What are credits, penalties and points?
These are the building blocks of how a question is scored. Credit is the mark awarded for a correct (or partially correct) answer. A penalty is a deduction for a wrong answer — sometimes used to discourage guessing. Points determine how much a question is worth relative to others, so harder or more important questions can carry more weight.
Together they let you tune an exam's scoring to match its purpose — from straightforward one-mark-per-question quizzes to negatively-marked or weighted papers. Synap supports credit, partial credit and penalties per question as part of its marking model.