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After you've created your modules or folders, you're ready to start creating assignments.
Provide a due date. Due dates appear on the calendar and in the activity stream. Late Submissions appear with a Late label in the course gradebook.
No due date. Check this box if there is no due date.
Prohibit late submissions. In progress and saved drafts will be submitted automatically at the due date and time.
Prohibit new attempts after the due date. Students can not submit after the due date. Specified accommodations are still honored.
Allow class conversations. You can allow conversations within an assignment, and anyone can contribute. The conversation appears only with the relevant assignment. More on Enable Conversations
Collect submissions offline. You can add grades for oral presentations and projects delivered in person
Display one question at a time. Focus on one question at a time rather than seeing all the questions. If this is selected, you also have the option to prohibit backtracking.
Randomize questions and answers. You can use one or both settings, so tests appear differently for each student.
Randomize pages. If you have added Page Breaks to your test, you can randomize the pages for the students, with the option of keeping the first page the same for all students.
Formative assessment. Check this box if the assessment is to be excluded from grade calculations
Display formative label to students. Check this box to let students know it is a formative assessment.
Grade category. You can use the default or custom grade categories.
Attempts allowed. If you allow multiple attempts, you can choose how the final grade is calculated.
Grade Using. Selecting a grading schema such as points, percentages, or letter grades.
Maximum Points. If you create a test that only consists of text blocks, you can manually set the maximum score.
Anonymous grading. You can enable anonymous grading, so student names are hidden while you grade.
Evaluation Options.
Assessment grade. Click to choose to post a grade automatically.
Submission Review. Choose options when you want students to view their submission: after submission, after the due date, after all grades are posted, after individual grades are posted, or on a specific date. You can also choose the submission feedback settings through this menu.
Automated Question Feedback. Choose options when you want students to view their question feedback: after submission, after the due date, after all grades are posted, after individual grades are posted, or on a specific date.
Question Scores. Choose options when you want students to view their question scores: after submission, after the due date, after all grades are posted, after individual grades are posted, or on a specific date.
Correct answers. Choose options for students to see the correct answers after submitting the test.
Access Code. Enable an access code the proctor or instructor will give the student to open an attempt. Codes are randomly generated, and you can not customize them at this time.
Respondus. Use this option to require Responsus LockDown for an assessment. Learn more about using Respondus LockDown Browser here.
Add a time limit. The tests are submitted automatically when the time is up. Also, you can allow students to work past the time limit.
Use grading rubric. Add a rubric for tests without questions.
Goals and standards. Align with goals
Assigned groups. See separate section on group assignments. Creating Group Assignments
Originality Report. Enable SafeAssign Originality Report any time, even after students have started their submissions.
Add an optional description. The optional description appears with the test tile on the Course Content page.
Select the "plus sign" to open the menu to add questions, text, or a file
Add text blocks for instructions or images. You can also paste text from a Word document.
Add files. Select Add a local file to browse for a file on your computer.
Add file from Cloud Storage. The OneDrive files you add are copies. If you make changes to the file in OneDrive, you need to upload a new copy in your course.
Click anywhere on the assessment and drag the item to a new location. You can also move an assessment into a folder.
Open the menu for a particular assessment to select the Edit and Delete functions.
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