{"id":1417,"date":"2019-05-02T08:00:54","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T12:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/canvas\/?p=1417"},"modified":"2019-05-14T16:34:47","modified_gmt":"2019-05-14T20:34:47","slug":"canvas-guide-breakdown-fudge-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/canvas\/2019\/05\/02\/canvas-guide-breakdown-fudge-points\/","title":{"rendered":"Canvas Guide Breakdown: Fudge Points"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Question box highlighting the points field.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When writing a test or quiz in Canvas, we sometimes end up with quiz results that need to be adjusted. For example, a question may merit partial credit even though the student\u2019s answer was marked as incorrect. We see this in math problems that require multiple calculations or steps or in multiple-answer questions where answers carry different weights. In either case, we may want to reward the student with partial credit for an answer that was marked as incorrect on a Canvas test\/quiz, while not having to edit and re-grade an entire set of submissions.<\/p>\n

There are two methods we can use to achieve this. First, let\u2019s look at the points field in a specific question box. Go into a Canvas course and open up the SpeedGrader<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0for one of your quizzes. In any question, you\u2019ll notice a box to the top-right of the question box displaying the points awarded for the student\u2019s answer. If you would like to change this value, simply click in the box and type the number of points (negative\/positive numbers with or without decimals accepted) you would like to award.<\/p>\n

The second method would be to use the Fudge Points feature after you have looked at the entire submission. While in the SpeedGrader, to add points to the final score of a student\u2019s submission, simply scroll to the bottom of the quiz and look for a field located above the final score labeled “Fudge Points<\/strong>.” Adjusting this field will adjust the total score for this student\u2019s submission. When you are finished, click the “Update Scores” button to finalize your changes and update the grade.<\/p>\n

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Fudge Points<\/em><\/strong> field in Canvas SpeedGrader.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For more information on this topic, please visit\u00a0the following Canvas documents:<\/p>\n