Extra Credit

By checking the extra credit box, the raw unaltered value of points awarded are added to the parent category total.

You can choose to make a category extra credit by selecting the extra credit box on the category total for an entire category. this makes the value of the entire category become added to the parent category total.

Grades above maximum and percentages above 100

YOU DO NOT NEED TO CHECK Extra credit TO USE THIS METHOD!

Items can be graded up to twice their inteded score, as a result percentages and category totals can go over 100% and thei maximum as well.

Item Extra Credit

Each item is added to the total point value of its parent category.

EXTRA_CREDIT 1 7/10, EXTRA CREDIT 2 2/8; parent category total 100:
7 + 2 + 100 = 109 --> 109/100 = 109%

Category Extra Credit

The category total is added to the total point value of its parent category. This is the most common form of extra credit.

Any aggregation method can be used on an extra credit category and the grades within the category behave appropriately.

(simple weighted mean with a category point value of 10) EXTRA_CREDIT_CATEGORY grades: ex1 7/10, ex2 2/8, ex3 2/5; parent category total 100:
((7 + 2 + 2)/23) + 100 = 104.78 --> 104.78/100 = 104.78%