Overview: Dynamic Study Modules

1. Select any of the following from the Course Home:
   • Create your Assignments (Getting Started area)
   •  Create Assignment (Assignments area)
   • The assignments link from the Dynamic Study Modules entry in the Enrich Your Course area (page bottom).
2. Select Add a Dynamic Study Module.
3. For Chapter/Topic, choose from All, a Gap Finder diagnostic module, How Dynamic Study Modules Work, or a book chapter/topic, which can contain one or more modules.
   • "How Dynamic Study Modules Work" module: This module introduces Dynamic Study Modules (but not Gap Finder diagnostic modules).
   • “Gap Finder” modules: When available, assign Gap Finder Diagnostic modules at the start of the course. These check a student’s initial knowledge and recommend related study modules, if needed.
4. Select any module title link in the Title column. A new window opens.
   • Questions and answers: Select any question to see the complete question and its correct answer, or select expand all or collapse all to show or hide all questions and answers.
   • More details for a question: In an expanded question, you can also select see more to display all distractors and the explanation provided to students.

   If you discover an issue with a module question: Select contact the publisher at the bottom of the page to report the problem. More about reporting errors in questions

1. Select the Dynamic Study Module title link from the Assignments page, whether in List View or Calendar View. (Dynamic Study Modules are identified by the symbol.)
2. Select Preview All Module Questions from the Items area (bottom) of the Overview page for the Dynamic Study Module assignment.
3. Select the down arrow to open answers to the listed questions.
4. Repeat steps 1-3 to preview questions in other assigned modules.

When you first try to answer a module question, some initial guidance appears to coach you about making answer selections.

Step through modules like a student from the Course Home (includes reporting)

1. From the Course Home, select Dynamic Study Modules from the Enrich Your Course area (page bottom).
2. Answer questions as much or as little as you like. There's only one correct answer to each multiple-choice question.
   • Results as you work: The goal is to master all questions in the module. Green bars appear in the top right for each mastered question. Select the down arrow for more details.
   • Results after you stop working: If you select return or you close then reopen a module, your progress appears in the course overview area (top right).

Step through unassigned modules like a student from the Assignments list

1. Add the module to your course without assigning a due date. Doing so adds the module to your Assignments list, but not to students' view of assignments.
2. Select the Dynamic Study Module assignment title from the Assignments List View, and then choose Student View.

   

3. Answer questions as much or as little as you like. There's only one correct answer to each multiple-choice question.
   

   Results as you work: The goal is to master all questions in the module. Green bars appear in the top right for each mastered question. Select the down arrow for more details.

You specify the number of points as you assign modules. To edit the points later, select the assignment from your assignment list and choose Edit assignment settings.

For details about when and how points are granted as students master questions, see Scores for Dynamic Study Modules.

The most thorough data for student work is available from the Dynamic Study Modules reporting area for the course. This applies regardless of whether students work on modules independently or as assignments.

• To open reporting, either select Dynamic Study Modules Reporting from the Course Home (Performance area) or select Dynamic Study Modules from the Gradebook.
  
• Details about the Dynamic Study Modules reporting area

For information specific to data in the Gradebook, see the next section.

The Mastering Gradebook tracks data for assignments in the Dynamic Study Module category.

• Select View Legend to identify the background color for assigned modules.

  

• Don't see Dynamic Study Module assignment scores in the Gradebook?
  Select Filter to ensure that this category is included in your filtered view.
• Select Score or Time from the Gradebook for this information for your class.
• See Dynamic Study Modules reports for detailed difficulty data. (Difficulty data is not provided in the Gradebook.)
• To adjust assignment settings by student, select an assigned module title from the Gradebook. The assigned module's Overview page opens, where you can adjust a student's score, exempt a student, or extend the due date.