> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.gradingpal.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Change a score

> Override the AI's level or points on any criterion, and record why.

export const updated_0 = "19 September 2026"

export const page_0 = "/teachers/review/change-a-score"

export const label_0 = "Open your dashboard in GradingPal, then pick a submission"

export const href_0 = "https://app.gradingpal.ai/teacher"

export const who_0 = "Teachers and co-teachers"

export const plans_0 = "All plans"

export const where_0 = "The Rubric Scoring tab of the grading screen"

<Card title="Who can use this?" icon="user-check">
  * **Who:** {who_0}
  * **Plans:** {plans_0}
  * **Where:** {where_0}
</Card>

### Limits and notes

* A reason is required for every change. It's your record of the judgment, not a report to anyone. Students never see it.
* A regrade replaces your changes along with everything else. Change scores after regrading, not before.
* Shared work is locked. You can't change a score once the student has it.

## Change a level or the points

<Steps>
  <Step title="Pick the new level or type the points">
    On a criterion card, click a different segment of the level bar, or open **View all levels** and choose one. To set points directly, click the points number (the tooltip says **Click to set points**), type a number and press Enter. The card warns if the number is outside that level's usual range.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Say why">
    The card asks **Why are you changing this?** and shows the change: "AI: Proficient (3) → You: Exemplary (4)". Choose **Too harsh**, **Too generous**, **Missed evidence**, **Misread the work** or **Rubric judgment** \[1]. **Other…** opens a box for a short note.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Confirm">
    Select **Confirm change**. The card shows **Edited by you**, and hovering it shows what the AI had and your reason. **Revert** puts the AI's score back at any time.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## On question-based work

Objective questions, such as multiple choice or matching, are scored from the recorded answer against your answer key, so the fix is usually to correct the recorded answer rather than the score. When you do change one, the reasons are different: **AI misread the student's answer**, **Answer key is wrong**, **Accepting an equivalent answer** or **Illegible or ambiguous response**. [Grade a quiz, exam, worksheet or problem set](/teachers/review/question-based) covers that screen.

## Changes made through Ask GradingPal

If you ask the assistant to adjust a score and accept its suggestion, the change is recorded with the reason **AI suggestion accepted**. It shows on the card the same way.

## How to tell it worked

The criterion card carries **Edited by you**, the total score at the top of the tab has changed, and the amber ring around the card is gone.

## If something goes wrong

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Confirm change is greyed out">
    Pick a reason chip, or type a note under **Other…**. One or the other is required.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="The points I typed were rejected">
    Points must be between 0 and the criterion's maximum. Numbers outside a level's normal range are allowed but flagged.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="My change disappeared">
    The submission was regraded. A regrade replaces your edits. Make the change again, and don't regrade afterwards unless you mean to.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="I can't click anything">
    The work has been shared. Shared submissions are locked.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Related tasks

* [Regrade a submission](/teachers/review/regrade)
* [Ask GradingPal to make changes](/teachers/review/ask-gradingpal)
* [Review and approve grades](/teachers/review/review-grades)

<Card title={label_0} icon="arrow-up-right-from-square" href={href_0} horizontal>
  Opens GradingPal on the screen this page describes.
</Card>

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