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The correct answer step: slots, marking mode and penalties
Where the right answer is defined and where its marks are distributed.
One answer, several slots, and a choice about partial credit.
Slots
The correct answer step opens with an Answer format banner and a line reading {{count}} graded slots (from Extra settings). A slot is one thing being marked: a blank, a step, a cell, a pair, a label, a test case.
The number comes from Extra settings, not from this step. If the slot count is wrong, change Number of blanks or Number of steps there and come back.
The slot kinds you will meet, depending on format: single typed value, multiple blanks, multi-step answers, matrix cells, diagram labels, options, matching pairs, ordering positions, drag-and-drop zones, image hotspots, program output and rubric key points.
All or nothing, or weighted
Marking mode is the decision that matters most on this step.
| Mode | Means |
|---|---|
| All or nothing — every slot must be correct | One wrong slot scores zero for the question. |
| Weighted — each slot contributes its marks | Each slot earns its own share. |
Weighted is right for almost every multi-slot question, because it distinguishes a learner who got four of five from one who got none — and that distinction is the data you will want in the class report. All-or-nothing belongs where partial correctness is genuinely worthless: a password, a chemical formula, a security procedure.
Distributing the marks
Each slot has a Marks field, and a running total reads Slot marks: {{total}} / {{max}}. They must add up: if they do not, the step says so and points you at Split evenly, which divides the maximum across the slots in one click.
Split evenly first, then move marks onto the slot where the thinking is. Equal marks across five slots is a defensible default and rarely the truest description of a question.
On a format that is marked by hand, the split is a rubric guide rather than an automatic calculation — the panel says so — and automatic grading stays off. The numbers still shape your marking, they just do not apply themselves.
Wrong selections, and the other per-format controls
Some formats add their own controls to this step:
- Wrong selections on select-all: Proportional penalty or No penalty for wrong selections.
- Ignore whitespace when comparing output on code execution — usually on, or a trailing newline fails a correct program.
- Hit radius (px) on hotspot questions.
- Acceptance rules expands the per-slot matching rules inline, so you do not have to leave for the answer policy tab.