Using Extra Credit in the Moodle Gradebook

Adding Extra Credit

There are a few ways to set up extra credit in the Moodle gradebook. If using the aggregation of Natural Grading (TLT's recommendation) or Simple weighted mean of grades, then Extra credit is a checkbox, not a number.

Option 1: Add an Extra Credit Grade (Manual Grade Item) in a Category

NOTE: With Natural aggregation, a category's maximum grade is a sum of the maximum grades in that category. If one item is checked as "Extra Credit" its maximum grade is not added to the category's maximum grade.

Step 1: From the Gradebook Setup screen, click Add Grade item.

Step 2: Next to the item name, type Extra Credit.

Step 3: Scroll to the bottom, and click Save Changes.

NOTE: Extra Credit is seen under the parent category, but greyed out until changes are saved.

Step 4: From the Gradebook Setup screen, click Edit on the newly added Extra Credit item.

Step 5: Select, Edit Settings

Step 6: Click the chevron arrow next to Parent Category.

Step 7: Check Extra Credit.

Step 8: From the Gradebook setup screen, a + symbol will indicate an assignment is extra credit.

Option 2: Creating an Extra Credit Category

Step 1: From the Gradebook Setup screen, click Add Category.

Step 2: Next to the category item, type Extra Credit.

Step 3: Follow steps 3-8 from above.