# 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://748165138-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LH9CCYPqjHw1VKNcuiq%2F-LH9CGn0ncN_3G09lrQH%2F-LH9D0Iy2tAECHG7i8zR%2Fgraphics14.png?generation=1531327445484017\&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://748165138-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LH9CCYPqjHw1VKNcuiq%2F-LH9CGn0ncN_3G09lrQH%2F-LH9CsTW5LLIMAc0qg7i%2Fgraphics167.png?generation=1531327254043709\&alt=media)
* scroll down to see the list of learners,
* click on the *grade activity* icon ![](https://748165138-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LH9CCYPqjHw1VKNcuiq%2F-LH9CGn0ncN_3G09lrQH%2F-LH9CsTeiZLhO3bi0x0n%2Fgraphics15.gif?generation=1531327338092300\&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://748165138-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LH9CCYPqjHw1VKNcuiq%2F-LH9CGn0ncN_3G09lrQH%2F-LH9D0JQ51s6pTamMFUz%2Fgraphics6.png?generation=1531327445486481\&alt=media)

*Illustration: Forum – Marking a thread*