Set the Assignment Type and Due Date for a Subsection

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You set the assignment type for problems at the subsection level.

When you set the assignment type for a subsection, all problems in the subsection are graded and weighted as a single type. For example, if you designate the assignment type for a subsection as Homework, then all problem types in that subsection are graded as homework.

Note

Unlike other problem types, by default, ORA assignments are not governed by the subsection due date, but are instead set in the assignment’s settings. There is, however, a setting that allow ORAs to instead use the subsection due date. For details, see Step 6. Assignment Schedule.

To set the assignment type and due date for a subsection, follow these steps.

1. Select the Configure icon in the subsection box.

   The subsection settings dialog box opens.

2. On the Basic tab, locate the Grading section.

3. In the Grade as list, select the assignment type for this subsection.

4. For Due Date and Due Time in UTC, enter or select a due date and time for problems in this subsection.

   Note

   The time that you set is in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). You might want to verify that you have specified the time that you intend by using a time zone converter such as Time and Date Time Zone Converter.

   Learners who have specified a time zone in their account settings see course dates and times converted to their specified time zone. Learners who have not specified a time zone in their account settings see course dates and times on their dashboards, in the body of the course, and on their Progress pages in the time zone that their browsers specify. Learners see other course dates and times in UTC.

5. Optionally, for a course that has the timed exam feature enabled, select the Advanced tab to set the subsection to be timed.

6. Select Save.

Set Problem Results Visibility

By default, when learners submit answers to problems, they immediately receive the results of the problem: whether they answered the problem correctly, as well as their scores. However, you might want to temporarily hide problem results from learners when you run an exam, or permanently hide results when you administer a survey. You can do this by using the Assessment Results Visibility setting.

Note

The Assessment Results Visibility setting is a subsection setting. You cannot change the visibility of individual problems. The Assessment Results Visibility subsection setting overrides the Show Answer setting for individual problems. Answers to problems are not visible when results are hidden.

The Assessment Results Visibility setting can be used with the following common problem types.

• Dropdown Problem

• About Multi-select Problem

• About Numerical Input Problem

• Add a Single Select Problem

• About Text Input Problem

The Assessment Results Visibility setting can be used with the following advanced problem types.

• Annotation Problem

• Add a Circuit Schematic Builder Problem

• Custom JavaScript Display and Grading

• Custom Python-Evaluated Input

• Image Mapped Input

• About the Math Expression Input Problem

• Problem Written in LaTeX

• Problem with Adaptive Hint

To change the results visibility for your subsection, follow these steps.

1. Select the Configure icon in the subsection box.

   The Settings dialog box opens.

2. Select the Visibility tab, and locate Assessment Results Visibility.

3. Select one of the available options.

   • Always show results: This is the default setting. Problem results and subsection scores are visible immediately when learners and staff submit answers.

   • Never show results: Subsection scores are visible, but problem results are never visible to learners or to course staff.

   • Show results when subsection is past due: For learners, results are not visible until the subsection due date (for instructor-paced courses) or the course end date (for self-paced courses) has passed. For course staff, results are always visible unless the staff member is previewing or viewing the course as a learner.

     Note

     If the subsection does not have a due date, or the course does not have an end date, results are always visible.

4. Select Save.

See also

About Problems, Exercises, and Tools (concept)

Guide to Problem Types (reference)

Working with Problem Components (reference)

Guide to Problem Settings (reference)

Gradebook Assignment Types (reference)

Best Practices for Providing Feedback (concept)

Adding Feedback and Hints to a Problem (reference)

Configure a Hint in a Problem (how-to)

Awarding Partial Credit for a Problem (reference)

Set the Assignment Type and Due Date for a Subsection (how-to)

Adding Tooltips to a Problem (reference)

The Learner View of a Problem (reference)

The Advanced Editor (reference)

Add Hints via the Advanced Editor (how-to)

Modifying a Released Problem (reference)

Add Unsupported Problem Types and Exercises (how-to)

Maintenance chart

Review Date	Working Group Reviewer	Release	Test situation

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