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Negative Marking is Treated Incorrectly by Item Analysis

Negative marks are considered as 0 when calculating both the difficulty and the average scores in Item Analysis.

Description

Negative marks are considered as 0 when calculating both the difficulty and the average scores in Item Analysis.

Steps to Replicate

  1. Create an Instructor and 2 Students

  2. Create a Course and Enroll the Instructor and Students

  3. Create a Test

  4. Allow negative marking on the Test

  5. Create at least 3 questions and add negative mark of -5 for one and 2 for the others (this was used with Multiple Choice questions)

  6. Deploy the test and take it with both Students

  7. Make sure that one Student receives a negative grade in the Grade Center

  8. As the Instructor run Item Analysis on the Test column

Expected Behavior:
Negative marks are treated as negative numbers in all calculations
​Observed Behavior:
Negative marks are marked as '0' when calculating both the difficulty and the average scores

Affected Versions

  • Learn 9.1 Q4 2016 (3100.0.0-rel.107+401e22b)

  • Learn 9.1 Q2 2016 (3000.1.0-rel.52+991d2bf)

  • Learn 9.1 Q4 2015 (9.1.201510.1171621)

  • Learn October 2014 (9.1.201410.160373)

  • Learn April 2014 (9.1.201404.160205)

  • 9.1 SP14 (9.1.140152.0)

  • 9.1 SP12 (9.1.120113.0)

  • 9.1 SP11 (9.1.110082.0)

  • 9.1 SP 10 (9.1.100401.0)

  • 9.1 SP13 (9.1.130093.0)

Target Release

Will Not Fix

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