Learning Catalytics scoring

After a session ends, you see your results.

A window shows this text: Of the 5 questions with a correct answer--that is, questions that could be automatically graded--you answered 5 correctly. You responded to 0 of the 0 questions that had no correct answer.

You don't see numeric scores. If you are joining Learning Catalytics sessions through a Mastering or MyLab course, your instructor may send your results to that course gradebook. If so, you may see numeric scores there.

You'll notice that the message distinguishes between questions with a correct answer and questions without a correct answer.

  • Learning Catalytics automatically scores any question that has a single correct answer (for instance, a multiple-choice question).
    If your instructor gives points for answers, you get these points immediately.

  • It can't score questions without a single correct answer (for instance, questions that ask you to sketch, upload an image, highlight text, or vote for a favorite).
    Your instructor can mark those responses as correct. If they give points, you get the points when the question is marked.

Answers are either correct or incorrect; there's no partial credit.

Your instructor may give you credit only for correct answers, credit for participating in the session, or some combination of both.

You get participation credit only for answering questions. Just joining the session isn't enough.

In Team-Based sessions, your score is the combination of two scores:

  • In the Individual Round, you get points for your own correct answers.
  • In the Team Round, you get points for the Team's correct answers.

Your final score combines the two scores. That is

  • If your Individual answer was correct, you get a higher score by convincing your teammates why your answer is correct.
  • If your Individual answer was wrong, you get a higher score by listening to your teammates' reasoning.