
Grade or No Grade: 9-Week Course
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Grade or No Grade

Grade or No Grade: Course Challenge is an engaging web-based educational game that combines strategic decision-making with grade prediction. Players navigate through a simulated 9-week course, making choices about revealing or accepting grades to maximize their final score. This game is ideal for students aiming to understand grade calculations and risk assessment in an entertaining and interactive environment.
Features:
- Simulated 9-week course structure
- Dynamic grade offers that change based on revealed information
- Score tracking and final grade calculation
- Visual feedback with color-coded cards
- Strategic decision-making for optimal grade outcomes
- Progressive difficulty increase as the course progresses
How to Play:
- Goal: Navigate through a 9-week course, making strategic decisions about your grades to achieve the highest possible final grade.
- Controls:
- Click on cards to reveal grades
- Click “Accept Offer” to take the teacher’s grade offer
- Click “Reject Offer” to continue revealing grades
- Click “Open My Card” to reveal your chosen grade
- Game Elements:
- Numbered Cards: Represent potential grades
- Blue Card: Your chosen grade card
- Red Cards: Revealed grade cards
- Teacher’s Offer: A grade offered based on revealed information
- Gameplay:
- Each week, you’re presented with 21 cards representing potential grades.
- Choose one card as your “hidden” grade for the week.
- Reveal other cards to gather information about potential grades.
- Decide whether to accept the teacher’s offer or reveal more cards.
- Scoring and Grading:
- Your final grade is calculated as the average of your weekly grades.
- Grades range from 0% to 100%.
- Letter grades are assigned based on your final percentage.
- Strategy and Risk:
- Revealing more cards provides more information but risks exposing lower grades.
- Accepting offers early may be safer but could result in a lower overall grade.
- Your chosen card’s value is only revealed if you reject all offers.
- Visual Feedback:
- Cards change color as they’re selected or revealed.
- The gradebook updates after each week, showing your progress.
- Winning and Losing:
- Your goal is to achieve the highest possible final grade.
- The game ends after 9 weeks, displaying your final grade and letter grade.
- Tips:
- Pay attention to the grades that have been revealed to make informed decisions.
- Consider the risk vs. reward of revealing more cards or accepting offers.
- Remember that your final grade is an average, so consistency can be key.
- As the weeks progress, adjust your strategy based on your current standing.
Challenge yourself to improve both your decision-making skills and grade prediction strategy with each playthrough of Grade or No Grade: Course Challenge!
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