Penalty score deducts points for incorrect responses when Partial Match scoring is enabled. The deduction is calculated as a percentage of the total possible score rather than a fixed-point value.
Penalty score values
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Behavior |
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0 |
No deduction for incorrect responses. |
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100 |
Incorrect responses are weighted the same as correct responses. |
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1–99 |
Applies a proportional deduction. |
Calculations and examples
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Question type |
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Example scenario |
Example calculation |
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Matching |
partial match value - [(penalty score ÷ the number of pairs) × the number of incorrectly matched pairs] = final score |
A student earns a Partial Match value of 75%. A Penalty Score of 20 is applied, and the student has one incorrectly matched pair. |
75 - [(20 ÷ 4) × 1] = 70
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Fill in the blank text |
partial match value - [(penalty score ÷ the number of blanks) × the number of incorrect responses] = final score |
A student earns a Partial Match value of 75%. A Penalty Score of 20 is applied, and the student has one incorrect response. |
75 - [(20 ÷ 4) × 1] = 70
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Fill in the blank dropdown |
partial match value - [(penalty score ÷ the number of blanks) × the number of incorrect responses selected] = final score |
A student earns a Partial Match value of 75%. A Penalty Score of 20 is applied, and the student has one incorrect response selected. |
75 - [(20 ÷ 4) × 1] = 70
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Fill in the blank drag and drop |
partial match value - [(penalty score ÷ the number of blanks) × the number of incorrect responses selected] = final score |
A student earns a Partial Match value of 75%. A Penalty Score of 20 is applied, and the student has one incorrect response selected. |
75 - [(20 ÷ 4) × 1] = 70
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Highlight text |
partial match value - [(penalty score ÷ the number of possible correct highlights) × the number of selected incorrect highlights] = final score |
A student earns a Partial Match value of 75%. A Penalty Score of 20 is applied, and the student has one incorrect highlight selected. |
75 - [(20 ÷ 4) × 1] = 70
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Label image |
partial match value - [(penalty score ÷ the number of response boxes) × the number of selected incorrect responses] |
A student earns a Partial Match value of 75%. A Penalty Score of 20 is applied, and the student has one incorrect response selected. |
75 - [(20 ÷ 4) × 1] = 70
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