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AccelTest
User Manual
How AccelTest Uses Points Possible with Extra Credit
Assignments designated as Extra Credit contribute to each student’s points
earned, but not to the total points possible so that students can improve their
score. See the example below, where the student earned 5 points out of 0 possible
on the extra credit assignment
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. When you give assignments for Extra Credit, it
is possible for students to earn enough points so they achieve a term or semester
mark above 100%. However, AccelTest limits the mark to 100%.
How Category Weights Work with Extra Credit
Category weights work differently depending on how you designate an assignment
extra credit:
• When you add an assignment in another category to the Record Book
(Homework, Test, Quiz, etc.) and tick the box to make it extra credit, extra credit
assignments improve the percentage correct within that category. For example,
if you make a homework assignment extra credit, this increases the percentage
correct in the homework assignment category for students earning points on
that assignment.
• When you choose the Extra Credit category as you add the assignment to the
Record Book, the assignments in the Extra Credit category are treated like
assignments in any other category. The percentage correct on these extra credit
assignments is multiplied by the category weight. However, the Extra Credit
category weight is not included when category weights are totaled, so you can
assign points possible on extra credit assignments if you use category weights to
calculate marks.
The weights that you select for the Extra Credit category in the Categories
preference determine how much the extra credit assignments will contribute to
term marks. If you choose a weight of 10 for Extra Credit, and the total of the
weights of your other categories is 100, any student with a perfect score on every
assignment would earn a mark of 110% for the term. However, AccelTest sets a
top limit of 100% for the mark.
The detailed example on the next page shows calculations for marks when using
Category Weights with Extra Credit assignments.
Homework Chapter
9/10
Quiz Chapter
8/10
Homework Questions
7/10
Homework Chapter 2
10/10
Homework Chapter 3
9/10
Extra Credit Homework
5/0
Test Chapters 1–4
9/10
Total 57/60 = 95%
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For best results,
make the non-extra-
credit category
weights add up to 100%.
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