Scoring an assessment with TAO Grader

If a session contains items that require human scoring, the Score action in the session overview page triggers the grading process.

To find a specific session, use the search bar in the top-left corner of the Sessions management interface in the TAO Portal. You can search for sessions by name or group.

Scoring an assessment

1. Select Enter session on the right side of the session you want to view.
   A table displays all test takers assigned to the session.

2. Select a test taker.
   The following actions are available for Admins, Group Managers and Scorers when a test taker has completed the assessment:

   • Report

   • Review test

   • Score

   • Exempt (only available to Admins and Group Managers)

     

3. Select Score to begin grading the test taker’s assessment.

   

   Use the arrows to navigate to view each interaction in the assessment that requires manual scoring.

   In the panel on the left side of the interface, the scorer will see the outcome declaration(s) defined for each interaction, along with the score range defined for each outcome declaration. Select the score earned to grade each interaction.

   Select the pencil icon in the top right corner to view and use the highlighter tool. The highlighter tool allows scorers to highlight areas in the test-taker’s response to help them identify information that contributes to the final score of the interaction. For instance, they can highlight all the grammar errors so that they can easily compute a score for grammar. Highlighters are only visible to the scorer.

4. Select SEE OVERVIEW to pull up the test overview page.

   

   From the test overview page, you can view each interaction’s score, bookmark interactions to return to later, and add notes on an interaction.

   Select the Test overview downward arrow to return to the grading page.

5. Once you have completed grading (see percentage bar in the bottom-left corner), select SEND SCORES.

   A prompt appears to inform the grader that all scores will be final. Select SUBMIT THE SCORES to finalize the grading process for the assessment.

   The test taker’s Scoring Status will appear as Scored in the session overview page.