Modifying a Released Problem#
Warning
Be careful when you modify problems after they have been released. Changes that you make to published problems can affect the learner experience in the course and analysis of course data.
After a learner submits a response to a problem, the LMS stores that response, the score that the learner received, and the maximum score for the problem. For problems with a Maximum Attempts setting greater than 1, the LMS updates these values each time the learner submits a new response to a problem. However, if you change a problem or its attributes, existing learner information for that problem is not automatically updated.
For example, you release a problem and specify that its answer is 3. After some learners have submitted responses, you notice that the answer should be 2 instead of 3. When you update the problem with the correct answer, the LMS does not update scores for learners who originally answered 2 for the problem and received the wrong score.
For another example, you change the number of response fields to three. Learners who submitted answers before the change have a score of 0, 1, or 2 out of 2.0 for that problem. Learners who submitted answers after the change have scores of 0, 1, 2, or 3 out of 3.0 for the same problem.
If you change the points setting for the problem in Studio, however, existing scores update when the learner’s Progress page is refreshed. In a live section, learners will see the effect of these changes.
Workarounds#
If you have to modify a released problem in a way that affects grading, you have two options to ensure that every learner has the opportunity to submit a new response and be regraded. Note that both options require you to ask your learners to go back and resubmit answers to a problem.
In the problem component that you changed, increase the number of attempts for the problem, and then ask all of your learners to redo the problem.
Delete the entire problem component in Studio and replace it with a new problem component that has the content and settings that you want. Then ask all of your learners to complete the new problem. (If the revisions you must make are minor, you might want to duplicate the problem component before you delete it, and then revise the copy.)
For information about how to review and adjust learner grades in the LMS, see Adjust Grades for One or All Learners.
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)
Maintenance chart
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Working Group Reviewer |
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Test situation |