Change settings for multiple questions in an assignment

  1. In the Assignment Manager, select the 3-dot Options menu and choose Question details.
  2. Select step 2: Select Media and Questions.
  3. Above the My Selections list, select View Assignment Details.
  4. In the left column of the list of questions, select the questions you want to edit or select the check box in the header to select all questions.

The information that displays in the table depends on your course.

  1. Apply answer tolerance by absolute values or a percentage:
    • Use the dropdown list to set absolute values.
    • Enter a percentage in the box to set tolerance as a percentage of the correct answer.
  2. Select Apply to Selected to change the tolerance for all checked questions.

You also can change the answer tolerance for individual questions in their rows in the table.

See Adjust scoring tolerances for details on answer tolerance and how to apply it.

  1. In courses, enter a percentage of full credit that students receive when they enter an unsimplified correct answer.
  2. Select Apply to Selected to apply your settings to all checked questions.

You also can change the settings for individual questions in their rows in the table.

See Adjust scoring tolerances for details on awarding credit for unsimplified answers.

  1. For homework questions with multiple parts, enter the number of times your students can attempt a part of the question.

    Note: This setting does not affect the number of times that students can attempt the entire question.

  2. Select Apply to Selected to set the number of tries for all checked questions.

You also can change the number of tries for individual questions in their rows in the table.

See Adjust scoring tolerances for details on setting tries within questions.

  1. Select the box to require students to show how they arrived at their answer.
  2. Select Apply to Selected to require students to show their work for all checked questions.

You also can change the requirement for individual questions in their rows in the table.

See Require students to show their work for details on the show work requirement.

For homework assignments, you can choose the question help (learning aids) available when students work on a question.

  1. Select Assignment Settings in the header to select the question help available to all questions by default.

    Question help hidden at the course level is not available in this list.

    Changes to the question help for individual questions are not affected by this setting.

    • Select Use Assignment Settings to apply the default settings to your selected questions.
    • Select Show Selected > Choose to apply individual settings to your selected questions.
  2. Select Apply to Selected to set the question help for all checked questions.

You also can select Show Selected > Choose for individual questions in their rows in the table.

See Question help (learning aids) for details on learning aids.

  1. Enter the number of points students get for answering correctly.
  2. Select Apply to Selected to change the scoring for all checked questions.

You also can set the number of points for individual questions in their rows in the table.

 

See also: Edit assignments | Remove or replace questions in an assignment