Scoring multi-part questions
We offer flexible options for scoring multi-part questions. Choose from partial, dichotomous, or evidence-based selected response scoring (EBSR), also known as dependant scoring.
Per question scoring
Our default scoring model lets teachers award points for each question in an item that have been answered correctly. The score for the item is calculated by adding the score from each question on the item.
Dichotomous scoring
Award maximum points for fully correct responses or zero points for partially correct answers.
Evidence-based selected response scoring (EBSR)
For dependent scoring, the score taken from each question depends on the scores of previous questions on the item. The rule is that if a question on the item is not fully correct, the student is not awarded a score for any subsequent questions on the same item.
Such scoring can be applied when there are two or more questions dependent on each other. For instance, the first question has to be answered correctly because the following one is based on the student’s method of arriving at the right solution.
