Access the i>clicker preferences by choosing Your Settings and Preferences from the i>clicker Main Menu.
Choose Set for Course to set the preferences for the duration of your course. Choose Set For This Session to set the preferences for your active session only.
Participation (Session-Based) Points: Participation points are used to credit students for attending class and for participating in the voting activities.
The Session Participation Points field sets the number of participation points each student can earn per session. Students earn participation points only once per session.
The Requirements to Earn Participation Points option sets the number of questions students must answer in order to earn participation points.
Note: Students are not required to answer polling questions correctly in order to earn participation points.
Performance (Question-Based) Points: Performance points include the total number of points per question that students can earn.
The Points for Responding field sets the number of points each student earns for answering the question, whether there answer is correct or not.
The Point for Correct Response field sets the number of points each student earns for providing the "correct" answer. You can use the Question on the Fly option from the i>clicker toolbar to set a correct answer. Or, you can pre-assign correct answers ahead of class.