3: Organization (points, randomize, & more)

Updated 29 Aug 2024

A portion of the Create/Edit Assignment page shows five numbered horizontal tabs with the labels: 1 Settings, 2 Items (assign content), 3 Organization, 4 Outcomes, 5 Dates and Follow-Up

After you create an assignment and select content, you can organize the content to:

  • Discourage answer-sharing by pooling items or randomizing item order
  • Control item sequence (does not apply to items in a pool)
  • Add a message that appears at the top of the assignment, above its items
  • Adjust point values, practice vs. credit or extra-credit, assignment difficulty, estimated time to complete, and whether units are required with numbers.

""Watch a video: Organize assignment content

Organize content in an assignment:

  1. With the assignment open, select 3 Organization, if you aren't already on that page.
  2. Make changes and select options, as described in the sections below.

    Tip Items initially appear in the order in which you selected them, not their order in the Item Library. You may want to change this order.

  3. Select Save or select another numbered page one to five to save your changes.


Discourage answer-sharing


Control item sequence


Add a message


Adjust point values, difficulty, and time to complete