Introduction of Power Boosters
So it appears students are looking forward to achieving the Spartan Level.
Today's first inquiry resulted in less than desirable XPs for some students. After hearing some of the student's comments I realized there wasn't any wiggle room in the Spartan Level to "drop the lowest grade" as sometimes done in past semesters, so in the spirit of gamification ...
I have initiated the Power Boosters and amended the Spartan Levels. This will allow students to retry an attempt at an inquiry (quiz) or task (assignment) with stipulations. Each student is only allowed 2 per semester, needs to be initiated by the student within two days, will be in the form a of written task, due five days later, and can not be used for exams, projects, or group tasks.
This is not meant to be a freebie, "get out of jail free card", or sympathy token. Modern game play allows for multiple attempts to achieve tasks, so the Power Boosters fit right in with this concept.
Each Power Booster will be subjected to the same grading criteria as all the other tasks and will require work on the student's part to achieve more/better XPs (Experience Points). Not to mention it gives them a choice. Choices are good, right?
