If you are using Moodle to calculate grades for a course, you can count Moodle Activities (such as Quizzes, Assignments or Forums) as extra credit and add extra-credit grade items and categories to the Gradebook to factor in non-Moodle activities. (If you only use Moodle to record and display grades to students, and don't calculate category or course-level totals this isn't necessary.)
Before you start, you will need:
- An Instructor of record or Other editing teacher role in a Bryn Mawr Moodle course
- A course gradebook set up to aggregate category and course-level grades using the Natural or Simple weighted mean method. See Moodle: Set up a course gradebook or set up a consultation with an educational technologist.
Make a Moodle Activity extra credit
Award students extra credit for completing a Quiz, Assignment, Forum or other Activity, without penalizing the students who don't attempt it.
Offer extra credit for non-Moodle activities
Create extra credit grade items to record extra credit earned for a non-Moodle activity (such as attending a talk or visiting an exhibition) in the Moodle Gradebook.
Count a Grade category as extra credit
It also possible to count an entire Grade category as extra credit when calculating the overall course (or a higher-level category) grade.
Videos & further reading on extra credit in Moodle
- MoodleDocs: Gradebook FAQ — Weights and extra credits
Questions?
If you have any additional questions or problems, don't hesitate to reach out to the Help Desk!
Phone: 610-526-7440 | Library and Help Desk hours
Email: help@brynmawr.edu | Service catalog
Location: Canaday Library 1st floor
