diff --git a/question/type/numerical/questiontype.php b/question/type/numerical/questiontype.php
index 5d8373740b1..2ac22a0d731 100644
--- a/question/type/numerical/questiontype.php
+++ b/question/type/numerical/questiontype.php
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ class question_numerical_qtype extends question_shortanswer_qtype {
         $penaltygrp = array();
         $penaltygrp[] =& $mform->createElement('text', 'unitpenalty', get_string('unitpenalty', 'qtype_numerical') ,
                 array('size' => 6));
-        $unitgradingtypes = array('1' => get_string('decfractionofquestiongrade', 'qtype_numerical'), '2' => get_string('decfractionofresponsegrade', 'qtype_numerical'));
+        $unitgradingtypes = array('1' => get_string('decfractionofresponsegrade', 'qtype_numerical'), '2' => get_string('decfractionofquestiongrade', 'qtype_numerical'));
         $penaltygrp[] =& $mform->createElement('select', 'unitgradingtypes', '' , $unitgradingtypes );
         $mform->addGroup($penaltygrp, 'penaltygrp', get_string('unitpenalty', 'qtype_numerical'),' ' , false);
         $multichoicedisplaygrp = array();