--- title: Rate participants with a Likert template description: >- Pick a Likert scale template in the course settings, rate participants from the Rating column on the Users tab, and check, change or delete ratings. sidebar: order: 4 --- **Rating a participant** means filling in your institution's Likert rating template for one student in a course. You do it in the course under **Users**: click **Rate** in the **Rating** column and pick one level for every criterion. :::info The **Rating** column only appears when User Ratings are turned on for your institution, the course has a Likert scale template, and you may view ratings in this course. The table under **Before you start** lists what you need. ::: ## Why it matters Grades tell you how well a student did on graded content blocks. A Likert rating adds a structured, qualitative view, for example on participation or teamwork, using the same criteria for every student. Each student has one rating per course, and you can update it at any time during the course. ## Before you start | Requirement | Detail | |---|---| | User Ratings turned on | An admin turns on **User Ratings** and creates at least one rating template in **Settings → Management → Courses**. See [Set course defaults, self-enrollment and ratings](/docs/fuxam-web/settings/courses). | | Template on the course | In the course, **Course Settings → Ratings → Likert Scale Template** must show a template, not **None**. See **Pick the template for a course** below. | | Permission to view ratings | **View student Likert scale ratings in courses** (`read:likert-scale-user-rating`) for this course. Without it, the **Rating** column is hidden. | | Permission to rate | **Rate students using Likert scale criteria in courses** (`write:likert-scale-user-rating`) for this course. Without it, you can open a rating but saving fails. | | Access to the Users tab | You need access to the course's **Users** tab. If you only have grade access, the course opens **Grades** instead. | ## Pick the template for a course 1. Open the course and click **Course Settings** in the course navigation. 2. Go to the **Ratings** section. The **Likert Scale Template** row is only there when User Ratings are turned on for your institution. 3. Open the **Likert Scale Template** list and choose a template. Each entry shows its number of levels and criteria. 4. Click **Save** in the **Unsaved changes** bar. The **Rating** column now appears on the course's **Users** tab. ### Change or remove the template later - **No student rated yet:** choose another template and click **Save** in the **Unsaved changes** bar. - **Students already rated:** choosing another template opens **Change rating template?**. Existing ratings may no longer line up with the new criteria and levels. Type **CHANGE TEMPLATE** and click **Continue**. The change is saved at once. - **Remove the template:** choose **None**. **Remove rating template from this course?** opens. Type **REMOVE TEMPLATE** and click **Continue**. The change is saved at once. Existing ratings are kept, but the **Rating** column disappears from the course. ## Rate a participant 1. Open the course and click **Users** in the course navigation. The **Users** tab opens. 2. Find the student. In the **Rating** column, click **Rate**. 3. The **Rate** *name* dialog opens. Below the name you see the template name and the number of criteria. Each row is a criterion; each column is a level, highest value first, with its value in brackets. 4. Pick one level for every criterion. **Save** stays disabled until every criterion has a level. 5. Click **Save**. You see **Rating saved successfully.** and the cell now shows **Rated** in green. ## Check, change or delete a rating - **See who rated:** hover over **Rated**. The tooltip shows **Rated by**, **Rated on** and, after a change, **Last updated**. - **Change a rating:** click **Rated**. The dialog opens with the saved levels and shows **(Editing existing rating)**. Change the levels and click **Save**. You see **Rating updated successfully.** - **Delete a rating:** click **Rated**, then **Delete** at the bottom left. Confirm **Delete this rating?** with **Delete**. This cannot be undone. The cell shows **Rate** again. ## Ratings on a user's page Staff who open a user in **User Management** can also rate from the user's **Course Progress** tab. When User Ratings are on, the table has a **Rating** column with the same **Rate** / **Rated** button for each course. For a course without a template, **Rate** is greyed out and the tooltip says **User rating is disabled for this course**. See [View a user](/docs/fuxam-web/base/user-management/view-a-user). ## Best practices - **Agree on the template first.** Pick the course template before anyone starts rating, so you don't have to switch with ratings already saved. - **Rate at a fixed point.** For example, rate everyone in the last week of the course, so ratings are comparable. - **Check the Courses column before deleting a template.** Deleting a template in **Settings → Management → Courses** deletes every rating recorded with it. ## Common pitfalls | Pitfall | What happens | What to do | |---|---|---| | No **Rating** column on **Users** | User Ratings are off, the course has no template, or you lack the view permission | Ask an admin to turn on User Ratings, pick a template under **Course Settings → Ratings**, or check your role | | **Save** stays grey | At least one criterion has no level | Pick a level in every row | | **Could not save the rating.** | You can view ratings but not rate, or the template was removed meanwhile | Ask an admin for the rate permission, then reload the page | | Template switched after rating | Old ratings may not match the new criteria and levels | Switch only before you start rating | | Template deleted in Settings | All ratings recorded with it are deleted | Check the template's **Courses** column before deleting | ## FAQ **Can two instructors rate the same student?** Each student has one rating per course. If a colleague opens it, they edit the same rating; the tooltip shows who rated and when it was last updated. **Does a rating change the student's grades?** No. Likert ratings are stored apart from content block grades on the **Grades** tab. See [View and publish course grades](/docs/fuxam-web/lms/grading/view-grades). **What happens to ratings if I remove the template from the course?** They are kept, but the template no longer applies to the course and the **Rating** column disappears. **Can I rate several students at once?** No. You rate one student at a time from the **Rating** column. ## Related pages **[Set course defaults, self-enrollment and ratings](/docs/fuxam-web/settings/courses)** Turn on User Ratings and create Likert rating templates. **[Configure course features](/docs/fuxam-web/lms/courses/course-settings)** The course's own settings, including the Ratings section. **[Manage enrollments](/docs/fuxam-web/cms/courses-management/manage-enrollments)** Who is on the course's Users tab and how they got there. **[View and publish course grades](/docs/fuxam-web/lms/grading/view-grades)** Grades for content blocks on the Grades tab.