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# 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:

![](https://2324583860-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FlDtbPjZhax0iCyOmO06r%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-2c83f3f9f57c1d886f4fa8350d0f7b15756c5939%2Fgraphics14.png?alt=media)

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

To score a student's contribution to a thread:

* click on the *Learners list* icon ![](https://2324583860-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FlDtbPjZhax0iCyOmO06r%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-4249eddc7c49516618259c9522059565630b6d53%2Fimages282.png?alt=media)
* scroll down to see the list of learners,
* click on the *grade activity* icon ![](https://2324583860-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FlDtbPjZhax0iCyOmO06r%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-8fc90fc516d5bf4d008e739aa4b712d8137668e0%2Fgraphics15.gif?alt=media) 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.

![](https://2324583860-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FlDtbPjZhax0iCyOmO06r%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-36d32e0b3d79cfcef40edae33f89c25bf9fcbaff%2Fgraphics6.png?alt=media)

*Illustration: Forum – Marking a thread*