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    Creating and Assigning Work

    Assign question sets, set due dates, and configure grading options.

    5 min read7,200 viewsUpdated 2024-12-03

    Creating and Assigning Work

    Assign practice materials and assessments to your students with full control over settings.

    Creating Assignments

    From Question Generator

    • Generate questions from your material
    • Save the question set
    • Click "Assign to Course"
    • Select course and configure

    From Saved Sets

    • Go to your question library
    • Find the question set
    • Click "Assign"
    • Choose course(s)

    From Content Library

    • Browse shared content
    • Import to your library
    • Customize if needed
    • Assign to course

    Assignment Settings

    Due Date

    • Set specific date and time
    • Allow late submissions (optional)
    • Grace period settings

    Attempts

    • Single attempt (exam mode)
    • Multiple attempts (practice mode)
    • Best score or last score

    Points

    • Total points possible
    • Weight in grade category
    • Automatic scoring

    Grading Category

    Link to grade categories:

    • Homework
    • Quizzes
    • Exams
    • Participation

    Student Experience

    Viewing Assignments

    Students see:

    • Due date countdown
    • Points possible
    • Attempt limit
    • Current status

    Completing Work

    • Open assignment
    • Complete questions
    • Submit for grading
    • View feedback (if enabled)

    Retakes

    If allowed:

    • See previous scores
    • Attempt again
    • Best score recorded

    Monitoring Submissions

    Dashboard View

    See at a glance:

    • Submitted count
    • Not started count
    • In progress count
    • Average score

    Individual Review

    For each student:

    • View responses
    • See time spent
    • Check attempt history
    • Add comments

    Grading & Feedback

    Automatic Grading

    Most questions graded instantly:

    • Multiple choice
    • True/false
    • Fill in blank
    • SATA

    Manual Review

    For short answer:

    • View responses
    • Score manually
    • Add feedback
    • Use rubrics

    Grade Override

    Adjust automatically calculated grades with documented reason.

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