Modifying Scores for Machine-Scored Items in Reports
You can modify item scores directly from the Item View window accessible from Assessment Reports. A test’s Assessment Reports display in the column headers for each item with modifiable scores.
displays next to the score. It is highly recommended that you review items flagged with this icon.
To review and modify scores:
1.On an Assessment Report with items whose scores are modifiable, click the item score link in the student’s row of the report. The Item View window opens.
2.On the Rubric & Resources tab, review the item’s rubric and available resources, if necessary.
3.On the Item & Score tab, review the student’s entered response and click in the table at the top of the window.
- To score the response, select a numerical score from the Points Earned drop-down list.
- To assign a condition code to the response, select the appropriate option from the Condition Code drop-down list.
Note: For more information on condition codes, refer to
5.If the item consists of multiple scoring criteria, repeat step 4 for each criterion. When you're applying condition codes to multiple scoring criteria, note that some related criteria may require that the codes be the same.
6.Click Save.
7.Optional: If you wish to provide an explanation for why you chose the given score or condition code, click Add Note in the Scoring Note section, then enter your comment and click Save.
8.To continue modifying scores, do one of the following:
- To view another item for the same student, use one of the buttons labeled with the previous and next item numbers at the upper corners of the Item View window.
- To view the same item for another student, use the up or down arrow buttons on the right side of the Student field at the top of the Item View window.
- To return to the test results and select another item manually, close the Item View window using the close button at the upper-right corner. Any average scores or performance distributions on the test results update automatically when you close the window.
Note that for some items, two Scoring Criteria tables appear, with the top one having modifiable scores and the bottom one displaying transformed scores. When you modify a score, the new scores are automatically transformed, and the transformed scores are what will appear in reports. You will need to refresh or navigate away before you can view the transformed scores, and there may be a delay before they appear.
For more information about navigating the Item View window, refer to Viewing Items in Reports.