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# Give Students Partial Credit

> Enable partial credit scoring in Pear Assessment to award students points for partially correct answers

Partial credit scoring allows GoGuardian Pear Assessment to award students a proportional score when they answer part of a question correctly. This is useful for question types with multiple correct elements: such as graphing questions requiring students to plot several points: where full credit or zero credit would not accurately reflect student performance.

Partial credit scoring is a Premium feature. Free accounts receive all-or-nothing scoring by default.

## Enable Partial Credit for an Assignment

Set the **Evaluation Method** in the **Test Behavior** tab when assigning a test.

1. In Pear Assessment, open the **Test Library** and locate the test you want to assign.
2. Hover over the test and click **Quick Assign**.
3. Select the **Test Behavior** tab.
4. Locate the **Evaluation Method** field and select the partial credit option.
5. Complete any remaining assignment settings and click **Assign**.

<Note>
  Hovering over the **Evaluation Method** field displays a brief description of each scoring option.
</Note>

## How Partial Credit Scoring Works

When partial credit is enabled, Pear Assessment scores each question based on the proportion of correct elements a student provides.

For example, if a graphing question asks a student to plot five points and the student plots four correctly, the student receives 0.80 out of 1.00 for that question instead of a score of zero.

## Award Partial Credit Manually

You can also award partial credit after a student submits an assignment, without changing the assignment's Evaluation Method setting.

* **Express Grader** (Premium and Enterprise): Enter a custom score for any question directly in the Express Grader.
* **Live Class Board** (all accounts): Click into a student's answer and edit the score or add feedback.

For step-by-step instructions, see [Manually Enter or Edit Grades](/products/pear-assessment/manually-enter-or-edit-grades).

## Resources

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  <Card title="Configure Assignment Settings" href="/products/pear-assessment/configure-assignment-settings">
    Review all Test Behavior, Anti-Cheating, and scheduling options available when assigning a test.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Manually Enter or Edit Grades" href="/products/pear-assessment/manually-enter-or-edit-grades">
    Enter or edit grades using the Express Grader or Live Class Board after students submit.
  </Card>
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