Alternative Grading of Multiple Answer quiz questions

LauraFrawley
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Has anyone found an alternative way to grade multiple answers questions? I don't think the "partial credit with penalty option" is fair because it deducts points when students select an incorrect option. For example, if there are two correct answers and a student selects 1 correct and 1 incorrect, they receive a 0 for that question. I would much prefer the students to earn credit when they select a correct option but not deduct points when they select an incorrect option. Anyone else have issue with this? Any suggestions?

 

Below is what Canvas has on new quizzes: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-a-Multiple-Answer-question-in-Ne... 

 Partial credit with penalty option [1]. The Partial credit with penalty option awards points for each correct answer selected and deducts points for each incorrect answer selected.

Partial credit is calculated by dividing the total points possible by the number of correct answers for the question. This amount is awarded for each correct answer selected and deducted for each incorrect answer selected. No points are awarded or deducted for answers that are not selected. Zero is the lowest possible score. For example, if a question is worth 4 points and there are 2 correct answers, Canvas divides 4 by 2 and awards 2 points for correct answers selected and deducts 2 points for incorrect answers. If a student selects 2 correct answers and 1 incorrect answer, the student will receive 2 points total (4 points awarded for correct answers and 2 points deducted for incorrect answers).

 

thank you in advance!

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