Points and attempts
How to set what a question is worth and how many times a learner can try.
Every graded question has a point value and a number of attempts. You set both in the question’s settings sheet.
Points
Each question is worth a number of points. The default is 1. You can set any whole number — typically anywhere from 1 to 10, but coursekit doesn’t impose an upper limit.
Open the settings sheet (gear icon in the quick menu) and set Points in the Scoring section.
What gets reported to the LMS is points earned over points possible. A page with three questions worth 1, 2, and 5 points has 8 possible points. A learner who gets the first two right scores 3 out of 8.
A question with 0 points behaves the same as one with grading turned off: feedback shows but no score is contributed.
Attempts
Attempts decide how many times a learner can submit a question.
- Unlimited (the default) — the learner can try as many times as they want. Each submission gives feedback and resets so they can try again.
- A specific number — set 1, 2, or any positive number. Once the learner has used all their attempts, the question locks. They see the feedback for their final attempt, and they can no longer change it.
The attempts setting sits next to points in the Scoring section of the settings sheet.
When to cap attempts
Unlimited attempts suit practice. The learner can keep trying until they get it; you’re using the question as a teaching tool more than a test.
Capped attempts suit summative work. The learner gets one or two tries to demonstrate understanding; the result reflects what they knew at that moment, not how long they were willing to keep clicking.
Many pages mix both: a few unlimited-attempts practice questions early in the page, then one or two capped-attempts questions at the end as a check.
What the learner sees
With unlimited attempts, a learner who picks the wrong answer sees feedback and a Try again button. They can pick a different choice and resubmit.
With capped attempts, the learner sees how many attempts remain. When the last attempt is used, the question stays as it was after their final submission — they can read the feedback, but the question is locked.
What’s next
- Feedback timing covers when the learner sees feedback during an attempt.
- Partial credit explains how a partly-right answer earns a partial score.