It is highly recommended to use Assignment Templates instead of manually configuring settings. Assignment Templates make it fast and easy to apply consistent settings to like-assignments.
Courses include four pre-set templates which mirror our recommended settings, but you can create as many custom templates as needed.
If you prefer to manually configure settings, our recommendations are below. From the assignment's Settings Tab, click Customized settings below the list of Assignment Templates to manually make your selections.
Practice Assignments
Our recommendations for Practice assignments are the most lenient. They allow for the use of the Check feature with each question. Use of the Check button is unlimited, and so we only recommend one attempt. The student must complete the question before the Check feature will activate.
Leave any unlisted settings at the default.
Grading
- Attempts allowed = 1
Layout
- Display question name: Your call; if set to Yes, students will see the question number as listed in the book.
Behavior
- How questions behave = Adaptive mode (no penalties); this allows for the Check feature
Review Options
- Students see right/wrong indicators (Whether correct) and their grade (Marks) with use of the Check button.
- Students have full review ability when reviewing an attempt upon submission (Immediately), before the set closing date/time (Later), and when reviewing an attempt after the closing date/time. Feedback includes all of the above, any included written feedback (may include answer), and access to Right Answers.
Homework (as Learning Tool)
If you want students to learn in the moment and/or want Homework to be a grade booster, we recommend the following settings, which include the use of the Check Feature with each question. Use of the Check button is unlimited, and so we only recommend one attempt. The student must complete the question before the Check feature will activate.Leave any unlisted settings at the default.
Grading
- Attempts allowed = 1
Layout
- Display question name: Your call; if set to Yes, students will see the question number as listed in the book.
Behavior
- How questions behave = Adaptive mode (no penalties); this allows for the Check feature
Review Options
- Students see right/wrong indicators (Whether correct) and their grade (Marks) with use of the Check button, upon submission (Immediately), and when reviewing an attempt (The attempt) submitted before the set closing date/time (Later).
- Students have full review ability when reviewing an attempt (The attempt) after the closing date/time, including all of the above, any included written feedback (may include answer), and access to Right Answers.
Homework (as Assessment)
If you want Homework assignments to be used as an assessment of what students have learned to date, we recommend the following settings, which do not include the use of the Check Feature, but allows for mutliple attempts.Leave any unlisted settings at the default.
Grading
- Attempts allowed = 3; the student can turn the assignment up to three times.
- Grading method = Highest grade; student will earn the highest grade among submitted attempts
Layout
- Display question name: Your call; if set to Yes, students will see the question number as listed in the book.
- Display question resources: Your call; students have access to selected resources from within the assignment
Behavior
- How questions behave = Deferred feedback
Review Options
- Students do not get any feedback while working each attempt.
- Students see right/wrong indicators (Whether correct) and their grade (Marks) upon submission (Immediately), and when reviewing an attempt (The attempt) submitted before the closing date/time (Later).
- Students have full review ability when reviewing an attempt after the closing date/time, including all of the above, any included written feedback (may include answer), and access to Right Answers.
Quizzes, Tests & Exams
The settings below are recommending in any testing situation. They are the most restrictive and do not allow for use of the Check feature.
Leave any unlisted settings at the default.
Grading
- Attempts allowed = 1
Layout
- Display question name: No
- Display question resources: Leave all UNchecked
Behavior
- How questions behave = Deferred feedback
- Shuffle within questions = Yes; this will shuffle any multiple choice options
- Shuffling question order is done on the assignment's Questions tab.
Review Options
- Students do not get any feedback while working each attempt.
- Upon submission, student sees only their grade (Marks). They cannot access "The attempt" until after the set closing date/time, therefore they cannot access the questions once submitted.
- Students have full review ability when reviewing their attempt after the closing date/time, including right/wrong indicators, grade, any included written feedback (may include answer), and access to Right Answers.