What are hand graded marks?
Hand graded marks refer to scores that are manually entered by the instructor for questions that cannot be graded automatically by Akindi (eg. short answer, essay, or diagram-based questions).
These marks are added to the student’s multiple choice score to calculate their total grade.
Create Hand Graded Columns
1. From the 'Responses' tab, click 'Enter Hand Graded Marks'.
2. Enter the total number marks for the first hand graded column.
If you uploaded your Written Answer Questions (WAQs) to Akindi, Akindi will automatically pre-populate the total number of marks.
💡 If you uploaded your WAQs to Akindi when creating your assessment, you have two options for entering marks:
Single column – enter the combined total for all questions
Individual columns – enter the mark for each question separately
Akindi will automatically pre-populate the total number of hand-graded marks based on your uploaded WAQs.
3. To add additional columns, click '+ Hand graded column'.
Enter the total number of marks for each column.
4. To mark a column as a bonus question, enable the 'Bonus' toggle for that column.
Bonus points are added to the student's total marks earned (numerator), but are not counted in the total marks possible (denominator).
If you uploaded WAQs to Akindi, bonus questions will be pre-populated automatically.
💡 To remove columns, click the 'X' next to the desired column.
5. Once you've created all your desired columns, click 'Done'
Enter Students Marks
There are three ways to enter students' hand-graded marks. Choose the entry method that best fits your grading workflow:
Speed Entry – Best when all tests are graded but not in alphabetical order (eg. you have a shuffled stack of graded test sheets).
Alphabetic Entry – Best when all tests are graded and are in alphabetical order (eg. you have a sorted list of students and their marks).
Responses Table Entry – Best when you want to enter marks as you grade each test sheet, one at a time.
Speed Entry
1. Search for the desired student by name or student ID. Akindi will auto-filter the students that match your search.
2. Use 'Return' / 'Enter' keyboard key to move the cursor to the first column's mark input field.
3. Type the student's mark for that column. Use 'Return' / 'Enter' keyboard key to move the cursor to the next column.
5. On the final column, use 'Return' / 'Enter' keyboard key to save the entered marks, return the cursor to the search field, and reset the search.
6. Once the marks have been entered, click 'Save'.
Alphabetic Entry
The students are listed in alphabetic order.
1. Click into the first column's grade entry cell. Type the student's mark.
2. Use 'tab' on your keyboard to shift to the next column.
3. Use the 'up' and 'down' keyboard arrow keys to switch between students.
4. Once the marks have been entered, click 'Save'.
Responses Table Entry
1. Find the desired student on the Responses tab. Use the search field, as needed.
2. Double-click into cell for the desired column. Type the student's mark.
3. Click 'Save Changes'
