How do I use scoring templates?

Perusall's automatic scoring templates allow you to create reusable scoring criteria for different Assignment types that you can quickly select when creating your assignments. You can design, re-use, duplicate, or edit scoring presets in one space. This allows you to:

• Clearly name templates for quick reference
• Determine which templates are associated with which assignments
• Create new scoring templates when creating an assignment
• Choose from existing templates when building similar assignment types

Creating new templates

You can create a new scoring template in two ways:

• While building an assignment: Click + Create new in the Basics tab.
• From your course settings: Go to Settings > Scoring > Basics, scroll down to scoring templates, and click + Create a new scoring template.

After selecting your assignment type, configure your settings based on your Scoring & Analytics preferences (Learn how analytics are used in your course.)

• If you course is using Automatic scoring, you will see the following options:
  • Enter the Scoring template name.
  • Set the Assignment score range.
  • Adjust the Scoring components and weights to match your assignment grading preferences.
  • (optional) If you are creating a pass/fail assignment, enter a Threshold score for credit.  Learn more about using threshold score for credit.
• If your course is set to use Manual grading & engagement analytics, you will see the following options:
  • Enter the Scoring template name.
  • Set the Assignment score range.
  • Enter a Number of comments required.
  • (optional) Enter a Threshold score for credit.  Learn more about using threshold score for credit.

Assignment types

Automatic scoring is organized into four categories based on the Assignment type. You can customize the weight of each component as needed, keeping in mind they must add up to at least 100%. To exclude a specific component from a student's score entirely, set its weight to 0%.

• When you select Standard or differentiated assignment, you'll be able to specify custom details for the following components:

  

  • Comment content gives credit for your desired number of high quality comments.  Click the dropdown arrow to specify the number of comments and/or replies required, determine how to award credit for comments (using quality-level or participation-based), and allow deadline extensions, like late comment period and post deadline reply window.
  • Opening assignment gives credit for breaking up the work into multiple sittings, or returning to continue conversations.  Click the dropdown arrow to specify the required number of opens and optionally set session duration or limit session frequency to encourage spaced practice.
  • Reading, watching, or listening to the end gives credit for reading through the entire document, watching the entire video, or listening to the whole podcast.
  • Active engagement time gives credit for the time that students spending actively engaging with the assigned content, including clicking, scrolling, typing, etc.  Click the dropdown arrow to establish how many minutes students should be active.
  • Getting responses gives credit to students who create initial comments (by highlighting the document) that elicit replies from other users.  Click the dropdown arrow to set the number of initial comments student must post that elicit responses from their classmates.
  • Upvoting gives credit for writing comments that are upvoted by others, and upvoting other students' comments.  Click the dropdown arrow to set the number of upvotes students must give or receive.
  • Quizzes gives credit for responding to quiz questions as part of an assignment.

  Learn more about scoring (to view, you must be signed into your Perusall account.

• When you select Peer review assignment, you'll be able to specify custom details for the following components:

  

  • Submission gives students credit for uploading their document on time.
  • Submitting in-text comments gives reviewers credit for providing in-text comments by highlighting the document(s) they've been assigned to review.  Click the dropdown arrow to specify the number of high-quality comments reviewers need to create, along with other comment details.
  • Submitting rubric gives reviewers credit for submitting their rubric scores.
  • Rubric scores received gives authors credit based on the average rubric scores received.
  • Authors responding to in-text comments gives authors credit for replying to the in-text comments provided by reviewers/instructors.  Click the dropdown arrow to specify the number of high-quality comment replies authors need to submit.

  Learn more about Peer review assignment scoring.

• When you select Fishbowl assignment, you'll be able to specify custom details for the following components:

  

  The following Scoring components for authors must add up to at least 100%:

  • Submission gives students credit for uploading their document on time.
  • Rubric scores received gives authors credit based on the average rubric scores received.
  • Authors responding to in-text comments gives authors credit for replying to the in-text comments provided by reviewers/instructors.  Click the dropdown arrow to specify the number of high-quality comment replies authors need to submit.

  The following Scoring components for reviewers must add up to at least 100%:

  • Submitting in-text comments gives reviewers credit for providing in-text comments by highlighting the document(s) they've been assigned to review.  Click the dropdown arrow to specify the number of high-quality comments reviewers need to create, along with other comment details.
  • Submitting rubric gives reviewers credit for submitting their rubric scores.

  Learn more about Fishbowl review assignment scoring.

• When you select Instructor review assignment, you'll be able to specify custom details for the following components:

  

  • Submission gives students credit for uploading their document on time.
  • Instructor score gives authors credit based on the rubric scores received.
  • Responding to instructor reviews gives authors credit for replying to the in-text comments provided by instructors.  Click the dropdown arrow to specify the number of high-quality comment replies authors need to submit.

  Learn more about Instructor review assignment scoring.

Using templates in your assignments

When you create an assignment, in the Basics tab, specify the Scoring template for this assignment by selecting from the dropdown of your available list of templates, or select + Create new.

Managing scoring templates

Templates are organized by Name, Score range, Assignment type, and the number of assignments they are Used by.

Click the three dots () next to any template to reveal the following options:

• Edit: Modify settings. (Saving updates immediately recalculates all linked assignments).
• Apply to assignments: Select which assignments of that type should use the template.
• Duplicate: Create a copy titled "Copy of [original template title]" to edit.
• Delete: Remove a template. (Note: Templates currently in use cannot be deleted until you unlink them from their assignments).