Credit is essentially a weighted value for a given topic grouping.
You can optionally track credits in Headrush in one of three ways:
Above and beyond tracking Credits, you may want to give the credit a grade/score, calculate grades based on competencies, or provide a grade/score based on the learner’s overall Module performance. See Summative options on the Grading in Headrush page for more details on Grading options.
Credit Setup Options
Option 1: Tracking Credits Manually
First off, two options need to be turned on via the Admin role:
Courses/Credits Enabled
Credit Plan Enabled (not required, but likely needed)
Headrush accounts within the ADMIN role can then manage via the Admin > Credits page.:
Credit Categories / Courses with Course Code
Available Credit Values to Assess (e.g.- 0.10, 0.25, 0.5. 0.75, 1.0)
Credit Plans
Credit Courses / Categories
Credit courses are the categories you’d like to record and report Credit. Via the Admin role, your organization can manage the course categories, how they are related, as well as respective coding (often useful for state or federal course code reporting).
Here is an example spreadsheet of common high school courses you can reference/modify and upload into your site.
Credit Settings / Values to Assess
Headrush is flexible in tracking credits, enabling easy partial credit tracking. An orginazation can manage the values available to Advisors when evaluating Credits on a Module via the Admin > Credits > Credit Settings page.
Credit Plans
Lastly, you’ll likely want to setup Credit Plans, which this video explains how credit plans work and how to set them up:
Option 2: Reporting Credits algorithmically
To calculate, track and report credits based on Learning Target Completion, you’ll need to coordinate with the Headrush team. Nevertheless, here is an example of how the logic could work:
Option 3: No Credits at All
To turn off credits, as an admin, go to the 'Global Settings’ page and turn off:
Courses/Credits Enabled and
Credit Plans Enabled
Related Topics
Learning Target Plans.
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