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Forum ratings allow users to evaluate posts in a forum. | Forum ratings allow users to evaluate posts in a forum. | ||
Forum ratings use [[Scales]] to standardize the reporting of performance. A forum rating can be included as part of a student's [[Grades|grade]]. For example, a teacher might use a custom rating scale in a forum and allow students to rate forum posts. | |||
Forum ratings must be allowed and the potential rater must have [[Roles|role]] permission. [[Teachers]] by default have this ability. The teacher role is also able to give permission to a [[Student|student role]] in a specific forum to be able to assign a rating to a post. Forum settings and [[Forum_permissions#Enabling_students_to_rate_posts| Enabling student ratings]] has more information. | |||
==How to use== | ==How to use== | ||
When rating is allowed, the qualified user will see "Rate this post" and a pull down menu after an entry (not their own). The menu displays a [[Scales|scale]] that the forum creator selected in the [[Adding/editing_a_forum#Grade|Forum grade settings]]. The user can rate more than one post at a time. When finished they should click the "submit my ratings" button at the bottom of the page. | |||
[[Image:Forum rating example1 mu.png|thumb|center|Teacher view of a previously rated student post]] | [[Image:Forum rating example1 mu.png|thumb|center|Teacher view of a previously rated student post]] | ||
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*[[Scales]] | *[[Scales]] | ||
*[[Grades]] | *[[Grades]] | ||
*[[Forum_permissions#Enabling_students_to_rate_posts | Enabling students to rate posts]] | |||
*[[Adding/editing_a_forum | More on adding a forum or editing settings in a forum]] | |||
*mod/forum:rate is the permission | |||
*[[Scales |Creative examples of some custom scales]] | |||
Revision as of 11:58, 18 July 2008
Template:Forums Forum ratings allow users to evaluate posts in a forum.
Forum ratings use Scales to standardize the reporting of performance. A forum rating can be included as part of a student's grade. For example, a teacher might use a custom rating scale in a forum and allow students to rate forum posts.
Forum ratings must be allowed and the potential rater must have role permission. Teachers by default have this ability. The teacher role is also able to give permission to a student role in a specific forum to be able to assign a rating to a post. Forum settings and Enabling student ratings has more information.
How to use
When rating is allowed, the qualified user will see "Rate this post" and a pull down menu after an entry (not their own). The menu displays a scale that the forum creator selected in the Forum grade settings. The user can rate more than one post at a time. When finished they should click the "submit my ratings" button at the bottom of the page.
Tips and Tricks
- Not all your students are seeing stars? It is all about their browser settings, language and installed fonts.
- If this is a problem, stick with the basics in you scale. Perhaps create a scale that uses Numbers and words.
See also
- Scales
- Grades
- Enabling students to rate posts
- More on adding a forum or editing settings in a forum
- mod/forum:rate is the permission
- Creative examples of some custom scales
