The Free Response Grading Tool allows teachers to grade student responses to free-response questions with a simple interface that makes grading quick and efficient.

To access the Free Response Grading Tool, go to your Assignments app > Select your section. Navigate to a Free Response Assignment you'd like to grade, then click on the purple Grading Icon. This will display all submissions for the assignment from that section:

To assign a grade, simply enter a score in the box labeled Score to the right of a student's response (1). Optionally, you may also leave additional feedback in the Student Feedback box (2).

Once you have graded a response and left any desired feedback, click either the Needs Work to let the student know to review the assignment or click the Finalize Grade button to finalize the student's score (3).

Note: Free responses can also be graded using Fast Grade and from the Code Editor.