Partial credit auto-distribution for correct answers for Multiple Choice questions – 3900.76
Blackboard Learn SaaS
Ultra Experience
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Impact: Instructors
Multiple-choice questions with more than one correct answer are valuable assessment tools. Also known as multiple-answer or multiple-select questions, these questions assess comprehensive understanding. They also promote deeper learning and higher-order thinking skills.
Some instructors wish to award partial credit for these question types. This practice awards students who have a partial understanding. It also fosters a positive learning experience.
In the past, instructors had to enter a value for partial credit percentage for each option. Now, we auto-distribute partial credit across correct answer choices. This distribution provides efficiency and saves instructors’ time. If desired, instructors can edit the values if some correct answer options warrant more or less credit. Values for correct answers must sum to 100%.
Image 1. Question credit auto-distributes across correct answer options; values can be edited
For administrators: This feature is available for all Ultra courses. There are no configurations needed.