# Give your learners a score

If you choose to score/grade a topic/discussion thread, you will first need to assign a maximum score to this thread. This needs to be done when the thread is created. Go to *advanced settings* in the *create thread* page and check the *grade this thread* box. An option to enter a maximum score will appear:

![](/files/-LH9D0Iy2tAECHG7i8zR)

*Illustration: Assigning a maximum score to a discussion thread*

To score a student's contribution to a thread:

* click on the *Learners list* icon ![](/files/-LH9CsTW5LLIMAc0qg7i)
* scroll down to see the list of learners,
* click on the *grade activity* icon ![](/files/-LH9CsTeiZLhO3bi0x0n) next to the learner's name
* on the new page, locate the list of all the contributions (messages) written by the learner scored as well as a statistical table based on these same contributions,
* enter the score you want to assign the learner: with the help of the list of contributions, choose a qualitative evaluation for these contributions. The statistical table allows a quantitative evaluation of the contributions,
* Click the Grade *this thread* button.

![](/files/-LH9D0JQ51s6pTamMFUz)

*Illustration: Forum – Marking a thread*


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