Pupils score points for everything they do on Engage.
As the points are a motivational tool, it helps if pupils understand how they score them. On Engage, taking time to find accurate information is rewarded with more points than rushing and guessing.
1. NEWS COMPREHENSION POINTS
i) Multiple Choice Questions
Correct answer first time: 30 points
Initial errors before correct answer: 10 points
ii) Teacher Points for Typed Answers
Teacher Points that can be award
One star questions: 0 or 30 points
Two star questions: 0, 30, or 60 points
Three star questions: 0, 30, 60 or 90 points
iii) Completing comprehension activity: 20 points
2. NEWS VOCABULARY PUZZLE POINTS
a) CROSSWORD PUZZLES
i) Vocabulary clue answers
Correct word first time: 30 points
Initial errors before correct word: 10 points
ii) Multiple choice questions to support understanding of news story
Correct answer first time: 30 points
Initial errors before correct answer: 10 points
iii) Completing Crossword Activity: 20 points
b) WORD DEFINITION PUZZLES
i) Word Definition Stage
Correct definition first time: 30 points
Initial errors before correct definition: 10 points
ii) Word Placement Stage
Correct placement first time: 30 points
Initial errors before correct placement: 10 points
iii) Multiple choice questions to support understanding of news story
Correct answer first time: 30 points
Initial errors before correct answer: 10 points
iv) Completing Word Definition Activity: 20 points
3) NEWS POLL
Voting in a poll: 20 points
4) NEWS DEBATE
i) Completing debate activity by voting in poll and typing opinion: 50 points
ii) Teacher Points for Typed Opinion: 0, 30, 60 or 90 points
ENGAGE PRO: TOPIC BADGES
Each activity is categorised into the section of First News that the news story has come from, i.e. UK News, World News, Science, Crazy but true etc.
Pupils earn a Topic Badge the first time they complete an activity on a topic, and then for every 5 activities they complete on this topic.
ENGAGE PRO: ACTIVITY BADGES
Pupils earn an Activity Badge the first time they complete one of the activity types, and then for every 5 of these activity types they complete.
Engage Activity Badges include:
Comprehension Badges; Crossword Badges; Word Definition Badges; Poll Badges and Debate Badges.
ENGAGE PRO: GEMS
Pupils are awarded an Engage gem when they reach 10,000 Engage points. For every 10,000 points they earn, they collect a new gem.
Each gem awarded relates to a precious gem stone. The gems become more precious with each 10,000 points. Pupils will start off with an amber badge and move up through rose quartz, aquamarine, peridot, amethyst, topaz, ruby, emerald, sapphire, diamond, bronze, silver and gold.
The date and time relating to earned points and badges will be shown on pupils’ scorecard, in the Scores & Badges page and will also be shown on the dashboard.
