Blackboard allows you to create extra credit questions, penalize students for incorrect answers and give partial credit for incorrect answers.
Partial credit question types:
- Calculated Formula
- Fill in Multiple Blanks
- Jumbled Sentence
- Matching
- Multiple Answer
- Multiple Choice
- Opinion Scale/Likert Question
- Ordering
- Quiz Bowl
Negative points question types:
- Matching
- Multiple answer
- Multiple choice
Enabling Question Settings
- Go to your Test Canvas.
- Click Question Settings in the right corner.
- Enable the following scoring options:
- Click Submit
Creating Extra Credit Questions
- Find your question in the test canvas.
- Click the point value box on the right.
- Check the Extra Credit box and enter a point value.
- Click Submit.
Creating Negative Point Questions
- Create a question using the standard workflow.
- Check the Allow Partial Credit and Allow Negative Scores for Incorrect Answers.
- Enter the negative credit percentage in the Partial Credit % box.
Please note this is the percentage of points the student will loose, not the number of points they will loose. (ex. Loose half credit = -50)
Creating Partial Credit Questions
- Create a question using the standard workflow.
- Check the Allow Partial Credit box.
- Enter the partial credit percentage in the Partial Credit % box.
Please note this is the percentage of points the student will get back, not the number of points they will get back. (ex. Earn half credit = 50)
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