specific date range during which a post must be made in order to receive a grade