Bonus marks

Assign bonus marks to a Question in a Quiz

Bonus questions will not be counted towards a total score unless the student attempts them.

To mark a question as a Bonus question:

1. Go to Assessments > Quizzes
2. Open a Quiz to edit
3. Check the box of the question(s) you want to make into Bonus questions
4. Click the More Actions menu and select Toggle Bonus
5. Click Save or Save and Close

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Assign bonus marks to a quiz

In order to assign bonus marks to a quiz, you must first create a grade item with bonus marks.

1. On the course home page, click Quizzes.
2. From the context menu of the quiz you want to associate the bonus marks grade item with, click Edit.
3. In the Assessment tab, from the Grade Item drop-down list, select the item that you have associated with bonus marks.
4. Click Save and Close.

Turnitin recently introduced an AI tool designed to assist instructors in detecting AI-generated content in student submissions. This tool potentially analyzes writing styles and may detect anomalies that could possibly indicate the use of generative AI. However, while this technology represents a significant step forward, caution is advised in its application. It’s important to recognize that the tool is not infallible and may not catch every instance of AI-generated content.  Instructors should not rely on the AI tool to detect AI generated content, but rather, use it as one of several strategies in a comprehensive approach to uphold academic standards and encourage genuine student learning and creativity.

Assign bonus marks to an assignment

In order to assign bonus marks to an assignment, you must first create a grade item with bonus marks.

1. On the course home page, click Assignments.
2. From the context menu of the assignment you want to associate the bonus marks grade item with, click Edit Assignment .
3. Select the item that you have associated with bonus marks from the Grade Item drop-down list.
4. Click Save and Close.

Turnitin recently introduced an AI tool designed to assist instructors in detecting AI-generated content in student submissions. This tool potentially analyzes writing styles and may detect anomalies that could possibly indicate the use of generative AI. However, while this technology represents a significant step forward, caution is advised in its application. It’s important to recognize that the tool is not infallible and may not catch every instance of AI-generated content.  Instructors should not rely on the AI tool to detect AI generated content, but rather, use it as one of several strategies in a comprehensive approach to uphold academic standards and encourage genuine student learning and creativity.

Assign bonus marks to a discussion topic

In order to assign bonus marks to a discussion topic, you must first create a grade item with bonus marks.

Note: You cannot associate bonus, or other, grade item types with a discussion forum.

1. On the course home page, click Discussions.
2. From the context menu of the discussion topic you want to associate the bonus marks grade item with, click Edit Topic.
3. In the Assessment tab, from the Grade Item drop-down list, select the item that you have associated with bonus marks.
4. Click Save and Close.

Turnitin recently introduced an AI tool designed to assist instructors in detecting AI-generated content in student submissions. This tool potentially analyzes writing styles and may detect anomalies that could possibly indicate the use of generative AI. However, while this technology represents a significant step forward, caution is advised in its application. It’s important to recognize that the tool is not infallible and may not catch every instance of AI-generated content.  Instructors should not rely on the AI tool to detect AI generated content, but rather, use it as one of several strategies in a comprehensive approach to uphold academic standards and encourage genuine student learning and creativity.

Create bonus grade item

To turn a new grade item into a bonus grade

1. On the course home page, click Grades.
2. On the Manage Grades page, click Item from the New button.
3. On the New Item page, select Numeric.
4. Fill out the relevant information and click Save and Close.

To turn an existing grade item into a bonus grade

1. On the course home page, click Grades.
2. On the Manage Grades page, click  Edit Grade Item from the context menu of the grade item you want to turn into a bonus grade.
3. On the Edit Item page, select the Can Exceed and Bonus check boxes.
4. Click Save and Close.

Turnitin recently introduced an AI tool designed to assist instructors in detecting AI-generated content in student submissions. This tool potentially analyzes writing styles and may detect anomalies that could possibly indicate the use of generative AI. However, while this technology represents a significant step forward, caution is advised in its application. It’s important to recognize that the tool is not infallible and may not catch every instance of AI-generated content.  Instructors should not rely on the AI tool to detect AI generated content, but rather, use it as one of several strategies in a comprehensive approach to uphold academic standards and encourage genuine student learning and creativity.