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Extra Credit when Weighting Grades

The weighted total calculation generates a grade based on the result of selected items and categories, and their respective percentages. When you create a total calculation or a weighted Overall grade calculation, you can include other calculated items. Your options are to add extra credit points to a category or to the overall grade.

Note that how you add the extra credit points impacts the calculation output.

Example 15. Example: Add extra credit points to a category

You want to add 5 points extra credit to tests. In the Gradebook, create an extra credit column worth 0 points. After adding the 5 points for each student to the extra credit column, create a calculation that calculates the combined test grades total. The Tests Total calculation includes any items that include test grades and the extra credit column. When you create a weighted total calculation, instead of adding the category Tests worth 20%, add the Tests Total column for 20%.



Create weighted extra credit

Add your extra credit item

  1. Go the the Gradebook and select Add Item.

  2. In the New Item panel, provide the appropriate information and name the item Test extra credit. Include 0 as the maximum points.

  3. Select Save to return to the Gradebook.

Create a calculation to calculate the total of all tests and the tests extra credit item

For your Weighted total column, check that the Tests Total is the item that is being weighted, not the category Tests.

When you combine an extra credit column with a weighted total column, both calculate as points instead of percentages.

  1. In the Gradebook, select the plus button where you want to place the column.

  2. Select Add Total Calculation.

  3. In the New Total Calculation panel, provide the appropriate information, and name it Tests total.

  4. Include the Test category and the tests extra credit column.

  5. Select Save.

Add extra credit points to the overall grade

Configure the Overall grade calculation to add up the Weighted Total and the Extra Credit columns.

  1. Go to the Gradebook and select Add Item.

  2. In the New Item panel, provide the appropriate information and name the item Test extra credit. Include 0 as the maximum points.

  3. Select Save to return to the Gradebook.