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# Options for Releasing Test Scores

> Choose what students see after a test — scores only, responses, or correct answers — by configuring release settings at creation or from the Live Class Board.

Releasing scores, responses, and correct answers gives students instant feedback after they submit a test or assignment. In Pear Assessment you can release this information automatically when students submit, or hold it and release scores manually when you are ready.

## Release Scores

1. When creating a test, locate the **Release Scores** option in **Settings**.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/goguardian/_g4xnsb5GxwW1hi-/images/screenshots/options-for-releasing-test-scores/step-01.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=_g4xnsb5GxwW1hi-&q=85&s=186a23b49ccc1e277ed683b1ffc841bd" alt="Settings to get to release score" width="3454" height="1982" data-path="images/screenshots/options-for-releasing-test-scores/step-01.png" />

2. To hold scores until you are ready, set **Release Scores** to **Do Not Release Scores or Responses**.
3. After students have taken the test, go to the **Live Class Board** to manually adjust the release settings.
4. Click the three dots at the top right of the page, then select **Release Score**.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/goguardian/_g4xnsb5GxwW1hi-/images/screenshots/options-for-releasing-test-scores/step-02.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=_g4xnsb5GxwW1hi-&q=85&s=28668327eba499cc6a63a3e904899026" alt="Menu to access release scores." width="3450" height="1964" data-path="images/screenshots/options-for-releasing-test-scores/step-02.png" />

5. Select one of the three available release options.
6. Click **Apply**.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/goguardian/_g4xnsb5GxwW1hi-/images/screenshots/options-for-releasing-test-scores/step-03.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=_g4xnsb5GxwW1hi-&q=85&s=ac9c47baf58d42d6b499d167c1ce8056" alt="Options on releasing scores." width="3454" height="1972" data-path="images/screenshots/options-for-releasing-test-scores/step-03.png" />

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/goguardian/FVKUrnWRnACRmEDK/images/screenshots/options-for-releasing-test-scores/step-08.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=FVKUrnWRnACRmEDK&q=85&s=dd45d6d2623623eb24435254039005dd" alt="Score and response." width="3446" height="1636" data-path="images/screenshots/options-for-releasing-test-scores/step-08.png" />

## Release Scores Options

* **Do Not Release Scores or Responses:** Student responses and scores are visible to teachers only.
* **Release Scores Only:** Students see their scores only. Requires a premium subscription.
* **Release Scores and Student Responses:** Students see their test scores and answer choices. Requires a premium subscription.
* **Release Scores, Student Responses and Correct Answers:** Students see their test scores, scores per question, their responses, and the correct answers.

## Student View

After scores are released, students see the following:

1. The student's score appears on their main screen.
2. To review the test in more detail, the student clicks **Review**.
3. A performance summary appears. If overall feedback was provided, it is displayed here.
4. The student clicks **Review Responses** to navigate through each question and review all selected answer options.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/goguardian/_g4xnsb5GxwW1hi-/images/screenshots/options-for-releasing-test-scores/step-04.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=_g4xnsb5GxwW1hi-&q=85&s=8b1c4f9eb66c88496c5abc25bb3acf8a" alt="Student presses review to look at scores" width="3412" height="662" data-path="images/screenshots/options-for-releasing-test-scores/step-04.png" />

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/goguardian/_g4xnsb5GxwW1hi-/images/screenshots/options-for-releasing-test-scores/step-05.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=_g4xnsb5GxwW1hi-&q=85&s=0b9715a61c19184244ddc5c0888c22c6" alt="Grades not released" width="3446" height="1226" data-path="images/screenshots/options-for-releasing-test-scores/step-05.png" />

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/goguardian/_g4xnsb5GxwW1hi-/images/screenshots/options-for-releasing-test-scores/step-06.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=_g4xnsb5GxwW1hi-&q=85&s=09305ca910f780b56390f88c12c32d5f" alt="View when score is released" width="3446" height="556" data-path="images/screenshots/options-for-releasing-test-scores/step-06.png" />

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/goguardian/_g4xnsb5GxwW1hi-/images/screenshots/options-for-releasing-test-scores/step-07.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=_g4xnsb5GxwW1hi-&q=85&s=e51dbf1de09b0ae76fc4912e3c308de2" alt="Displayed score" width="3440" height="1440" data-path="images/screenshots/options-for-releasing-test-scores/step-07.png" />
