{"id":135645,"date":"2021-07-14T21:10:47","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T01:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/?page_id=135645"},"modified":"2026-05-14T14:33:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T18:33:18","slug":"create-gradable-items-assessments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/assessment\/grading-support-tools\/gradescope\/services-teaching-assessment-grading-support-tools-gradescope-gradescope-faculty-tutorials\/create-gradable-items-assessments\/","title":{"rendered":"Create Gradable Items\/Assessments"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gradescope offers a variety of different types of gradable items\/assessments to suit your needs for grading students’ work. After the connection has been made through Blackboard and the roster synced, assignments can be set up.<\/p>\n

1.In the content area, select Content Market and look for Gradescope Assignment to link an assignment.<\/p>\n

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2. Select whether to create a new assignment, or link to an existing assignment copied from a previous course.<\/p>\n

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The following is a list of tutorials on the main 6 types of assessments, as well as an instructional on creating a general grading outline.<\/p>\n

Create a Grading Outline<\/h3>
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Creating the\u00a0<\/span>Assignment Outline<\/strong> is the first step in the assignment creation workflow for Exam \/ Quiz and Homework \/ Problem Set assignments. To get started:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Upload a blank version of your assignment to Gradescope when you\u2019re creating your assignment. <\/span>\n
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    • Note that students will be able to view and download this blank template from Gradescope if you\u2019ve allowed students to upload their own work and enabled <\/span>Template Visibility<\/strong>\u00a0via your\u00a0<\/span>Assignment Settings<\/strong>. <\/span><\/li>\n
    • For instructor-uploaded assignments, students will never see the template file or any other part of the assignment until grading is complete and you click\u00a0<\/span>Publish Grades.
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    • You will see the Template PDF on the left and an empty outline on the right.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • To start creating an outline click <\/span>+ new question<\/strong>\u00a0to begin adding questions. You can title your questions and add point values. As you build the outline, a total point tally for the assignment will appear at the top of the page.
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    • You can also create subquestions by clicking the teal \u201cadd subquestion\u201d icon (to the right of the red \u201cx\u201d delete icon), or by dragging a question into another one. You can also <\/span>drag<\/em>\u00a0a subquestion outward to turn it into a question.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • You can always remove a question, a subquestion, or a group of subquestions by clicking the red \u201cx\u201d delete icon next to each of these items. You may also replace the template PDF at any time by going to\u00a0<\/span>Settings<\/strong>\u00a0in the left sidebar. Replacing the template will preserve the outline, any region boxes, and any grading you\u2019ve already done for that assignment.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • If you\u2019d like to create extra credit questions, simply set the point value for these questions to be 0 on this page. You\u2019ll then be able to disable the score ceiling during grading and award students points above 0 during grading.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • If your outline is for a student-submitted, variable-length assignment, then you are done once you list all of your questions\/subquestions and assign point values. When your students upload an assignment, they will mark the location of each question on their submissions<\/span>. <\/span>\n
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      • If your outline is for a fixed-length assignment, you will need to set name and question regions on your template.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      • For fixed-length assignments, you will need to specify the areas where students will write their answers. You can do this by resizing and dragging question boxes on your <\/span>Template PDF<\/strong>. <\/span>You can also create new questions and subquestions by clicking and dragging on the PDF. <\/span>\n
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        • Note that if you ever replace the template PDF (from the assignment\u2019s Settings page), all of your question regions will be preserved.<\/span><\/li>\n
        • When grading an assignment, the viewer will automatically zoom to the region you designated. It\u2019s generally helpful to create regions that are slightly larger than the actual area you expect students to use.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          Create an Exam or Quiz<\/h3>
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