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Students can be rewarded with extra credit when they work hard.
Randy,
Seems like a good approach, especially for math-oriented problems.
Barry Westling
I do not believe in "extra credit" in the traditional sense. However, I do offer two or three additional problems at the end of each math chapter test which can yield as many as 5 bonus points (added on to the test score total). These problems are intended to foster a little "stretch thinking". This means some students may earn scores of 101 to 105... our electronic grade book accepts such scores.
Angela,
Personally, I'm not a fan for giving extra credit. Also, when good students see their lesser performing classmates getting credit that boosts their grade, that can contribute to animosity among the classmates. I think a couple of bonus questions on a test, or maybe dropping the lowest quiz score (when there are at least 8-10 or more quizzes) is probably OK, because these measure recognize learning, whereas extra credit above and beyond stated grading can skew grades artificially.
Barry Westling
How would you apply extra credit to a 100% grade?
