XP and Sparx Levels
Students receive XP for completing tasks in their homework and in Independent Learning. They reach a new level each 1,000 XP, and their XP accumulates across academic years. Students who complete all of their homework should achieve about 5,000 every 10 weeks. When a student achieves a new XP level, they will be notified. They will also be able to view their current and recently achieved XP levels from their Rewards page.
How much XP do students earn in different Sparx Science tasks?
How much XP do students earn in different Sparx Science tasks?
470 XP for completing homework.
Between 5 and 150 XP per task in Independent Learning depending on the task and whether it's part of the Weekly Challenge.
Milestone levels
Milestone levels
Special milestone levels are awarded at:
Levels divisible by 5
Levels divisible by 25
Levels divisible by 100
These milestones can be incorporated into your school's reward systems.
Celebrating achievement
Student leaderboard
Student leaderboard
Students are opted in automatically to the leaderboard which will allow them to see where they rank in their class, year group, and school over different time frames. They will show on the leaderboard with a randomly assigned nickname which they can change whenever they like. Students can opt out of the leaderboard if they do not wish to be part of it.
As a teacher, you can access the Leaderboards by going to Reporting > Leaderboards.
XP Report
XP Report
Access detailed XP data through Reporting > XP and certificates to view:
Individual student XP totals
Class and year group XP rankings
XP earned over specific time periods
Current student levels and progress to next level
You can also filter the report to only show XP earned between specific dates. This can be helpful for identifying top students for the current half-term, for example.
Certificates
Certificates
To help reward and motivate students, Sparx generates XP level-up certificates. You can generate these in bulk, download them individually and create custom certificates for other achievements.
Some Sparx schools like to award certificates during assemblies, while others favour sending these as postcards home so that their parents or carers can see the great work the student is doing.
Bulk certificate generator
To generate multiple certificates pre-populated with the student's name, XP level & the date they achieved the level, click on the Certificate Generator button at the top of the XP Report page. You will be able to make the following options:
The date range when the level was achieved
Only generate certificates for each student's most recent level
Only generate certificates for milestone levels (multiples of 5,25 and 100)
Include a teacher's name on the certificate
Individual certificates
You can also download individual certificates through the Certificate History tab on each student's profile.
This page will also show when the level was achieved, the date the certificate was last generated, and by whom.
Other certificates
Below are some certificates you can print and share with your students when they level up: