Grading with Moodle

Forum

If you set up a Forum with ratings, then you'll need to grade the posts. You will want to grade forums directly within the activity itself, as clicking on the activity link in the Grader Report view directs you into the forum anyway. You will select the appropriate rating for each student from the drop-down menu by their post.

We suggest the following guidelines for utilizing forums in your course:

1. Optional grading: Consider grading some, but not all, forums. Utilize forums as conversational tools, and reward students who participate by basing assignments on information discovered in forums.
2. Use completion tracking: Require a certain number of posts/replies or combination of both for each forum. Make sure you inform students of your expectations in your forum introductions.
3. Provide overall remarks for particular topics: Initiate or jump-start the conversation, when appropriate.
4. Peer evaluation: Consider using maximum rating for peer-reviewed posts.