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Extra Credit Assessments
Extra credit can be a useful way to reward additional work, encourage engagement, or offer optional opportunities for students. Blackboard Ultra supports extra credit assessments, and with the correct setup, these can be included in your Overall Grade calculation.
Creating Extra Credit Assessments
In Blackboard Ultra, you can create an extra credit assignment, test, or activity and designate it as Extra Credit.
Once created, the assessment will not negatively affect a student’s grade if they do not complete it. You can then assign extra credit points to students as needed.
Extra credit assessments appear in the Gradebook like other items, but they contribute points beyond the total points or weighted categories already used in your course.
How Extra Credit Works in Ultra
- Extra credit items add points on top of the student’s Overall Grade.
- Students who do not submit the extra credit item will not be penalized.
- Extra credit can be used with:
It is important to verify that your course grading setup supports extra credit correctly. Depending on your Overall Grade calculation method, the process may differ.
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- Using Extra Credits for Points-based Overall Grade: Points-based grading is the simplest method for extra credit because extra points naturally add on top of the total possible points. To learn how to create extra credit assessments and include them correctly in the Points Overall Grade calculation, please visit the How to Create and Include Extra credit to the Points-based Overall Grade – (NOT for Weighted Grading) KB page.
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- Using Extra Credits for Weighted Overall Grade: Weighted grading requires extra attention because the category weights must always add up to 100%. To learn how to create extra credit assessments and include them correctly in the Weighted Overall Grade calculation, please visit the How to Create and Include Extra Credit in Weighted Overall Grades in Ultra KB page.