Robert Louis Stevenson Middle School: General Math - The Multiplayer Classroom: Designing Coursework as a Game - page 198

lower range students had an opportunity to learn from their peers, and each
group had an equal chance of winning any sort of competitions we might play
during the course of the day. The Guild Crests were shields, printed on paper
with four equal segments and a section for a guild name. The students were to
come up with a guild name, design a logo, and color it. Once completed, we
hung them up in the classroom.
The first thing to note was that the XP the students were receiving was not
directly related to their grade in the class. The students still received a grade (0 4

scale) on homework (10% of their grade) and quizzes/tests (90% of their grade).

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How to gain experience and level up was explained, and it was also posted on
our website. Each day we had the students log into their Google accounts, open
their Math Notes document in their Google Docs, and type in the Learning Goal
for the day. We also had them log into their Navigators. This was worth 50 XP if
every member of the guild had this completed.

Before introducing Knowledge Quest, some students would come in, talk with
their friends, not take out any materials to work with, the bell would ring, they
would still be talking and not inputting their learning goals, and some would
never write down the learning goal. As soon as we introduced Knowledge Quest
and were giving students XP for completing these tasks, over 90% of the students
were in class, seated, logging into their Navigators, and filling out their Math
Notes with the learning goal for the day before class even started. Many students
were now putting their learning goals into their notes before school or during
recess. To encourage working as a guild, the 50 XP would only be given to the
guild if every member had completed the task. As a result, students paid more
attention to what their guild members were doing and reminded them to finish
their work before doing anything else.

Students who received a 4 on a quiz would receive 300 XP (150 if done on a
retake). A 3 on a quiz would be given 200 XP (100 if done on a retake). A 2
would be 100 XP (50 on a retake). On the more difficult CFA tests (monthly
assessments), a 4 would be given 500 XP (250 on retake), a 3 would be given
400 XP (200 on retake), a 2 would be given 300 XP (150 on retake).

XP was also given for progress reports. If your grade in the class was an A, you
would be given 300 XP, a B would be given 200 XP, and a C would be given