Answer Zones are designated areas on the page where students can write their answers. These zones make grading easier by gathering student responses, which are then displayed together in View by Question.
This feature lets you effortlessly observe and compare individual student answers for each question. Additionally, student work in Answer Zones can be sorted and grouped into Smart Clusters, streamlining the grading process! You can also add points weighting to each question with an Answer Zone making it simpler and more efficient for you to review classwork, whether by student or by question.
Create and Define Answer Zones
- Press the Answer Zone icon in the toolbar to select it (only available in Prep Mode)
- Place and size the Answer Zone around the desired answer area by tapping on the page once or by drawing the zone with your stylus
- Move the Answer Zone around the page by dragging it with your finger or stylus or adjust the size by dragging on the handles on either side
- To deselect the Answer Zone tool, tap on it again or select any other tool
- 5. To edit existing Answer Zones, make sure to first select the Answer Zone tool again and then tap on the zone you would like to edit
Answer Zones can be manually defined when using Classroom in Prep Mode
Set Scores in Answer Zones
Answer Zones allow you to define a maximum score that your Students can achieve for each question. Here is how:
- Open the Answer Zone settings by tapping on the Answer Zone icon in the toolbar twice
- Toggle Score Widget on or off
- Adjust the number of points that new Answer Zones in this document should have by default
- Use the +/- buttons in the Answer Zone to adjust the number of maximum points for that particular answer
This will set the default behaviour for new Answer Zones. You can also individually adjust whether an Answer Zone should have a score or not:
- Select the Answer Zone tool
- Tap on an Answer Zone on the page to select it
- Tap on it again and then tap "Score Widget" to enable or disable the score for this answer zone
View your Student's Answers
Creating Answer Zones also makes it easier to view all your Student's Answers in one place with Smart Views. Please see the following articles to find out more:
Understanding Grading with Smart Views
Use Smart Clusters to Grade Your Assignments
If you have created your Assignments using Answer Zones, you can grade these quickly using Smart Clusters. Read here to find out more: