How EXAMIND Autogrades Question Types

This article summarizes how EXAMIND autogrades each supported question type.

Fill-in-the-Blank (FIB)
  • Text with autograding by exact match, fuzzy logic and REGEX
  • Numbers with autograding by exact match, error tolerance and REGEX

Journal Entry
  • Autogrades, regardless of positioning by student
  • Autogrades and awards partial marks (dynamic included)
  • Auto-switches between Debits/Credits for negative values and autogrades

Matching
  • Autogrades matching 
Multiple Answer
  • Autogrades answers options as either exact match or partial credit with penalty for selecting incorrect answers. 

Multiple Choice
  • Autogrades multiple choice 

Short Answer/Essay
  • Short answer/essay questions are not autograded. There is a freeform box with grading page to support manually grading.

To review how to make grading adjustments review the following page:

  • How to Grade an Assessment