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Please drop any questions you have about Formative here!

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Posting Formative Scores in Google Classroom

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Posting Formative Scores in Google Classroom

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Google Classroom grade passback is a Silver/Gold plan feature that allows teachers to return scores from Formative assignments back to Google Classroom.

There are a few initial steps to ensure the passback feature is available on a formative:

Ready to get started?

If your account is part of a Silver/Gold plan, click on the triple dots at the top right of your formative page, and select "Grade Passback":

Then "Pass back grades to Google."

You will need to select your Google account from a window, and then the Google Classroom Grade Passback form will pop up:

This form will list all the Google Classroom classes and students that have been imported into Formative. You can choose to pass back grades for all or a selected number of classes and/or students.

The initial "Max Points" value is the points total of all the items in the Formative. Note: Google Classroom point values MUST be whole numbers.

By default, Formative will set the grades in Google Classroom as "draft". This means only the teacher can view the grade. But if you select the option to "Show Scores to Students," then the grade will become "assigned" in Google Classroom, and will become visible on each student's dashboard:

Note that only students who have submitted the work in Google Classroom can receive an assigned grade. If not submitted there, the grade will default to a draft grade. The image below shows what a teacher sees when they select Pass Back Grades to Google for a formative. Student 5 has completed the formative and clicked "Mark as Done" in Google Classroom. Student 6 completed the formative but forgot to click "Mark as Done". The other students have not yet completed the formative at all.

Once the form is submitted, you will be updated with the status of the grades:

Troubleshooting

Assignment was not posted to Google Classroom

If this warning appears under a class in the form, then you did not choose the "Assign & Post to Google" button when you assigned the formative. You must choose this option in order to pass the grades back to Classroom. If you did not see this option when you assigned, then the class you chose was not a class you imported from Google Classroom.

Student does not have submission for the course work

You may see this message if you updated the assignment after students had taken it. Go back to "Assign," and update the settings to include all the students who have taken it, then click "Update & Post to Google." You will now be able to pass the grades back for all students.

Point value of assignment is not a whole number

You may see an "Oops! Something Went Wrong!" message saying "Course work max points is invalid." Google Classroom has changed their system and no longer supports grade pass back for partial points.

What's Next?
Learn how to Set Standards Preferences! Learn more about Gold plans

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Google Classroom Grade Passback (Silver/Gold Feature)

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Google Classroom grade passback is a Silver/Gold plan feature that allows teachers to return scores from Formative assignments back to Google Classroom. If your account is part of a Silver/Gold plan, click on the triple dots at the top right of your formative page, and select "Grade Passback": Then "Pass back grades to Google."

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Formative's traditional format allows for self-paced lessons and assessments that provide real-time data, so teachers can send immediate feedback. Now, you have the option to control the pace of questions so the whole class can progress together! Here's how you can get started:

Step One: Create your lesson/assessment

Build from scratch by adding content, questions, or uploading existing materials.

Or, grab a copy of a pre-made formative from the Library tab.

Step Two: Assign to your students

Choose a class or classes to assign the formative to. Click "Assign settings (optional)" and toggle on "Teacher Paced."
Note: Teacher Paced mode will automatically disable the options to restrict to individual students, schedule open and close times, and set a time limit. These controls can be restored when Teacher Paced mode is toggled off.
Step Three: Open Teacher Paced mode

After assigning, the Join Instructions will show in a popup window. Selecting a class from the right side will launch Teacher Paced mode in a new tab.
Note: If you navigate away from the Join Instructions, you can view them again in the triple dot menu, or launch the Teacher Paced mode tab by clicking the settings dropdown button.
Step Four: Start the lesson!

When you are ready, click "Start" in the upper right corner. Then, you can control which question or group of questions students are seeing. Any student that joins in will automatically view the current question.

❓FAQ❓

🙋🏽 Am I able to display responses for students to see?

Yes! All student responses will populate in real-time in the View Responses screen, just like they do for every other formative you assign. This will be on a separate tab from your Teacher Paced session. To display responses for students to see, simply switch tabs!
Tip: To protect student privacy, make sure you hide student names by clicking this icon in View Responses!
🙋🏽‍♀️ What does Teacher Paced Mode look like for my students?

Students will not be able to access any questions on the formative until you start the live session. Once you do, they will only view the question or group of questions you have selected on the Teacher Paced mode tab.

🙋🏼 What should I do if I close the Teacher Paced mode tab?

Not a problem! If you close the tab, students will still be able to answer the question you left off on. When you reopen the tab (see step 3 above), you will regain control of the session. Or, if you are ready to return to student paced mode, simply adjust the Assign settings by toggling "Teacher Paced" off.

🙋🏻‍♀️ Can my students go back to previous questions?

Students are not able to adjust the question they are on when Teacher Paced mode is active. If you want, you can toggle "Teacher Paced" off under the Assign settings, or select "End Session" in the Teacher Paced mode tab and choose "Switch to Student Paced." This will return the formative to the traditional format, where students can view all questions.

🙋🏿‍♂️ My students' screens aren't changing when I change the question

Make sure that you have the correct class's Teacher Paced Mode open. Each class has its own individual Teacher Paced link.

You can check which class you are presenting to in the upper left corner of the Teacher Paced Mode tab.

🙋🏻 Am I still able to send students feedback?

Yes! You can control which questions students see in the Teacher Paced tab, and still view responses and send feedback from the "View Responses" screen.

🙋🏽 Are my students still able to ask questions in the feedback chat?

Yes! Students will still see the blue chat bubble icon under each question as you reveal them. Any feedback you send will also show on their screen.

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Formative's traditional format allows for self-paced lessons and assessments that provide real-time data, so teachers can send immediate feedback. Now, you have the option to control the pace of questions so the whole class can progress together! Here's how you can get started: Build from scratch by adding content, questions, or uploading existing materials.

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