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Accept multiple correct responses

How to award full credit for two (or more) correct responses using Akindi's 'Either Or' grading scheme.

Christa Plumley avatar
Written by Christa Plumley
Updated over 2 years ago

What is Akindi's 'Either Or' grading scheme?

Akindi's default grading scheme 'Exact Mark' requires students to select all correct response in order to receive credit for the question.

Akindi's 'Either Or' grading scheme allows instructors to accept two or more correct responses for a question, so students will be awarded for selecting any correct responses.

This option is often used when an instructor determines that a question (or response) is ambiguous and would like to accept more than one correct answer and increase the average of the assessment.


How to enable 'Either Or' grading scheme.

Editing Answer key from 'Responses' tab

1. Click 'View Results' on your course dashboard.

Click 'View Results'

2. Go to the 'Responses' tab.

Go to 'Responses' tab

3. Double click on the answer key of the desired question (top row in the 'Responses' tab).

Double click on desired answer key

4. Select the responses you wish you accept as correct.

Select 'Either Or' from the dropdown menu.

Click 'Okay'.

Select the correct responses, select 'Either Or'

5. Click 'Save Changes'.

Click 'Save Changes'

Editing Answer key from the course dashboard

1. Click "Edit Answer Key" on your course dashboard.

Click "Edit Answer key"

2. Turn on the 'Display Advanced Marking' toggle at the top of the page.

Turn on "Display Advanced Marking"

3. Select the responses you wish to award full credit on the digital answer key.

select responses

4. Select 'Either Or' from the grading scheme dropdown menu.

Select 'either or' from dropdown menu

Akindi will automatically regrade any uploaded test sheets.


How will Akindi grade Either Or questions?

Akindi will award full credit for any of the selected responses.

Example 1: If the answer key is as indicated:

'ABCDE' with 'Either Or' grading scheme

Akindi will award to the following marks:

Student's Response

Marks Earned

A

1

AC

1

ABCDE

1

Example 2: If the answer key is as indicated:

Akindi will award to the following marks:

Student's Response

Marks Earned

A

1

AB

1

ABC

0

C

0

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