credit point
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3.7
- noun
- UK
:
punto de crédito
- Students need to earn a minimum of 120 credit points to graduate from the program.
- receive credit points
- earn credit points
- extra credit points
That's kind of where I mean, I'm going to give you like extra credit points for that because that's I think I think you're right.
- That's kind of where I mean, I'm going to give you like extra credit points for that because that's I think I think you're right.
Examples
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Some participants received extra credit points or may have fulfilled a course requirement by participating; this was determined by the policies of the instructors teaching the courses in which they were enrolled.
Academic text (2007) -
Researchers concerned about the effort that subjects exhibit often provide extra credit points as an incentive.
Academic text (1992) -
The students were motivated to perform because they received extra credit points toward their course grade for their efforts.
Academic text (1993) -
Subjects received no compensation for their participation, with the exception of four university students who received extra credit points when they completed the study.
Academic text (1995) -
Students were given the option to not participate but were given an extra credit point toward their 100-point final for participation.
Academic text (2013) -
They were reminded that they would receive one credit point toward their final grade.
Academic text (2005) -
One ECTS credit point is equivalent to a student workload of between 25 and 30 hours, which includes contact hours, study time, and work on projects, placements, and evaluation.
Academic text (2010) -
We collected data from a sample of 172 undergraduates at a large, public, Midwestern university who participated to receive extra credit points or to complete a course requirement.
Academic text (2008) -
After completing the course, she was awarded three credit points applicable towards her degree.
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The university allocates credit points based on the number of hours attended in each course.
Synonyms
276
3.5
Recognition for finishing a course that counts toward a degree
3
3.5
One hour of class each week during a semester that counts toward a degree
1
3.4
An official record that a college gives for a completed course toward a degree
A unit showing how much study a course needs at a European university
A point given by European universities to show how much student work a course needs
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a unit used to measure academic work' is directly derivable from combining 'credit' (an academic credit/unit) with 'point' (a unit of measurement), so a learner who knows both words can infer the compound meaning. This compositional pattern is common in academic vocabulary and has close equivalents in many languages, making it predictable for a B1 learner.
Etymology
Credit point comes from the idea of giving credit like money and awarding small points for each course that add up to a degree. So, it means a small 'unit' used to 'measure' how much study or work a student has done.