{"id":16353,"date":"2021-02-10T18:37:34","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T00:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?p=16353"},"modified":"2021-02-10T18:37:34","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T00:37:34","slug":"brightspace-tip-210-grade-book-bonus-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-210-grade-book-bonus-points\/","title":{"rendered":"Brightspace Tip #210: Grade Book \u2013 Bonus Points"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/illustrations\/bonus-us-promo-1260057\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.pixabay.com\/photo\/2016\/03\/16\/09\/11\/bonus-1260057_960_720.png?resize=320%2C320&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"bonus with confetti flags\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>There are two ways to give extra credit in Brightspace. The first is to allow the grade item to exceed the maximum number of points for the assignment. The other option is to indicate the grade item is a \u201cBonus\u201d item.<\/p>\n<p>The differences between the two options are explained here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Can Exceed<\/strong> means in grading an item you are able to add extra credit to the assignment, quiz, or any item in the Grade Book. You indicate this by checking the Can Exceed box.\n<ul>\n<li>The Can Exceed option can boost student\u2019s score on activity making it feasible to earn more than 100%. For example, on a grade item where the maximum points is 10 and the Can Exceed option is selected, a grade of 12\/10 is a perfect score with 2 extra credit points added.<\/li>\n<li>When you choose Can Exceed for a grade item in the Grade Book, you should also select Can Exceed for the Category in which the grade item resides.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bonus<\/strong> refers to optional activities. Students are NOT penalized for skipping the activity. Points earned for Bonus activities will improve the student\u2019s grade. Checking the Bonus option means that any points earned will be added onto the Final Calculated Grade.\n<ul>\n<li>Bonus items appear in the Grade Book with a Star next to them.<\/li>\n<li>Bonus grade items are not included in the maximum points for a category or final grade. They are added on top of the calculated grade. Bonus grade items cannot make users' grades exceed the maximum points specified, unless the Can Exceed option is selected.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Can Exceed and Bonus options can both be selected for a grade item.<\/p>\n<p><div align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Bonus-grade-item.png\" title=\"bonus grade item\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Bonus-grade-item.png?resize=221%2C374\" alt=\"bonus grade item\" height=\"374\" width=\"221\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h3>Want more information?<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/documentation.brightspace.com\/EN\/le\/grades\/instructor\/about_bonus_items.htm?Highlight=bonus\">About Bonus Grade Items<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/documentation.brightspace.com\/EN\/semester_start\/-\/instructor\/faq_bonus_marks.htm?Highlight=bonus\">Bonus Marks FAQs<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/help.d2l.msu.edu\/node\/4433\">Extra Credit<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RfupITmDqCA\">Create a Grade Item (video)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-109-grade-book\/\">Brightspace Tip #109: Grade Book<\/a><\/p>\n<p>View all the <a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?s=Brightspace+%2Brecap\">Brightspace training recaps<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/catwiki.xula.edu\/Brightspace:_Instructors_Quick_Start_Tutorial\">Instructors Quick Start Tutorial<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/community.brightspace.com\/s\/article\/All-Release-Notes\">Continuous Delivery release notes<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/catwiki.xula.edu\/index.php\/Brightspace_Known_Issues\">Brightspace Known Issues<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-2-sandbox-courses\/\">Request a sandbox course<\/a><br \/>\nSign-up for <a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/events\/\">Brightspace training sessions<\/a><br \/>\nYou can find <a href=\"https:\/\/documentation.brightspace.com\/EN\/-\/-\/-\/welcome_page.htm\">Brightspace help<\/a> at D2L's website.<br \/>\nJoin the <a href=\"https:\/\/community.brightspace.com\/\">Brightspace Community<\/a>.<br \/>\nTry these <a title=\"Brightspace How-to\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-documents\/\">Brightspace How-To documents<\/a>.<br \/>\nVisit our <a title=\"Brightspace FAQs\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-faq\/\">Brightspace FAQs<\/a> for additional Brightspace information<br \/>\nor <a title=\"Schedule 1-on-1\" href=\"http:\/\/jflorent.youcanbook.me\/\">schedule a one-on-one session<\/a>, <a title=\"Send email\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/mail\/?to=31\">email<\/a>, or <br \/>call Janice Florent: (504) 520-7418.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note: Are you doing something innovative in Brightspace or perhaps you've discovered a handy tip? Share how you are using Brightspace in your teaching and learning in <a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-189-educator-share-showcase\/\">The Orange Room<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><small>Image credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/illustrations\/bonus-us-promo-1260057\/\">image<\/a> by vivs4e from <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/service\/license\/\">Pixabay<\/a><\/small> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are two ways to give extra credit in Brightspace. The first is to allow the grade item to exceed the maximum number of points for the assignment. The other option is to indicate the grade item is a \u201cBonus\u201d item. The differences between the two options are explained here: Can Exceed means in grading <a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-210-grade-book-bonus-points\/\" class=\"more-link\">...continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \"Brightspace Tip #210: Grade Book \u2013 Bonus Points\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[403],"tags":[402,427,411],"class_list":{"0":"post-16353","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-brightspace","7":"tag-brightspace","8":"tag-extra-credit","9":"tag-grade-book","10":"h-entry","11":"hentry","12":"h-as-article"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p82MQk-4fL","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12197,"url":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-37-grade-book-bonus-points\/","url_meta":{"origin":16353,"position":0},"title":"Brightspace Tip #37: Grade Book \u2013 Bonus Points","author":"Janice Florent","date":"June 5, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"There are two ways to give extra credit in Brightspace. 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