Moodle 2.0

Features for Teachers
Remember, these categories are not "written in stone". If your
needs change, you can always create and assign new grading
categories later, as needed.
Using extra credit
You can designate any activity as being for 'extra credit'. When an item is designated
as extra credit, its points are not added to the total possible points for the category. In
this example, the Terminology test has been designated as extra credit. If it were not
designated as extra credit, the total points needed for a 100% in this category would
be 20. But in this case, the total points needed to achieve a 100% is 10. That means in
this example, if the student scored perfect on both tests, they could score 200% for
this category!
You can also create a category just for extra credit activities. The extra credit setting
is on the Edit category page. Alternatively, you can use the extra credit setting on
selected activities. Both approaches will work.
Weighing a category
You can, and probably should, assign a weight to a grade category. By default, a
weight of 100 is applied to every category. This means that each category contributes
equally to the course total. In the following screenshot, you can see that both
categories are assigned a weight of 100. The course has a weight of 100:
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